Remote Access to Mental Health Care and Treatment During the COVID-19 Crisis

• By: Rachel A. Fernbach, Esq. New York State Psychiatric Association
• May 19th, 2020
• COVID-19, helpline, HIPAA, mental health, services, summer 2020 issue, telehealth, telemedicine, treatment
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New York State has unfortunately become an epicenter of the COVID-19 public health emergency, with more confirmed positive cases than any other State in the nation. During the COVID-19 crisis, the use of telehealth and telemedicine has become an essential tool in ensuring continued access to mental...

Kids Do Get Better: Values Driven Inpatient Care

• By: Joseph Commisso, PhD David Woodlock Four Winds Hospital
• October 1st, 2010
• assessment, children, hospitalization, mental health, treatment
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In New York State, and across the country, the story of how mental health care began begins with inpatient care provided in large institutions located in a bucolic rural environment. This “humane treatment,” in its day, was considered a progressive avant-garde form of care. For decades this...