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...

Addressing the Needs of Frontline Workers

• By: Barbara Bernstein, PhD, MPH The Mental Health Association of Westchester
• July 2nd, 2021
• COVID-19, frontline workers, legislation, mental health, Summer 2021 Issue, training opportunities, trauma, trauma-informed care
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Throughout the past year, I have been struck by the degree to which attention to mental health and wellness, specifically of the impact of trauma on mental health, has entered mainstream discussion. “Frontline Workers” (FLW) who continued to show up for work despite personal risks have been...