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From Fitness to Book Clubs, Virtual Volunteers Provide New Programs at AHRC NYC
…match during his Wrestling Group New Hampshire Couple Finds Joy Volunteering From New Hampshire, Les and Ida Stanger-Mildenberg have their own unique following. Ida’s stepson, Jonathan Zalman, had volunteered to…
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From Crisis to Connection: Meeting the Workforce Shortage Head On
…Newsletter, a digital newsletter that highlights essential news, upcoming internal trainings, and other agency recaps; quarterly staff newsletter that offers a deeper dive into agency news celebrating staff honors and…
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New York State OMH Awards $30 Million for Support Teams to Assist Long-Term Homeless People and Individuals Transitioning From Inpatient Care
…the streets and in the subway system. Donna Colonna Ann Sullivan, MD Commissioner, NYS OMH OMH Commissioner Dr. Ann Sullivan said, “The transition back to the community from inpatient care…
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One Agency’s (and the System’s) Pathway to Recovery
…of community-based care, set the stage for reforms to come. 1954 was the year that New York enacted historic community mental health legislation and Thorazine was introduced as the first…
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Safe, Affordable & Supportive Housing: Will it Remain an Elusive Dream?
…a period in which these services should be significantly enhanced to compensate for a diminution of inpatient resources. Other authors (O’Hara, 2007; Mechanic, 2007; Newman & Goldman, 2009) repeatedly cite…
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Four Considerations for Behavioral Healthcare Design
…Doug Lovegren, AIA Case studies referenced in this discussion include a rehabilitation facility for Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA), New Britain, CT; Yale Child Study Center (YCSC), New Haven, CT;…
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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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Saving Real Lives in Virtual Space: Innovative Suicide Prevention Solutions
…handles 70,000 calls per month, we heard from our Facebook fans and others that many people in crisis do not feel comfortable picking up the phone. Now there is a…
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Crisis Management and Practice Transformation in the COVID Era: Working in the “Neutral Zone”
…between an ending but before a new beginning the “neutral zone,” which is characterized by a sense of disorientation and confusion. The old way has ended, but the new way…
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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/….
