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Community Capacity: Can We Deliver Better Treatment for Children and Families?
…are commonly accepted as the community’s voice about both the importance of behavioral health, and acceptance that the common definition of “health care” includes behavioral health. Policy makers should be…
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Essentials for Working with Teenagers in Groups
…Guidance Center, which provides comprehensive mental health services for children from birth through 24 and their families. To find out more, visit: www.northshorechildguidance.org. He is the author of Group Work…
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Implementing Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Healthcare Settings: Model Could Help Hospitals Better Identify and Aid Youth at Risk for Suicide
…risk of suicide. Results from these research efforts are poised to make a real difference and help save lives.” In 2007, The Joint Commission (TJC) (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/labs-at-nimh/asq-toolkit-materials/index.shtml) released a National Patient…
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Medicaid Redesign Will Help Children and Families Get the Right Services at the Right Time
…abilities and the resources of those involved to effectively resolve it. Community Psychiatric Supports & Treatment (CPST) – a comprehensive array of interventions that includes intensive rehabilitative interventions, as well…
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System Change and Service Providers: Opportunities and Challenges in Addressing Unmet Needs
…community-based services and providers with child, youth and family experience as well as clinical, licensed programs. Unlike previous community-based programs, like Early Intervention, individual practitioners will not be eligible for…
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The NYSPA Report: Spotlight on OnTrackNY – New York’s First-Episode Psychosis Early Intervention Program
…please visit www.ontrackny.org. The OnTrackNY website also provides community resources including videos of personal stories and successes in the program, access to the OnTrackNY blog and monthly newsletter and community…
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Integrated Health Care for Older Adults: A Model Partnership
…the chief executive of Service Program for Older People since 1990. To learn more about SPOP’s community-based behavioral health programs for older adults visit www.spop.org or contact Nancy at nharvey@spop.org….
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“Wrapping Around” Integrated Care
…primary care practices to facilitate seamless communication and coordination is advancing positive health outcomes in support of this Wraparound/ Integrated Care model. Wraparound/Integrated Care Coordination has helped youth and families…
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Ongoing Transformations at The MHA of Westchester
The Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA) continues to actively transform the delivery of our expansive array of services, increasingly moving from a conceptual commitment to provide holistic services to…
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The NYSPA Report: New York’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Reporting Bill
…compared to medical and surgical claims Number of prior or concurrent authorization requests for MH/SUD services and number of denials compared to medical and surgical services Rates of appeal of…
