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Why Successful Integrated Care Management Matters

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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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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults

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Older adults in healthcare settings and long-term care facilities are more likely to have a behavioral health disorder than those who live in the community, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Also, keep in mind the circular relationship between pain, illness, and mental health issues.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.” Dynamics of Abuse . June 21, 2022. Additional Resources.

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SMALL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FREQUENT CANNABIS USE AND COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN YOUTH APPEAR TO WANE AFTER BRIEF ABSTINENCE: RESULTS FROM A META-ANALYSIS

Society of Clinical Psychology

At the same time, perceptions regarding the risks of cannabis use have decreased (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2014). in Psychology from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. He completed a clinical internship at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University.

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How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan

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The link between trauma and healthcare needs. Provide Psychological First Aid. Much in the way traditional first aid is designed to relieve the patient of physical pain, Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a program that helps to begin the emotional healing process following a traumatic event.

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Does Anyone Care? Shocking Barriers Killing Our Mental Health

Stop Abuse Campaign

Fixing financial barriers to mental health care access would provide psychological treatment for lower incomes, minorities, disabled individuals, and the younger population, which would help create a significantly healthier society. Barriers to healthcare access among U.S. Barriers to mental health care and treatment for minorities.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

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Recent research has shown that in locations designated as Health Care Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), only 28% of mental healthcare needs are being met. This new evidence suggests that the pandemic will continue to have long-term effects on staffing, leaving emotional and psychological trauma in its wake.