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Burnout and Why You Should Volunteer Your Time
…The clinic, completely run by medical students and resident and physician volunteers provides free medical and psychological evaluations as well as medical-legal affidavits for people who have fled their country…
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Treating Vulnerable, Mentally Ill Patients Who Are Navigating the U.S. Criminal Justice System
…a more timely and proactive manner, and to then divert these individuals into appropriate, immediate medical and behavioral health care management. For more information, contact Dr. Erin Falconer, erin.falconer@odhsolutions.com; https://www.odhsolutions.com/….
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Housing for Older Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Continuing Critical Need
…Mental Health Policy, Advocacy, and Education in 2010. He continues to write frequently on mental health policy issues. His writings are collected at www.michaelbfriedman.com. He can be reached at mbfriedman@aol.com….
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Addressing the Intersection between Severe Mental Illness and Homelessness
…previously kept in hospitalization was now in the community at risk of homelessness, substance use disorder, suicide, and incarceration.xvii With limited availability of hospital beds compounded with inadequate community treatment…
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An Epidemic Rages On: “Treatment” Is Not Enough
…states cope with synthetic opioids. The Commonwealth Fund. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2023/overdose-deaths-declined-remained-near-record-levels-during-first-nine-months-2022-states Case, A. & Deaton, A. (2021). Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism. Princeton University Press. Centers for Disease Control…
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Wellness in the Workplace
…co-workers. Imagine the impact if an employee felt just as comfortable sharing with a co-worker that they’re feeling “blue” as the discomfort they feel related to a sprained ankle. The…
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Privacy Policy
…employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally…
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The NYSPA Report: The Mentally Ill Elderly in Prison: A Behavioral Health Crisis
…the age of 50 as statistically more likely to have more common problems of “aging” even though the standard in the community is usually 65. This relatively “young” definition for…
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Treatment Works! The Recipe to Recovery and Storytelling as Medicine
…had a story about their lives and why they were coming for help. He said that it was our job to find a way for our patients to feel safe…
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Mental Health in Health Care Reform: High Hopes but Big Battles Ahead
…of New York City. He currently teaches at Columbia University’s schools of social work and public health. His writings are collected at www.michaelbfriedman.com, and he can be reached at mbfriedman@aol.com….
