Volunteers of CBC’s Consumer Advisory Board Contribute to Better Health Outcomes

• By: Robert Potter Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC)
• January 5th, 2022
• behavioral health, recovery, substance use disorder, technology, treatment, volunteer, Winter 2022 Issue, workforce development
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Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC) values the role of volunteers and cultivates opportunities to support active participation of volunteer members comprising its Consumer Advisory Board (CAB). CBC was launched in 2011 by innovative NYC not-for-profit behavioral health organizations to...

CBHS IPA Secures Funding for Lower Hudson Valley Adults

• By: Richard M. Tuten, JD, MSA Coordinated Behavioral Health Services IPA, LLC
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, community services, HCBS, Medicaid, peer support, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, workforce development
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Coordinated Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) Independent Practice Association (IPA) is pleased to announce it has been awarded $4.7 million in infrastructure funds to finance the enhancement of Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) available in the Hudson Valley. HCBS...

Enhanced CRPA and CHW Training and Workforce Transformation

• By: Victoria Njoku-Anokam, MPH William D. Myhre, MPA Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS)
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health integration, community health workers, Medicaid services, peer support workforce, recovery peer advocates, social determinants of health, substance use disorder recovery, workforce development
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The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) and Community Health Worker (CHW) are two emerging workforce roles in health care. A CRPA is a person who uses lived experience with substance use disorder (SUD) and who have been certified to provide peer support services including non-clinical coaching,...

Creating a Family Peer Support and Services Workforce

• By: Marleen Litt, LCSW Yudelca De la Cruz, MSEd Onicka Miller Veronica Worley JCCA
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, caregiver advocacy, credentialing, family peer support, Medicaid services, supervision, vicarious trauma, workforce development
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For the caregiver of a Medicaid-eligible child who has a behavioral diagnosis, or demonstrated loss of a physical health diagnosis, Children & Family Support & Services (CFTSS) provide unprecedented support, advocacy and resources. On July 1, 2019, the fourth CFTSS component, Family Peer...

Investing in the Integrated Care Workforce

• By: Andrew Philip, PhD Laura Heath, MD, MPH, NYAM Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, clinical competency, integrated care, interprofessional collaboration, primary care, serious mental illness, supervision, workforce development
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It is no longer a new idea that the mind and body are intrinsically connected; Socrates via Plato, described this around 360 B.C. Yet, we still separate and silo these aspects of care; treating behavioral health needs like schizophrenia in mental health clinics and physical issues like diabetes in...

Rural Workforce Development: Critical Challenges

• By: Rachel W. Bush, PhD New York Medical College
• July 1st, 2019
• job satisfaction, mental health access, physician shortage, professional training, rural demographics, rural healthcare, stigma, workforce development
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The critical challenges that are associated with rural workforce development remain a significant issue in America. We have an obligation to explore the best ways of caring for the underserved rural population. Currently we have a health professions crisis unfolding. The federal government projects...