Lessons Learned in Effectively Advancing Co-Occurring Competent Care

• By: William A. Mullane, PhD Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) Stephanie Marquesano, JD The Harris Project Michael Orth, MSW Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health
• October 23rd, 2023
• behavioral health, co-occurring disorders, co-occurring system of care, evidence-based practices, Fall 2023 Issue, integrated care, mental health screening, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, suicidal ideation, suicide, suicide risk assessment, systemic change, treatment, warning signs
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Recently, there has been great emphasis on enhancing organizational co-occurring competency and for good reason. Climbing overdose and suicide rates, with bi-directional contribution from mental health (MH) and substance use disorders (SUD), reflect our need to do better serving those with multiple...

Using Local Data to Reduce Suicide Death

• By: Barbara Bernstein, PhD, MPH The Mental Health Association of Westchester Michael Orth, MSW Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health
• October 1st, 2020
• data, death, fall 2020 issue, staff training, statistics, suicide
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Suicide is often considered to be the most preventable cause of death. Yet, recent years have seen steadily rising numbers of loss to suicide in the United States. This rise has occurred despite the cultural shift that has allowed the fact of suicide to come “out of the closet;” despite the...