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A Social Determinants Perspective of the Intersection of Ageism, Racism and Social Isolation During COVID-19
…behavioral health needs. This training can be seamlessly adapted for providers serving the aging BIPOC communities. Also, the New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence has developed innovative…
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The NYSPA Report: American Psychiatric Association Approaches to Social Determinants of Mental Health
…discrimination and losses that vulnerable individuals and communities have suffered. Rates of death from COVID are higher in Black, LatinX, and Native American individuals. In certain communities, rates of drug…
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Is Technology a Social Determinant of Health?
…and admission to the SPOP clinic. The intake specialist then administered the SPOP 360, a tool designed to assess social determinants of health, which our staff had developed and begun…
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COVID-19 Crisis Exposes Missing Social Determinant of Health Domain
…Health Services (CMHS) division in 1986 with the first community based mobile crisis program. As a division, we now encompass over 30 community-based programs serving some of the most disenfranchised…
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AsOne LEADS: Lessons Learned in Building a Behavioral Health and Family-Centered Healthcare IT and Data Solution
…include the more widely-used HEDIS measures, which may not have as much data readily available to complete the measure, or CMS, which is slightly less standardized compared with MCOs and…
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24 Organizations Team Up in Westchester’s First Trauma-Informed Systems Change Collaborative
Exposure to traumatic stress is increasingly understood as a common denominator among children, youth, and adults across service systems. Experiences surrounding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma impact individuals everywhere….
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Trauma-Responsive Care: Beyond Mental Health
…awareness: the mental health impact of the pandemic and its individual, family, and community consequences. As the country and world come to terms with both the collective trauma of this…
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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores the Need for Trauma-Informed Care
…of trauma in their lives but have often been reluctant to talk about it. In addition, until recently, many models of care weren’t prepared to address this issue. After a…
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988 Suicide Lifeline Expected in July 2022 Thanks to SAMHSA Grant
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) will be the administrators of the new 988 dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention…
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Grand Opening of Liberty Station – A New Housing Development in Port Jefferson Station
…Liberty Station, a 77-unit rental community, provides workforce and accommodating housing options to persons in the community, including veterans. Ralph Fasano Executive Director Concern Housing, Inc. “We are thrilled to…
