360 is More Than Just an Address, It’s a Model of Care for The Mental Health Association of Westchester

• By: Darcy Tyler The Mental Health Association of Westchester
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction services, co-occurring disorders, drug overdoses, Fall 2023 Issue, harm reduction, healthcare efficiency, integrated behavioral health care, integrated care, medication-assisted treatment, mental health, mental health clinics, person-centered care, substance use disorders, treatment services, whole person health, workforce shortages
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In 2022, preliminary data released by the CDC indicated that more than 100,000 people had died from drug overdoses (CDC). This total marks a new annual record in nationwide drug overdose deaths and is twice the size of 2015’s record, underscoring the alarming escalation of this crisis (NPR, Times...

System Change and Service Providers: Opportunities and Challenges in Addressing Unmet Needs

• By: Andrea Smyth, MPA NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health Jason Lippman The Coalition for Behavioral Health
• January 1st, 2019
• access to services, care coordination, children’s behavioral health, community-based care, managed care, Medicaid, service expansion, workforce shortages
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In 2011, a priority of New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was Medicaid redesign, with the substantive presence of behavioral health services in both the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) and the subsequent Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP). The focus was to reduce inpatient...

Will “System Transformation” Transform the System? Before We Celebrate: 20 Questions That Need Answers

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Columbia University School of Social Work
• October 1st, 2018
• access to services, integrated treatment, mental health care, prevention and outreach, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, system transformation, workforce shortages
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System transformation is underway in New York State and throughout the United States through the development of elaborate financial structures such as accountable care organizations and health homes. No doubt these new structures will change the way business is done in the mental health system. But...

The Current State of OMH Housing

• By: Toni Lasicki, JD Association for Community Living (ACL)
• October 1st, 2017
• administrative burden, affordable housing crisis, Medicaid reform, mental health housing, nonprofit funding challenges, reimbursement rates, supportive housing programs, workforce shortages
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New York is one of the most expensive states in the country to live in, while the consumers that our nonprofit OMH housing providers serve are among the poorest. This combination requires New York State to step in to help make available enough safe and affordable housing for the most vulnerable...