WeSpeakNYC: A Toolkit for Overcoming Mental Health Stigma in BIPOC Communities

• By: Dana L. Collins, PhD St. Mary’s College of California Lauren Gonzales, PhD Columbia University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry
• April 24th, 2024
• BIPOC, collaboration, lived experience, mental health, mental health stigma, Spring 2024 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction
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Research has consistently demonstrated that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities experience disproportionately low access and utilization of mental health services in the United States. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently found only...

Recovery: An Ongoing Process, Not a Destination

• By: Barry B. Perlman, MD
• January 12th, 2024
• collaboration, individualized treatment, mental health services, perseverance, prognosis, recovery, serious and persistent mental illness, support
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At its core, the idea of “Recovery” expresses an amalgam of aspiration and hope. From practice, I learned that each patient has highly individual ideas of recovery. Examples: A man was pleased when a change from a traditional antipsychotic to clozapine, a more potent medication, meant a...

An Interview with the New York State OASAS, OMH, and OPWDD Commissioners to Address Critical Healthcare Issues

• By: David Minot Executive Director Ira H. Minot, LMSW Founder
• September 27th, 2021
• collaboration, COVID-19, direct care, direct support professionals, diversity, equity, federal funding, frontline workers, inclusion, mask mandate, New York State, racism, vaccinations, workforce crisis
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In a rare opportunity, Mental Health News Education, publisher of Behavioral Health News and Autism Spectrum News, has brought together the Commissioners of the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH), The NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), and The NYS Office for People with...