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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community, emergency departments, and substance-use treatment centers through my roles as an emergency psychiatric and addiction Clinical Social Worker. A good place to start is the US Department of Health and Human Services administration, which operates a suicide and crisis Lifeline.

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News Items – July 29, 2022

Social Workers Speak

NYC Health + Hospitals will offer psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, and licensed clinical social workers between $30,000 and $50,000 of debt relief in exchange for a three-year commitment to serve the public health system. faces a national mental health professional shortage. Real Change News. Colorado Newsline.

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Challenges That Lead to Provider Burnout Among Clinicians

Relias

For people who are substance dependent, they often experience pain, have psychiatric overlay, are using multiple substances, or have other chronic health conditions that haven’t been properly treated. And for those providing direct care and support services, funding is often at risk and rarely allows for surplus.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

However, overall, POC are less likely to receive any care compared to White individuals, and the services they do receive are less likely to be quality services (Lê Cook et al., Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(3), 261–268. Psychiatric Services, 66(6), 578–584.

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News Items – February 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

25 letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, seeking an exemption from the “good faith” estimates for routine mental and behavioral health services. Gloria Manns, owner of Manns Counseling Center , has been helping people cope with feelings for over 50 years.

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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults

Relias

Identifying disorders “Behavioral health” often refers to mental health , psychiatric care, counseling, and substance use disorders treatment. Also, keep in mind the circular relationship between pain, illness, and mental health issues. Behavioral symptoms can stem from physical pain or illness and vice versa.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

Relias

From counseling individuals with mental health disorders to helping vulnerable children and families access critical resources, your organization and the behavioral health professionals you employ perform a wide range of important work. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S.