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Perspectives on the Transition to Managed Care
…The goal of this change is to create a system that provides New Yorkers with fully integrated behavioral health services within a comprehensive, accessible and recovery-oriented system. I am excited…
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The Physician Assistant Bridges the Gap in Integrated Care
…While this may sound ideal, for most organizations, reaching this target may come with many obstacles. Federation is an agency that serves individuals across all of Nassau, Suffolk and New…
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Recognizing the Root Cause of What Ails Us
…in concert with (and likely in response to) the worst depredations of the Industrial Revolution that rent the social fabric that had entwined families and communities for centuries. The Industrial…
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Destigmatizing Mental Illness: Music Therapy in the Clinical Outpatient Realm
…hospital to becoming a member of the community who simply needs help. This client developed into an empowered individual who possesses healthy ways to cope with challenges within the context…
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No Judgment. Just Help: What You Can Do to Support Suicide Prevention Month Efforts
…serve, as well as a focus on upstream suicide prevention that addresses social determinants of health and emphasizes effective youth-, peer-, and community-run interventions. SAMHSA’s Commitment to Suicide Prevention Efforts…
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Becoming a Millennial Nonprofit
…in remarkably different ways. To complete the analogy, nonprofits need to develop an operational vision and framework for taking care of people which comports with a competition-based, product-driven market. Without…
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The Mom of a Mentally Ill Child Needs Understanding
…are mental health providers who fail to communicate empathy. In maintaining professional roles (and distance), they may not offer the mother the understanding and validation she needs. Some even communicate…
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Point of View – Looking Back with Pride: Mental Health Policy in the 2nd Half of the 20th Century
…community, and to insist on their acceptance in the communities where they choose to live. Symbols, of course, are not actualities. High moral feelings are not achievements. And so we…
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The Social Determinants of Help-Seeking for Young Men of Color
…death rates of Black and Latinx men from COVID-19 and a combination of pre-existing health conditions attest. It can be challenging for YMOC to access mental health services in their…
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Recovery and Inclusion: A Viewpoint in Retrospect
…via peers as an interface is growing in popularity. Unfortunately, there is some confusion that I feel compelled to address. All peer services don’t qualify as Recovery Services, simply involving…
