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Centering the Family: What It Means to Implement Family-Focused Practice (FFP) in Adult Mental Health Care
…concerns about discharge or treatment. When there were family phone calls or visits, attendance at family therapy sessions, and communication with staff, patients were more likely to receive comprehensive discharge…
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Developmental Disabilities Nurses: Consultants in Mental Health Settings
There has been recent discussion about health reform and its potential impact in the community setting. With the implementation of a new or changed concept there comes a period of…
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The Mental Health Needs of Special Populations
The history of mental illness in the United States and in New York State in particular amongst special populations is a very complex one, having within it all the politics,…
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The Legal Case in Support of Veterans Suffering with PTSD
…and women return with psychiatric wounds after their time in combat. This article will go on to examine the first of its kind class action lawsuit, Veterans for a Common…
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Taking Care into the Streets to Reduce Harm and Save Lives: The Vital Role of Needle Exchange and Harm Reduction Services within the Healthcare Delivery System
…2015, there were 937 unintentional drug overdose deaths, compared to 800 in the previous year (https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/epi/databrief74.pdf). Roughly every seven hours in New York City a person is dying from an…
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NIMH Director’s Blog: A New Research Agenda for Suicide Prevention
…rates—increased awareness about mental disorders, the availability of treatment, and community-based public health efforts aimed directly at preventing suicide—U.S. rates of suicide deaths have not decreased. In fact, suicide has…
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Constance Brown-Bellamy Appointed to New Position at Inperium
…of affiliated services to include community and government relations expertise. Constance will be based out of New York City and is charged with cultivating relationships with Agencies and other stakeholders…
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Healthy Aging: For Older Adults, The Pandemic is Far from Over
…and adjust to a new reality. Most important, we felt tremendous optimism that the high rates of vaccine compliance among older adults in New York City would provide a secure…
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AsOne LEADS: Lessons Learned in Building a Behavioral Health and Family-Centered Healthcare IT and Data Solution
…of our network providers, LEADS also ingests from the New York State Health Information Exchange to provide historical data, real-time hospitalization alerts and COVID-testing alerts. LEADS houses actionable data on…
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Serious Mental Illness Recovery: The Basics
…life you want and choose. Gathering Information on Community Factors Practitioners should have adequate knowledge of community factors that may impact care, including opportunities, resources, and potential barriers. These may…
