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A Dedicated but Neglected Workforce: A Clarion Call for Change
…nursing homes, adult homes and similarly restrictive settings frequently manifest complex and comorbid health conditions and associated life challenges for which intensive and comprehensive support services are necessary lest they…
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The Aftermath of Trauma: How a Mental Health Community Responds
…prepared to manage the consequences that follow such events. Although communities that are directly impacted bear the bulk of stressors, trauma can also affect many communities indirectly. Following 9/11, the…
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Housing Is Healthcare: But Only If Our Housing Infrastructure Remains Healthy
…commensurate resources are required. That is, Community Residences, Service Enriched Single Room Occupancy (SRO) programs, and other supportive housing models must now support individuals with mental health conditions, comorbid substance…
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Topics
…on PTSD Research Responding to PTSD in Our Communities The PTSD Patient: Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester Treats the “Whole Person” Helping Children Come to Terms with Sexual Abuse How…
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The Perils (and Promise) of a Pandemic
…recovery. Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Research findings on the effects of social isolation abound, and most converge on a common conclusion. Actual and perceived isolation are not merely injurious to…
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Leaders to Be Honored at MHNE June 30th, 2020 Reception in New York City
…the autism and behavioral health communities” Ira Minot, Founder and Executive Director of MHNE stated, “We are so pleased to have this opportunity to recognize these champions of the communities…
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Better Pain Management is Essential for Reducing Addiction to Prescription Painkillers
…heroin combined. (1,2) Much of this effort focuses on persuading physicians to limit the frequency and the amount of their prescriptions. This makes great sense, of course, but it neglects…
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Safe, Affordable & Supportive Housing: Will it Remain an Elusive Dream?
…It is hardly surprising that an era of continuing deinstitutionalization without a commensurate enhancement of affordable housing or community support services should also produce a monumental increase in the population…
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The NYSPA Report: Transforming Systems of Care for Children
…coordinate planning and assure communication and consistency across the Program in clinical cases. CAP PC has partnered with the REACH Institute (www.thereachinstitute.org) in the delivery and development of educational programs….
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Substance Use Disorder Measures and Preparing for Value-Based Purchasing
…support quality, transparency and promote consumer choice and excellence in addiction treatment. References American Society of Addiction Medicine. The ASAM Performance Measures for the Addiction Specialist Physician Available at: https://www.asam.org/docs/default-source/advocacy/performance-measuresfor-the-addiction-specialist-physician.pdf?sfvrsn=0…
