Integrated Health Care for Older Adults: A Model Partnership

• By: Nancy Harvey, LMSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, care coordination, caregiver assistance, home-based services, hospital discharge planning, integrated care, mental health support, older adults
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When Sonia was discharged from New York-Presbyterian (NYP) hospital last winter her Care Coordinator arranged for home care, meals, nurse visits, transportation, medical equipment and prescriptions. She went home confident that she would be safe and would receive ongoing care at home as she...

Integrated Care: A Model of Service in Behavioral Health

• By: Kevin Steven Christopher Gregory Charles Michael Chrissy Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, chronic illness, co-located services, Fall 2019 Issue, integrated care, integrated healthcare, peer support, primary care, quality of life, substance use treatment
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors of this column facilitated a focus group of their peers to inform this writing. The authors are provided with services by...

Helping Transition Age Youth and Young Adults Achieve their Goals

• By: Evelyn Frankford, MSW Consultant
• October 1st, 2019
• education support, employment opportunities, engagement strategies, integrated care, mental health recovery, technology in behavioral health, transition age youth, young adults
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As with all young adults, a central focus for Transition Age Youth and Young Adults (TAYYA) ages 16 to 25 with serious mental health challenges is building a life in the community. Doing so requires completing their education and getting satisfying work. If these young people have spent serious...