Lessons Learned in Effectively Advancing Co-Occurring Competent Care

• By: William A. Mullane, PhD Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) Stephanie Marquesano, JD The Harris Project Michael Orth, MSW Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health
• October 23rd, 2023
• behavioral health, co-occurring disorders, co-occurring system of care, evidence-based practices, Fall 2023 Issue, integrated care, mental health screening, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, suicidal ideation, suicide, suicide risk assessment, systemic change, treatment, warning signs
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Recently, there has been great emphasis on enhancing organizational co-occurring competency and for good reason. Climbing overdose and suicide rates, with bi-directional contribution from mental health (MH) and substance use disorders (SUD), reflect our need to do better serving those with multiple...

Understanding and Detecting the Signs of Serious Mental Illness and Suicidal Ideation

• By: Rola Aamar, PhD Relias
• July 19th, 2023
• mental health screening, serious mental illness, suicidal ideation, suicide, suicide risk assessment, Summer 2023 Issue, warning signs
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Serious mental illness and suicidal ideation are two of the largest problems in American healthcare today. In fact, while one-in-five American adults have any mental illness, approximately 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. are affected by serious mental illness, or a mental illness that significantly...

Suicide Risk and Safety Planning

• By: Rachel F. Held, PhD Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• July 19th, 2023
• compassionate care, dialectical behavioral therapy, safety plan, suicide, suicide risk, suicide risk assessment, Summer 2023 Issue
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Behavioral health workers are understandably distressed by the recent rise in the rates of suicide, suicide attempts, and reported suicidal ideation, including increases among teens and young adults, minorities, and those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic (Molock et al, 2023; Pathirathna et al,...