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Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Behavioral Health Effects of Social Distancing and the Social Safety Net
…continue at this rate? In assisting community-based providers to figure out different ways of achieving their missions during COVID-19, some key points to consider have comprised of: Innovating with new…
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Fountain House’s Silver Center for Older Adults: It Takes a Village to “Live Long and Prosper” with Behavioral Health Challenges
…is now widely accepted and more often practiced by such programs as intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment (IPRT), Personalized Recovery-Oriented Services (PROS), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Intensive Case Management (ICM), Community-Oriented…
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Today’s Opioid Addiction and Overdose Epidemic: How We Can Make a Difference
…Among Healthcare Professionals.” Available at: https://www.shatterproof.org/press/shatterproof-rize-massachusetts-and-ge-foundation-release-survey-massachusetts-healthcare Abelson R. Mental Health Treatment Denied to Customers by Giant Insurer’s Policies, Judge Rules. The New York Times. March 5, 2019. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/health/unitedhealth-mental-health-parity.html…
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From the Publisher – The Mental Health Repercussions of the Current Economy and the Interrelationship Between Physical and Mental Health
…theme, I can’t help but touch upon the mental health repercussions of the current economic crisis. The Current Economic Crisis and The Nation’s Mental Health As people in communities throughout…
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Integrated Treatment for Successful Aging
…centers might add roles for volunteers. Inpatient facilities have done this for years. Why not in community settings as well? Clearly, I am proposing substantial additions to current community-based physical…
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Preparing the New Behavioral Health Workforce
…and Best Practices: Clients with mental health and substance use challenges have complex needs, both behavioral health and often, also co-morbid medical conditions, all of which are deeply affected by…
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The Growing Problem of Drug and Alcohol Use in Older Adults
…from life changes that increase health and resilience. As the U.S. population ages, increasingly we are going to have to come to terms with problems of alcohol and substance use…
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Transformations at MHA Westchester: Children’s Services
…strength-based focus, we currently provide clinic and community-based psychotherapy; services to support caregivers’ decision-making and parenting skills to maintain family stability, avoid or mitigate crises and avert hospitalizations; and family…
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Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options for Eating Disorders
…NIMH Grantee Dr. Cynthia Bulik: Learn about the signs, symptoms, treatments, and the latest research on eating disorders. Research and statistics NIMH Eating Disorders Research Program: This program supports research…
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How Technology of the Future is Solving Treatment Centers’ Challenges of the Past
…challenges, reach out to us through our website at www.lightningstep.com. Footnotes American Psychological Association. (2020). Patients with Depression and Anxiety Surge as Psychologists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic. 1(3). https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2020/11/telehealth-survey-summary.pdf…
