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Understanding Suicide in New York City: The Scope of the Problem and Opportunities for Prevention
…in NYC is approximately half that of the national suicide rate.1 Yet, the actual number of suicides is high: approximately 475 New Yorkers commit suicide annually—about nine a week.1 In…
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Making Recovery More Than Just a Word
…progress through increased employment rates, increased income levels, housing stability and independence, community integration and improvements in health and wellness. The Department has committed to achieving these outcomes by supporting…
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Integrating Trauma and Addiction Treatment
…issues simultaneously and gives patients a higher likelihood of successful recovery. A key component of integrating trauma and addiction treatment is training staff to identify behaviors that may indicate trauma…
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Buprenorphine Misuse Decreased Among U.S. Adults with Opioid Use Disorder From 2015-2019
…the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov. Reference B Han, CM Jones, EB Einstein, WM Compton….
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Subjects or Saviors: The Rules and Regulations Surrounding Human Clinical Trials of Experimental Psychiatric Medication
…Commissioner of the Department of Health the exclusive authority to promulgate rules and regulations on how to enact and comply with the mandates of Article 24-A. However, in studies conducted…
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Innovative Disrupters in Behavioral Health
…Special Projects, the department oversees Practice Management, Clinical Informatics, Compliance and Privacy, and Quality Improvement. What MHA’s Innovation Has Accomplished Interoperability has been a new concept for the agency culture….
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NY State Governor Hochul Launches Health Care Worker Bonus Program
…incentivize high quality care, and ensures the balance of health equity and health economy.” State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said, “Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are…
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Four Considerations for Behavioral Healthcare Design
…facility users transitioning into the community following incarceration. Inviting the greater community into the engagement process can be helpful in more ways than one. It allows community members to share…
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A Familyβs Recovery Journey, An Interview with Jorge R. Petit, MD
…Honoree, Corporate Social Responsibility Award, 2018 Heritage Healthcare Organizational Leadership Award and the Community Partnerships Award, Virtual Community Partners Award from Federation of Organizations (FOO), Crain’s New York Business 2022…
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Depression Detection Has Never Been More Important: PHQ-9 Enables Clinicians and Patients to Track and Address Depression With Combined Physical and Emotion Symptoms Score
…depression enabling both physicians and patients to track scores and respond appropriately.” The study found the PHQ-9’s combined physical and emotion symptom score to be accurate regardless of sex, age,…
