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NYC Mayor and First Lady Release Mental Health Roadmap
…will not be fixed overnight. But the Roadmap launched today sets our City on a new path – with new resources and an unprecedented political. commitment for all parts of…
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The Future of Mental Health Care: Better Services and More Research
…there are numerous and complicated systemic challenges to aligning treatments with evidence and configuring comprehensive services, not to mention the enormous difficulty of providing for their financing. In New York…
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Peer Support Workforce Shortages Anticipated: What You Can Do
…In New York State, training and testing are provided by the online Academy of Peer Services (APS), and the certification is approved through the New York Peer Specialist Certification Board…
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Caring for Older Adults and People with Mental Illness During the Pandemic
…served by Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a New York City-based nonprofit that is committed to giving every New Yorker the tools that they can use to lead a life…
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It’s About Time
…success is a fulfillment of the principle espoused in 1979 when President Jimmy Carter’s Commission on Mental Health sought to maintain “the greatest degree of freedom, self-determination, autonomy, dignity, and…
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Parachute NYC: A New Approach for Individuals Experiencing Psychiatric Crises
…role in changing the course of this trajectory. Parachute NYC, a major new citywide project, is poised to provide some compelling answers. Over time, as its services are launched in…
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Increased Access to Telehealth as a Means of Reducing Stigma
…Mental-health-related stigma and Discrimination.” The Lancet, vol. 387, no. 10023, Mar. 2016, pp. 1123-32, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00298-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537064/ https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/stigma-and-discrimination Id. https://mhanational.org/sites/default/files/2022%20State%20of%20Mental%20Health%20in%20America.pdf https://www.psychiatry.org/newsroom/news-releases/about-half-of-workers-are-concerned-about-discussing-mental-health-issues-in-the-workplace-a-third-worry-about-consequences-if-they-seek-help https://namiccny.org/mental-health-stigma-and-the-impact-of-the-pandemic/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035970/ Id. https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/12/08/long-distances-and-stigma-telehealth-seen-as-way-for-farmers-to-access-needed-mental-health-assistance/ https://psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Practice/Ethics/principles-medical-ethics.pdf https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/SAMHSA_Digital_Download/PEP21-06-02-001.pdf https://www.psychiatry.org/newsroom/news-releases/New-Nationwide-Poll-Shows-an-Increased-Popularity-for-Telehealth-Services Id. https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Survey-Reports/2021-Mood-Disorder-Survey https://www.ajmc.com/view/contributor-covid-19-and-stigma-about-mental-health-a-pandemic-silver-lining-…
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Subjects or Saviors: The Rules and Regulations Surrounding Human Clinical Trials of Experimental Psychiatric Medication
…begin laboratory testing will ever make it to the human testing stage. Initially, before human trials are even contemplated, a pharmaceutical company wishing to market a new drug must synthesize…
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Integrating Vocational Rehabilitation with Housing Support
…exam (Test Assessing Secondary Completion), formerly known as GED, at the East House Paul Wolk Learning Center, which is located at Career Services. In addition to TASC preparation, Career Services…
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At Behavioral Health Clinics, Supervisors are the New Technology Advocates
…allow clinicians and supervisors to focus on client needs, and serve more community members, without simply requiring the teams to work longer hours. For many community clinics, modernizing their technology…
