Enhancing Equity in Adolescent Mental Health: Expanding Access to Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Treatment

• By: Crystal Taylor-Dietz, PsyD Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• April 16th, 2025
• accessibility barriers, adolescents, behavioral health services, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, evidence-based therapy, marginalized communities, mental health, Spring 2025 Issue, suicide, telehealth, therapy, youth suicidality
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Over the last decade, the US has experienced a significant increase in mental health symptomology and suicidality among children and adolescents, with the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to an even greater increase. In 2021, the surgeon general deemed mental health concerns in children and...

Addressing Suicide in Marginalized Communities: Unique Challenges and Culturally Responsive Approaches

• By: Oyindamola Williams, LMSW Southwest Community Health Center
• January 14th, 2025
• community, depression, intersectionality, marginalized communities, mental health, suicide, Winter 2025 Issue
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Suicide continues to remain a global crisis, claiming over 700,000 lives annually (WHO, 2021). In the United States alone, more than 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022, marking it one of the leading causes of death in the nation (CDC, 2023). Behind these sobering statistics lies an...

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Future of Integrated Care for All

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Quality Healthcare Solutions, LLC
• March 1st, 2024
• access to care, community, holistic approach, integrated care, marginalized communities, social determinants of health, Spring 2024 Issue, technology
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In a landmark move, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through CMS, announced on January 19, 2024 the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model. This initiative is a game-changer in healthcare, especially for underserved and marginalized communities where health disparities...

Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Services: A Social Justice and Health Equity Perspective

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Dr. JPetit Psychiatry Services
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction services, barriers to treatment, cultural stigma, economic burden, Fall 2023 Issue, health disparities, health outcomes, homelessness, incarcerated individuals, LGBTQ+ individuals, marginalized communities, overdose death rates, racial and ethnic disparities, social determinants of health, social justice, substance use disorders
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Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) present a complex and multifaceted public health challenge that disproportionately affects marginalized communities, exacerbating existing health disparities and social inequities. These marginalized populations encompass groups facing social, economic, and structural...