Another Call for Quality Improvement

• By: Thomas R. Grinley, MBA, CMQ/OE, CLYB New Hampshire Dept. of Health and Human Services
• October 7th, 2022
• behavioral health care, clinical outcomes, compliance, Fall 2022 Issue, process measures, quality improvement, root cause analysis
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…health and argued that, in general, what passed for quality improvement was really about compliance. We were echoing a call for quality improvement made by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement…

Co-Occurring Disorders Among Social Workers

• By: S. Lala A. Straussner, PhD, LCSW Josey Madison, LCSW New York University Silver School of Social Work
• January 1st, 2018
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…SWSRW study participants who identified as ever having a problem with alcohol or other drugs (AOD) indicated a higher prevalence of current alcohol misuse when compared to the combined national…

In the Shadow of the Pandemic: The Suicide Crisis in America

• By: Paul S. Nestadt, MD Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Public Policy Advocate
• October 1st, 2020
• childhood trauma, COVID-19, dementia, discrimination, fall 2020 issue, family history, grief, homelessness, mental illness, pain, physical illness, social isolation, substance use disorder, suicide, suicide attempts, suicide prevention, violence
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…overall, except for Native Americans, who have the highest rate of suicide and the highest increase in rate in this century. Although rates of suicide have increased among Black people,…

Columbia Trauma and PTSD Program: Vital Research and Treatment for Veterans

• By: Matthew J. Kaplowitz, MA New York State Psychiatric Institute
• January 1st, 2009
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…actually compares to the experiences of combat. Combat stress includes not only the constant threat of injury and death, the horrors of witnessing violent death, and the moral ambiguity of…

What Do We Know About Social Workers’ Use of Heroin?

• By: S. Lala A. Straussner, PhD, LCSW Jeffrey T. Steen, PhD, LCSW Evan Senreich, PhD, LCSW
• April 16th, 2020
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…was 2.1. Among study respondents with a history of heroin use, the average number of ACEs was much higher – 3.3. The finding that respondents who had ever used heroin…

Addressing the Human Services Workforce Crisis Through Training and Professional Development

• By: Shawn P. Quigley, PhD, BCBA-D Jennifer Ruane, MS, BCBA, LPC Lindsey Dunn, MA, SPHR, CPHRM Melmark PA
• July 1st, 2019
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…are broken into competency areas (e.g., supporting a person’s unique capacities, personality, and potential; demonstrate support for individual choice-making), and competencies are comprised of multiple skills (e.g., communicate directly with…

Understanding and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• By: The National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• January 1st, 2009
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…Iraq war (Iraqi Freedom), or in 12 to 20 veterans out of 100. Other factors in a combat situation can add more stress to an already stressful situation and may…

Soldiers at Increased Suicide Risk After Leaving Hospital

• By: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• April 1st, 2015
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…to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS). The yearly suicide rate for this group, 263.9 per 100,000 soldiers, was far higher than the rate of 18.5 suicides per…

Fentanyl Test Strips as a Form of Harm Reduction: Study Outcomes

• By: Nadeen Mahklouf, PharmD, MPH Salvatore Volpe, MD, FAA, FACP, ABP-CI Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS)
• March 31st, 2021
• fentanyl, harm reduction, opioids, overdose, Spring 2021 Issue, test strips
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…per 100,000 residents, the highest per capita of all of NYC and significantly higher than the national rate of 21.7 per 100,000. According to our local DA who with NYPD…

2024 Funding Available! New York State’s Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Fund Tax Check-off Program – Deadline May 31, 2024

• By: Karin A. Wagner, PhD Amanda Saake, LMSW, CPRP New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• May 6th, 2024
• funding opportunity, healthcare access, housing, mental health, stigma, workplace discrimination
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…regions in New York State. The Office of Mental Health must receive complete proposals by May 31, 2024. Please direct questions regarding this solicitation and funds to Karin Wagner at…