Insights From Four Stigma-Reducing Roundtables Organized by the New York State Office of Mental Health and Behavioral Health News

• By: Suzanne B. Feeney, MBA Helen-Maria (Marilena) Lekas, PhD David Minot James Plastiras James Rodriguez, LCSW, PhD Karin A. Wagner, PhD Philip T. Yanos, PhD Jessica Zahn
• April 18th, 2023
• anticipated stigma, behavioral health inequities, community-based agencies, cultural humility, experienced stigma, health care, internalized stigma, intersectionality, lived experience, mental health, recovery, roundtables, social services, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, substance use, vicarious stigmatization
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The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) in partnership with Behavioral Health News (BHN) organized four roundtable discussions as part of a larger strategic plan to reduce the stigma of mental illness. The roundtable panels consisted of experts working in community-based agencies, most...

The Critical Role of Relationships in Integrated Health Care Delivery

• By: Victoria Stanhope, PhD, MSW S. Lala Straussner, PhD, LCSW New York University Silver School of Social Work
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, care coordination, cultural humility, integrated care, interdisciplinary teams, person-centered care, social work, therapeutic relationships
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Integrated care models are now increasingly being adopted across all medical settings, including behavioral health. Their potential to help health care systems attain the triple aim of improving service quality, promoting population health and reducing costs has led policy makers to incentivize...