Governor Hochul Announces Details of $1 Billion Plan to Overhaul New York State’s Continuum of Mental Health Care

• By: | New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• February 13th, 2023
• funding, insurance coverage, mental health, outpatient services, psychiatric treatment, supportive housing
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Transformative Plan to Increase Mental Health Care in New York State, Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment Capacity, Boost Insurance Coverage and Dramatically Expand Outpatient Services Investments will Create Transitional and Supportive Housing to Serve New Yorkers with Mental Illness; Create...

Reducing Access Barriers through Collaborative Care

• By: Eunice Kim, LCSW Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, MBA, CCM, SAP Micaela Mercado, MSW, PhD Concert Health
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health access, collaborative care model, insurance coverage, integrated care, mental health workforce, primary care integration, psychiatric consultation, telehealth services
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Poor access to behavioral health services remains a significant barrier to care for clients within our current healthcare landscape in the United States. According to Mental Health America, one out of every five American adults with a mental health condition, or about nine million adults, struggles...