Closing the Gap Between Care and Outcomes in Behavioral Health Policy

• By: Christopher Ivany, MD Family Care Center
• July 29th, 2026
• behavioral health policy, GAD-7, measurement-based care, mental health quality, PHQ-9, psychiatric services, Summer 2026 Issue, treatment outcomes, value-based care
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As behavioral health expands access and continues to trend toward more parity with physical health, the focus is moving from just counting how many people get care to asking whether that care is actually improving lives. How behavioral health organizations consistently and clearly answer that...

A Performance Driven System of Care at NYS’s OASAS

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• July 1st, 2018
• clinical assessment tools, healthcare metrics, opioid treatment, quality improvement, recovery monitoring, substance use disorder, treatment outcomes, value-based care
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The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) envisions a performance-driven system of care, one that is adaptable to the changing needs of individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and their families. A learning system that is integrated with healthcare,...

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...

Brief Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment: Designing Social Work Education to Enhance Clinical Practice

• By: Andrew Bloch, LCSW Michael Cavallaro, LCSW Kathleen Friedman, LCSW-R, CSC Melodee Morrison, LCSW Arabelle Rowe, LCSW Michelle Sardone, LCSW Barbara Waltman, LCSW-R NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division
• April 1st, 2016
• brief treatment, clinical social work, inpatient psychiatric care, mental health services, patient care, professional training, psychiatric stabilization, treatment outcomes
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Over the past several years, the primary focus of inpatient psychiatric treatment has moved to a model of brief treatment and shortened length of stay. There have been many factors driving this, including the advent of managed care. The main goal of inpatient treatment has become rapid assessment...