Caring for Older Adults With Depression

• By: Jordan Baker Relias
• July 29th, 2024
• aging adults, comorbidities, depression, Summer 2024 Issue
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The population of older adults in the United States is growing at an unprecedented rate. From 2010-2020, the number of Americans aged 65 or older grew by 34%, with no signs of slowing down (United States Census Bureau, 2020). This large aging population presents several challenges for the...

An Overview of Family-Based Substance Use Therapy

• By: Jordan Baker Relias
• October 23rd, 2023
• behavioral health professionals, community reinforcement and family training, cultural and community values, Fall 2023 Issue, family structure, family systems model, family treatment court, family-based substance use therapy, harm reduction strategies, healing process, opioid overdose, substance use disorder
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Historically, individual therapy and group-based treatments have been the predominant modalities used in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs. However, there has been increased recognition among researchers, clinicians, and clients of the importance of family structure and how it plays a...

The Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis and its Impact on Families

• By: Jordan Baker Relias
• January 17th, 2023
• absenteeism, behavioral health, burnout, COVID-19, families, homelife, staff shortages, turnover, Winter 2023 Issue, workforce crisis
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The behavioral health field has been enduring a workforce shortage for some time. In 2021 alone, direct support organizations saw a turnover rate of 43%. On top of that, research has shown an increase in the demand for behavioral and mental health services since the beginning of the COVID-19...

Digital Transformation, Virtual Learning, and the Resilient Organization

• By: Jordan Baker Relias
• October 4th, 2021
• COVID-19, digital transformation, Fall 2021 Issue, human services, organizational resilience, technology, training
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With onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, human services organizations across the United States had their worlds turned upside down. For many, the effects of the pandemic only exacerbated the community issues their organizations were founded to fight. The increased risk of infection, the effects...