The Evolving Health and Social Service Landscape: Promise for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• January 1st, 2018
• co-occurring disorders, community-based care, healthcare reform, integrated care, serious mental illness (SMI), social determinants of health, substance use disorders (SUD), treatment access
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A year has passed since the United States Congress enacted sweeping legislation to address deficiencies in our national behavioral health service infrastructure. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and 21st Century Cures Act, both passed by the 114th Congress in 2016, authorized a...

Promoting Recovery for Individuals with Unidentified Trauma and Co-Occurring Disorders

• By: Angela Mora-Vargas, LMSW MHA-NYC
• January 1st, 2018
• co-occurring disorders, independent living, mental health treatment, peer support, recovery services, rehabilitation services, substance use disorder, trauma-informed care
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Advancement of recovery for individuals with Co-Occurring Disorders has been recognized as a significant principle for the transformation of behavioral health services. Co-Occurring Disorders is defined as a mental health disorder being experienced along with the presence of a substance use...

Managing Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

• By: Ann M. Sullivan, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• January 1st, 2018
• co-occurring disorders, evidence-based treatment, healthcare integration, integrated treatment, managed care, mental illness, recovery-oriented services, substance use disorders
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The combination of substance use disorders and mental illness is a common clinical problem – and a serious public health concern. The problem is widespread. At least one-third of people with anxiety and depression – and between half and two-thirds of people with more serious mental illnesses...

Innovation into Practice: The Future is Now

• By: Jason Lippman The Coalition for Behavioral Health
• January 1st, 2018
• behavioral health services, co-occurring disorders, data-driven outcomes, healthcare transformation, integrated care, provider collaboration, social determinants of health, value-based payment
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Innovators and experienced providers are joining together to build the infrastructure required to meet the needs of people living with co-occurring mental health conditions and substance use disorders, as well as physical health care conditions. They are facilitating networks to address social...

“I’m Not Strong – I’m Steel” Life and Recovery with Co-Occurring Disorders

• By: Juan Richie John Dennis Justin Michael Tanya Eugene Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 1st, 2018
• acceptance, addiction recovery, co-occurring disorders, mental illness diagnosis, stigma, substance use, trauma, treatment and rehabilitation
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You may have heard it before: acceptance is the first step in recovery. Nothing could be truer, as was made abundantly clear as each of us shared our histories together in a discussion about Behavioral Health News “Understanding and Treating Co-Occurring Disorders” issue. Trauma leading to...

Co-Occurring Disorders Among Social Workers

• By: S. Lala A. Straussner, PhD, LCSW Josey Madison, LCSW New York University Silver School of Social Work
• January 1st, 2018
• addiction comorbidity, alcohol misuse, co-occurring disorders, depression anxiety PTSD, mental health prevalence, social workers mental health, substance use disorders, workforce mental health
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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) affected an estimated 8.1 million adults or 3.7% of the total adult population in the United States....