New York State OMH Awards $30 Million for Support Teams to Assist Long-Term Homeless People and Individuals Transitioning From Inpatient Care

• By: James Plastiras New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• July 2nd, 2021
• care transition, funding, grant, homelessness, psychiatric inpatient care, Summer 2021 Issue, support teams
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The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) today announced an award of $30 million over five years to Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC) to operate eight treatment teams that work with vulnerable New Yorkers living with mental illness. The teams focus on people transitioning back to the...

The Detrimental Health Impact of Unemployment

• By: Joseph Marrone, MEd University of Massachusetts Boston Institute for Community Inclusion Margaret A. Swarbrick, PhD, FAOTA Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey
• January 1st, 2021
• employment, funding, public policy, unemployment, winter 2021 issue
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Employment has the potential to contribute to positive health outcomes for people with serious mental illnesses; however, its analog, long-term unemployment, is a social determinant that has not been consistently recognized for its extremely negative effects on the individual’s recovery and other...