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Behavioral Health During and After the Pandemic
…state hospitals, adult homes, community residences, supportive housing, etc. Standards should include routine testing/screening of workers and clients/patients, adequate protective gear, and more. Efforts should be redoubled to get tests…
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A South Asian Perspective on COVID-19 Trauma: A Short Overview
…lead to unimaginable behavioral outbursts and patterns for this community where we still find mental health issues as a taboo. Health Complications: Community members with an underlying health conditions are…
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Beyond Data: Strategies to Reduce Racial Missteps for Behavioral Healthcare Providers
…to raise awareness around microaggressions. Microaggressions are defined as “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights…
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A Network Approach for Social Determinants of Health
…manifesting in pronounced gaps in care, have on people with behavioral health (BH) needs. Community-based health and human service agencies within the IPA’s networks are painfully aware that, for example,…
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Social Determinants of Behavioral Health: Time to Augment Advocacy Strategy?
The hope implicit in the concept of social determinants is that broad changes in the social, economic, and political structures of our communities, nations, and world can result in improved…
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Responding to the COVID Pandemic and Racial Injustice
…provide a clear understanding of where the blame should be laid. This self-examination is difficult to do alone and best looked at as part of a community. Community has the…
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Virtual Care Platform Supports Text-Based Mental-Health Research Program for Transgender and Nonbinary Participants
…running within a week of finalizing the contract. The platform’s HIPAA compliance is another critical factor. “Not many text messaging services seamlessly integrate the HIPAA security component,” Knutson says. “Our…
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The Challenges of Family Caregiving
…Kay finds herself feeling very overwhelmed and wishes she did not get so testy with him when he repeats himself or cannot remember something from the recent past. Jerry reportedly…
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Modeling Compassion to Reduce Mental Health Stigma
…on and practice empathy. Although compassion and empathy are distinct concepts, compassion that is built on and compatible with empathy can be woven into our interactions and relationships with others…
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Just Another Day
…all commonplace for me on a day-to-day basis. So, what does mental illness feel like? It feels like you’re drowning, alone and helpless. I however finally found a healthy coping…
