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Telehealth: The Solution for Getting Help During COVID-19
…in the years to come. During these tenuous times, it is our duty as mental health professionals to provide support and resources to individuals, families, and the community. I’m hopeful…
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Points to Consider During the COVID-19 Pandemic That Are Impacting the SUD Community
…advisory council on behavioral health, board member exponents, board member of TCANY, Current VP of SDV recovery services and community partnerships, chair of ASAP veterans committee, Chair of NYS credentialing…
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Analyzing Behavioral and Health Data Together Holds the Potential for Improved Behavioral Treatment
…level and organizational levels. For example, by combining sleep and behavioral data, research at our organization has shown a correlation between poor sleep quality and increased behavioral activity the following…
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Innovative Disrupters in Behavioral Health
…Special Projects, the department oversees Practice Management, Clinical Informatics, Compliance and Privacy, and Quality Improvement. What MHA’s Innovation Has Accomplished Interoperability has been a new concept for the agency culture….
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Understanding the Impact of Stigma: The Balance Between Choice and Accountability
…expensive out-of-network psychiatrist. A major problem surrounding mental health care is equity, especially in underprivileged black and brown communities. A common myth about having a mental health condition is that…
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Another Call for Quality Improvement
…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…
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Time to Start Talking About Pre-Addiction
…They may ignore or deny it. In a commentary published today in JAMA Psychiatry, Tom McLellan of the Treatment Research Institute, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Director George…
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Chronic Pain, Quality of Life, and Suicidal Behavior
…heightens risk. Van Orden et al. (2010) conceptualized the idea that a sense of liability could be a key component of suicidal capacity. They compared this to thinking that “my…
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Governor Hochul Launches $102 Million Effort to Expand Care and Treatment for New Yorkers with Serious Mental Illness
…and further expand the SOS program. CTI teams are a key component of the proposed OMH regulations setting the expected standard of care for assessing, evaluating, and discharging individuals with…
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Substance Use Disorder and the LGBTQ Youth Community
…Davis’s responses to some key questions about the LGBT community and substance use disorder. What substances are commonly misused in the LGBT youth community? Davis: New York City does the…
