BHN Fall 2016 Issue

• October 1st, 2016
• behavioral health, cultural competency, healthcare access, LGBTQ+ community, mental health, stigma, substance use disorders, support services
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"Behavioral Health and the LGBTQ Community”   Articles in This...

From Neighboring Institutions to Collaborators: A Joint Effort to Improve Integrated Care

• By: Julie Chipman, LCSW, MPA Jean-Marie Bradford, MD M. Goretti Almeida, MBA
• July 1st, 2016
• behavioral health, care coordination, health outcomes, healthcare integration, integrated care, Medicaid, primary care, serious mental illness (SMI)
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The integration of primary and behavioral health has become a major focus of healthcare restructuring across the country in the past several decades. New partnerships, emerging from a historically siloed system, share the triple aim of improving health status, containing costs and enhancing service...

Helping Moms and Kids

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Beacon Health Options
• July 1st, 2016
• behavioral health, depression screening, early intervention, integrated care, maternal mental health, perinatal depression, primary care, women’s health
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Health care delivery is generally complicated, but it doesn’t always have to be. Change can occur through a simple step. Take the case of maternal depression. It is undisputed that depression is a highly treatable medical condition, especially if identified and treated early. It is also...