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Challenges of Black Males with Mental Illness
…positions. Therefore, there must be a commitment amongst these agencies to on-going training that goes beyond cultural competence and include addressing the structural racism present in mental health agencies as…
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Transforming Service Delivery Systems, Organizational and Administrative Structures
…community around race. Transforming organizations is hard work; it’s much easier to slip into the comfortable and less challenging ways of operating. When other pressing issues come to the fore,…
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NYSPA Report – Mental Health and Addiction Parity: Law and Regulations
…all of whom submitted extensive comments. The IFR provides further details about how the law should be implemented and what insurers and employers must do to comply with the law….
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The Care Manager as Storyteller and Coach: Giving Voice to the Caregiver’s Reality and Opening Doors
…for her. Like so many caregivers, Bob had come to feel powerless. Helping him tell his story, engender the compassion of strangers, and speak up for his family was a…
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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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Supporting Transformation Towards Recovery-Based Services
…of managed care companies, state regulations and reduction in government funding. The second dimension of readiness assessment is commitment and motivation to change, based on the belief that the change…
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Four Considerations for Behavioral Healthcare Design
…facility users transitioning into the community following incarceration. Inviting the greater community into the engagement process can be helpful in more ways than one. It allows community members to share…
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Finding My Voice
…to the community, but I couldn’t seem to find my voice. Never in a million years did I think that, one day, I’d be helping those living with mood disorders…
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Challenges and Solutions: Mental Health Responses During COVID-19
…reported symptoms of anxiety disorder (compared to 8.1 % in the same period in 2019) and 24.3 % with depressive disorders compared with 6.5 % the prior year. The study…
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Care Transitions: A Critical Time to Prevent Suicides
…and physical problems collaboratively, ensuring compliance with parity laws and locking in the availability of tele-behavioral health services implemented during COVID-19. Rosenberg also stresses the need for “communities understanding and…
