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...

The NYSPA Report: New York’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Reporting Bill

• By: Richard Gallo Rachel A. Fernbach, Esq. NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
• October 1st, 2018
• advocacy, behavioral health, insurance compliance, legislation, mental health parity, network adequacy, substance use disorder, treatment access
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If signed into law by Governor Cuomo, New York’s parity reporting bill (A.3694-C/S.1156-C) will be among the most comprehensive laws of its kind in the country. The bill was passed by both the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly in the final week of the 2017/2018 Legislative...