Building an Integrated Healthcare System: Blending Public Health and Prevention Models

• By: Peter C. Campanelli, PsyD McSilver Institute of Poverty Policy and Research
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, chronic disease, healthcare access, integrated healthcare, prevention, social determinants of health, trauma, workforce training
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The very first time I ever thought about physical and behavioral healthcare together was when I heard of a psychiatrist who wanted to do complete blood chemistry before prescribing medication to new patients within a mental health clinic, a unique situation some 20 years ago. Clearly, this...

Trauma-Informed Care Leads to More Integrated Care

• By: David Woodlock Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, chronic disease, health outcomes, integrated care, mental health, toxic stress, trauma, trauma-informed care
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Our inattention to the emotional dimensions of health and illness is a public health perfect storm, especially for the mentally ill. This group of people experiences high rates of illness, suffers greatly, uses an enormous amount of our precious healthcare dollars, and dies 25 years earlier than...