Reaching Out to Meet the Mental Health Needs of the Aging

• By: Dr. Ann M. Sullivan New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• April 1st, 2019
• aging adults, anxiety, behavioral health services, community support, depression, integrated care, mental health, substance use
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There are more than with 3.7 million individuals aged 60 and older in New York State. It’s expected that this number will increase to 4.63 million by 2040. At the same time, the number of older adults with mental illness will increase by 80 percent, to 900,000. Studies have shown that the...

Flushing Hospital Medical Center: Leveraging the Geriatric Service Demonstration Program to Sustain Integrated Care for Patients

• By: Ira Frankel, PhD, LCSW Daniel Chen, MD Emily DeLorenzo, PhD, MSW
• April 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, geriatric mental health, integrated care, older adults, population health, primary care, substance use, sustainability
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In order to lay the groundwork for systems change to better meet the needs of older adults in New York State, the Geriatric Mental Health Act was enacted on August 23, 2005. The law authorized the establishment of the Interagency Geriatric Mental Health and Chemical Dependence Planning Council, the...

BHN Summer 2018 Issue

• July 1st, 2018
• behavioral health, healthcare systems, lived experience, mental health, recovery support, research, substance use, treatment outcomes
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"Spotlight on Research”   Articles in This...

Social Isolation: A Solution-Focused Approach

• By: Elisa Chow, PhD David Kamnitzer, LCSW-R Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• July 1st, 2018
• case management, depression, serious mental illness, social determinants of health, social isolation, substance use, supported housing, trauma
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Doris has been living in her studio apartment in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn for the past 15 years. She obtained this apartment after finding herself homeless following the breakup of her marriage and other stressors she was experiencing. Doris is quite humble as she describes how her...

“I’m Not Strong – I’m Steel” Life and Recovery with Co-Occurring Disorders

• By: Juan Richie John Dennis Justin Michael Tanya Eugene Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 1st, 2018
• acceptance, addiction recovery, co-occurring disorders, mental illness diagnosis, stigma, substance use, trauma, treatment and rehabilitation
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You may have heard it before: acceptance is the first step in recovery. Nothing could be truer, as was made abundantly clear as each of us shared our histories together in a discussion about Behavioral Health News “Understanding and Treating Co-Occurring Disorders” issue. Trauma leading to...

Training Increases Substance Abuse and Mental Health Interventions

• By: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• April 1st, 2016
• adolescent health, behavioral health, clinical training, mental health screening, pediatric healthcare, primary care, SBIRT, substance use
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Two to three brief training sessions can significantly increase pediatricians’ use of techniques for identifying and treating young people with potential alcohol, substance use, and mental health problems, according to a new study in a large pediatric primary care clinic. Collectively known as...