Safe Options Support: Charting a Path to Stability for Homeless Individuals through Coordinated Care

• By: Pamela Mattel, LCSW Gerardo Ramos, MPA, MSW Barry Granek, LMHC Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC)
• July 19th, 2023
• access to care, community, cross system collaboration, homelessness, housing, learning collaborative, mental health, outreach, Safe Options Support, Summer 2023 Issue
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…reshaping and diversifying the community-based services available. This remodeled, multidimensional approach is harnessing the power of a centralized and streamlined access to care hub, a cross-system collaboration, a learning community…

Managing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Through Self-Care Strategies

• By: Michael C. Selbst, PhD, BCBA-D Ashley Zultanky, PsyD Behavior Therapy Associates
• April 1st, 2020
• burnout, compassion fatigue, mental health, self-care, stress
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…a clinical psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow at Behavior Therapy Associates in Somerset, New Jersey. They can be reached via Email at mselbst@BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com or azultanky@BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com. Please visit their online website at www.BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com….

Supporting Peer Specialists

• By: Thomas R. Grinley, MBA, CMQ/OE, CLYB NH Bureau of Behavioral Health
• April 1st, 2016
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…of peer support staff in behavioral health. www.ResourcesForIntegratedCare.com. 2015. Resources for Integrated Care. Tips to reduce negative attitudes faced by peer support staff. Retrieved at: www.ResourcesForIntegratedCare.com. 2015. SAMHSA. Equipping behavioral…

Expanding Permanent Supportive Housing is Essential to Robust Social Safety Net

• By: Ralph Fasano, MA, MEd Concern Housing
• January 22nd, 2024
• affordable housing, chronic homelessness, economic crisis, homelessness, housing instability, supportive housing, systemic discrimination, Winter 2024 Issue, workforce development, zoning regulations
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…should be a foundational goal of lawmakers, elected officials, and community leaders everywhere – we will never have the robust housing social safety net Americans deserve without it. First, though,…

Mental Health in Schools: Moving Stigma Out in the Open

• By: Scott Bloom, LCSW New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• July 14th, 2022
• children, community, mental health education, mental health literacy, mental health stigma, peer pressure, school, social emotional learning, stigma, stigmatizing language, Summer 2022 Issue
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…School of Medicine. https://www.schoolmentalhealth.org/media/SOM/Microsites/NCSMH/Documents/Quality-Guides/Tier-1-Quality-Guide-1.29.20.pdf New York State Education Department. (July 2018). Mental Health Education Literacy in Schools: Linking To A Continuum of Well-Being Comprehensive Guide. http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/continuumofwellbeingguide.pdf Teen Mental Health (www.teenmentalhealth.org)…

Tips for a Successful Employee Wellness Program

• By: DeAnna Backus Mitzi Sackett, CPC Christy Jaromack
• January 1st, 2016
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…Wellness or Health Promotion Committee that includes staff members from each program or department within your organization, who can act as representatives for their respective groups. Most of Springbrook’s committee…

Post-COVID Strategies to Achieve the Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health System We’ve Needed All Along

• By: Heidi Arthur, LMSW Catherine Guerrero, MPA Health Management Associates Lawrence Fowler The Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center Mark Sasvary, PhD, LCSW Coordinated Behavioral Health Services (CBHS)
• July 2nd, 2021
• mental health, racial disparities, Summer 2021 Issue, systemic racism, trauma, trauma-informed care
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…https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK32775/. DOI: 10.17226/12480 Pinderhughes, H., Davis, R.A., & Williams, M. (2015). Adverse community experiences and resilience: A framework for addressing and preventing community trauma. Kaiser Permanente. Prevention Institute, Oakland CA….

Getting Help: What Are Your Rights in the Workplace if You Are Battling Addiction

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• January 1st, 2016
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…ones are struggling, can call or text the State’s toll-free, 24-hour, 7-day-a-week HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369). Information about accessing SUD treatment is also available on the NYS OASAS website: www.oasas.ny.gov….

The Center for Practice Innovations: A Resource for the Behavioral Healthcare Workforce

• By: Nancy H Covell, PhD Sapana R. Patel, PhD Paul J. Margolies, PhD Helle Thorning, PhD, LCSW Ilana Nossel, MD Columbia University Lisa B. Dixon, MD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute
• July 1st, 2019
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…about CPI at: www.practiceinnovations.org. If your program has not yet signed up for CPI’s training and resources, complete an application at: https://cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7UiDOZnSqJw7hyJ For questions related to this article, please contact…

Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Key Piece of the Conversation

• By: Amy Petersen, LCSW Vibrant Emotional Health
• July 2nd, 2021
• mental health, secondary traumatic stress, self-care, staff, stress, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma
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…https://www.acf.hhs.gov/trauma-toolkit/secondary-traumatic-stress. Peterson, S. (2018). Introduction. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. https://www.nctsn.org/trauma-informed-care/secondary-traumatic-stress/introduction. Figley, C. (1995). Compassion fatigue: Coping with secondary traumatic stress disorder in those who treat the traumatized. New…