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Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
…health and related services – WHO QualityRights Guidance and Training. Available at www.who.int/publications-detail/who-qualityrights-guidance-and-training-tools. US CDC (2020). Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019. March 27, 2020. Available at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2….
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Point of View – Schizophrenia, The Mortality Gap, and Suicide
…and spiritual faith can help people with schizophrenia get past despair. Young people with schizophrenia are completing suicide at an alarmingly high rate. That is one of the major reasons…
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Managing Your Fear of Side Effects
…functioning, the offer of medicine can bring the parent immediate hope. However, with that hope comes the dread of side effects. How do you evaluate side effects so that you…
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The Mental Health Association of Westchesterβs Intensive and Sustained Engagement Team (INSET)
…criteria for a particular illness. The rate at which people recover from mental illness and attain moderate to good, rather than optimal, levels of well-being is likely much higher, the…
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Prevention Across the Lifespan: Substance Use Education and Screening Services for Older Adults
…and gender, with rates highest among Black older adults compared with other demographics – although rates were generally higher for all groups. Further, rates are higher among males than females….
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When Staff Burnout Prevents Progress
…from the loss of patients, loved ones and our communities as a whole, is painful and exhausting. It can last for extended periods of time and may become a complex…
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Behavioral Health Providers Moving the Needle on Diabetes
As the behavioral health population ages and their medical complexity increases, there is a growing trend in the need for primary care and behavioral health providers to unite and integrate…
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Volunteer Engagement: Considerations for Organizational Success
…a marshaling of all available resources. Volunteers may constitute an essential component of the solution to this unprecedented health crisis. Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP NPOs often compete for volunteers, much…
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NIH Research Matters – Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Jail Reduces Risk of Return
…as fentanyl that are driving record numbers of overdose deaths. Medications used to treat opioid use disorder – also called MOUD – can reduce cravings and symptoms of withdrawal. MOUD…
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Complexities in Caring for Older Adults: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement
…comorbidities and associated complications. The foregoing study suggests individuals with SMI are predisposed to the premature development of various physical illnesses commonly associated with aging, but it does not discount…
