Biden-Harris Administration Launches National Behavioral Health Workforce Career Navigator

• By: | The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• November 14th, 2024
• behavioral health resources, community-based care, employment, mental health careers, mental health support, workforce
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced on November 13 the launch of the Behavioral Health Workforce Career Navigator, designed to help current and aspiring behavioral health...

Safe, Stable Housing and Employment Are Key Social Determinants of Health, and Critical for Recovery!

• By: Ann Sullivan, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• January 22nd, 2024
• addiction, employment, housing, mental health, mental health support, peer specialists, recovery, Winter 2024 Issue
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Safe and stable housing, together with appropriate employment, are important determinants of mental and physical health. For people who are living with mental illness, housing and employment can play a critical role in their journeys towards recovery. Governor Hochul has long recognized the...

Pediatric Behavioral Health Urgent Care: An Innovative Model of Care for Children and Adolescents

• By: Rachel A. Fernbach, Esq. NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
• April 19th, 2022
• adolescents, behavioral health, children, mental health support, psychiatric care and treatment, Spring 2022 Issue, urgent care
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The Cohen Children’s Pediatric Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center (“BH Urgi”), located on Long Island, NY, is an alternative treatment setting for school-aged children and adolescents ages 5 through 17 in need of urgent mental health support. BH Urgi is intended to provide urgent or...