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OMHβs Mental Health Services Restructuring: A Commentary
…payers, many adults and children will be deprived of care by community-based clinics that cannot afford to treat underpaying clients. In many communities, there are no alternatives to community-based clinics,…
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A Geriatric Substance Abuse Recovery Program
…plan, and dissatisfaction with available community services. During the 30-day post-discharge telephone interview, 70% of participants rated their program satisfaction as “excellent” or “good.” A new 18-month follow-up study, currently…
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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects the Future of Behavioral Health Care
…substance use. Employees are any company’s brand ambassadors, so keeping them healthy – and supporting them in staying both physically and mentally healthy – is mission critical. For healthcare workers,…
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Countering Stigma Through Education and Outreach
…Rola Aamar, PhD A study conducted in Scotland (Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms, 2016) examining a two-year campaign aimed at normalizing mental health to the…
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No More Flying Solo: Why Integration Works
…Common mental disorders like depression and anxiety can present with somatic symptoms like headaches, fatigue, pain, gastrointestinal problems, and this makes an accurate diagnosis in an exclusively primary care setting…
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Care Management Model for Integrated Settings
…system. As the previous example clearly portrays, Care Management is a vital component of the integration model of care which ensures high quality care is delivered in a patient-centered manner….
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We Are All Essential: Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Supportive Housing Agency
…in upstate New York along with our common mission and purpose, notably: Loving Kindness – we tolerate uncertainty by helping others, gain resilience and grow from our self-reflection as a…
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An Overview of Timothyβs Law: Its Past, Present, and Future
…12-year old boy who committed suicide shortly before his thirteenth birthday, the law demands that insurance companies provide equal coverage for mental health treatment and treatment for physical ailments. This…
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What Do We Know About the Relationship Between Cannabis and Psychosis?
…association (Wahbeh, et al., 2021). The combination of childhood trauma such as physical and emotional abuse combined with cannabis use increased the risk of developing psychosis in adolescents (Harley, et…
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Insurance Models to Achieve the Triple Aim
…than 4%. How this transition to managed care occurs will have a tremendous impact on whether people have access to high quality, integrated, comprehensive, and person-centered care. While there are…
