A Trauma-Informed Approach to the 1115 Waiver: A Critical Ingredient for Success

• By: Jenna Velez, LCSW Tricia Williams Coordinated Care Services, Inc.
• October 7th, 2022
• 1115 waiver, adverse childhood experiences, community-based organizations, Fall 2022 Issue, health equity, trauma, trauma-informed care
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Despite an increasing recognition and surge of evidence that trauma is pervasive and has significant negative health consequences, the traditional healthcare system has not yet been configured in a way that is adequately responsive to this knowledge. Conversely, the system creates barriers to...

Evolution and Innovation in Care

• By: Shawna Marie Aarons-Cooke, LCSW-R, CASAC2 The Guidance Center of Westchester
• April 19th, 2022
• addiction, community-based organizations, family, mental health, recovery, social work, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use treatment programs
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As a newly licensed master social worker, I began my career in a health center of a major New York City hospital system in 2007. Addiction and substance use, mental health, and comprehensive medical care were all provided within the center. Joining The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) 12 years...

The Great Accelerant: COVID-19 and the Social Determinants of Behavioral Health

• By: Jason Lippman Jason Lippman Solutions, LLC
• January 1st, 2021
• community-based organizations, COVID-19, social determinants of health, value-based services, winter 2021 issue
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The effects from the COVID-19 pandemic are intensifying the wave of transition sweeping across health and behavioral health care. In the pandemic’s wake is accentuating our social inequalities and health disparities, from race and social justice, workforce inequality, to the influence of social...