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Addressing a Risky Business: The Interplay Between Medical and Psychiatric Disorders
…Two new initiatives have already started in our residential programs. In cooperation with the Institute for Community Living (ICL), JBFCS is participating in a grant funded by the New York…
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The Aftermath of Trauma: How a Mental Health Community Responds
…of the mental health community in New York City. Following 9/11, non-profits throughout New York provided much needed resources and assistance to those affected. In collaboration with the American Red…
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Peer Leadership and Workforce Development
…and Mental Health America’s National Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competency Committee. Padron is also a National Leadership Committee Member of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research’s Rehabilitation…
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Peer Run Services Playing Pivotal Roles in Promoting Health, Recovery and Full Citizenship
In the words of one of our greatest peer support leaders Shery Mead, “In peer support we come together with the intention of changing our patterns, getting out of ‘stuck’…
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Stigma and Recovery: New Approaches to Old Challenges
…50 mentally ill people was unacceptable. Would the community or its newspaper feel comfortable printing such statements about any other group? Numerous studies, including two recent ones (NYU’s Furman Center…
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Aging in Supportive Housing: One Fall Away from Institutionalization
…in New York State increased by 26% (https://nycfuture.org/research/new-yorks-older-adult-population-is-booming-statewide and is expected to continue to grow as the baby boom generation ages – meaning that there will be more older adults…
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Positioning for the New York State Managed Care Transition
…encouraging a wellness orientation among your clients? Follow a “charge” through the organization. Are you comfortable that your revenue cycle management is efficient and compliant? Meet with a few major…
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The ECT Controversy
…ECT equipment manufacturers to reclassify it into the lower-risk Class II. In his testimony (www.power2u.org/downloads/ECTtestimonyDanFisher.pdf) before an FDA panel on January 27, 2011, Daniel B. Fisher, MD, PhD, said that…
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Exploring Creative Approaches to Improve Health and Wellness
…and recovery. For resources about arts and healing programs, please go to: www.nea.gov/resources/accessibility/rlists/artsnhealthresources.html or www.manhattanarts.com/resources. To learn more about the Center’s trainings please visit our website: www.coalitionny.org/the_center/ for future updates….
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Using Data Geomapping for COVID-19 Hotspotting
…Care Association Any requests for help in accessing the map or questions regarding it can be directed to its creator Khushi Shah kshah@imsnhyhealth.org, Data Solutions Manager at IMSNY – www.imsnyhealth.com….
