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Promoting Wellness and Preventing Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
…should take a dose of precaution,” Ivanhoe Broadcast News, http://www.news8austin.com/content/living/health_beat/?ArID=120301&SecID=169 5. National Cancer Institute. (2005, September). Theory at a Glance: A Guide For Health Promotion Practice (second edition). Washington DC:…
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Suicide in Adolescents: Warning Signs, Risk Factors, and What Parents Can Do to Support Their Teens
…https://www.apa.org/topics/suicide/prevention-teens American Psychological Association (2019, November). Suicide warning signs. https://www.apa.org/topics/suicide/signs Bilsen, J. (2018). Suicide and Youth: Risk Factors. Frontiers in psychiatry, 9, 540. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00540 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
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Seven Steps to Fix the Opioid Addiction Crisis Now: We Already Have Most of the Tools We Need
…you can find him on twitter: @richardjuman This article appeared originally on 01/20/15 on TheFix.com and can be read there with full embedded internet links to important references at: http://www.thefix.com/content/let%E2%80%99s-fix-opioid-addiction-crisis-now….
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Harm Reduction: Theory and Practice
…of substance youth. With older youth, the questions are reversed. The American Academy of Pediatrics, in 2011, recommended substance screening as a “routine” part of adolescent health care (https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/AAP-Recommends-Substance-Abuse-Screening-as-Part-of-Routine-Adolescent-Care.aspx )….
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Don’t Let Caregiving Make You Sick
…In-Home Services for the Elderly (EISEP) Local Office for the Aging Additional information can be found at www.caregiver.com, www.cms.hhs.gov, www.careguide.com, www.benfitscheckup.org www.aarp.org, and www.careguide.com. Caregivers should not hesitate to contact…
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Psychological Flexibility in the Workplace: A Value-Driven Journey
…Sloman, PhD, BCBA-D, NCSP and Michael C. Selbst, PhD, BCBA-D are from Behavior Therapy Associates in Somerset, New Jersey and can be reached at gsloman@BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com or mselbst@BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com and at www.BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com….
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Will Managed Care Advance the Goals of Community Mental Health?
…unnatural act committed by non-consenting adults.” Still true, I’m afraid. The new solution? “Meaningful use” of electronic case records. Maybe, but I’m skeptical. So, here’s my pie-in-the-sky suggestion. Medicaid managed…
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Severe, Long-Term Mental Illness: What Does it Take to Live Well?
…patients with serious mental illness and co‐occurring substance use disorder – PMC (nih.gov) The Never-Ending Loop: Homelessness, Psychiatric Disorder, and Mortality (psychiatrictimes.com) smi-in-jails-and-prisons.pdf (treatmentadvocacycenter.org) Suicide in Schizophrenia: An Educational Overview…
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The Behavioral Health Sector and Physical Health Services Models
…comorbid health conditions. Despite the effectiveness of these models, however, they are not in widespread use.4,5 The Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC: www.cbcare.org) Independent Practice Association (IPA: www.cbcare.org/ipa/what-is-an-ipa/) Network of providers,…
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Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
…or budget appropriations (http://www.samhsa.gov/co-occurring/topics/healthcare-integration/develop-infrastructure.aspx#budget) Developing interagency agreements and joint guidelines, policies and procedures (http://www.samhsa.gov/co-occurring/topics/healthcare-integration/develop-infrastructure.aspx#agreements) Refining management information systems (http://www.samhsa.gov/co-occurring/topics/healthcare-integration/develop-infrastructure.aspx#information) Reviewing of State Statutes, Policies, Regulations, and Administrative Rules Policy documents…
