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Behavioral Healthcare in Life After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Relias

Amid these ups and downs, the behavioral health landscape shifted: Fear of the unknown, increases in anxiety and depression, and the desire for help coping with loss increased the demand for mental health services. Provision of services shifted to virtual more than in-person visits. Training was another valuable tool.

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Whole Person Care: What It Means, How To Use It, and Why It’s Important

Relias

This has been especially true for psychology, where mental health has traditionally been seen as something wholly separate from physical health. This means that separate organs do not operate in a vacuum, and our psychological health cannot be completely separated from our physiological health.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

BARRIERS TO CARE Prior research has identified three main categories of barriers to mental healthcare for people of color (POC): Access, Retention, and Effectiveness. The literature is more mixed on ethnoracial disparities in mental healthcare retention and effectiveness. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019).

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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help

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How collective trauma affects individuals Collective trauma deeply impacts individuals on psychological, emotional, and even physical levels. Individuals affected by collective trauma may also exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or other mental health disorders.

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Why Successful Integrated Care Management Matters

Relias

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.” To provide the best services possible, healthcare organizations of all kinds must understand how to implement integrated care management.

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How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan

Relias

Whether they are natural or man-made disasters, human services professionals must prepare accordingly. These can include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more. In fact, 15% of individuals who have lived through a natural disaster are diagnosed with depression or anxiety. Disasters happen.

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You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – Surprising Difference?

Social Work Haven

– Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Despite having similar educational backgrounds, their job responsibilities differ depending on the services they provide to their clients. Case managers evaluate and plan the actions needed to meet a client’s healthcare needs.