/ en Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:55:10 -0500 Thu, 10 Jul 25 08:32:38 -0500 /oud-stud <div></div><div> .data-banner { max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto 40px; overflow: hidden; color: #fff; text-align: center; display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; } .data-banner-suicide-prevention { background-image: url("/sites/default/files/2025-07/oud-stud-main-banner-1170.jpg"); background-blend-mode: color, multiply, normal; background-position: ; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; position: relative; height: 500px; background-position: center; } .data-banner-content { max-height: 100%; margin-top: auto; margin-bottom: 4%; margin-left: 5%; margin-right: 5%; background-color: #ffffffee; padding: 0 15px 0 15px; } .data-banner-content h1 { font-size: 3.5em; font-weight: 300; text-align: left; color: #333; font-weight: 500; /*text-transform:uppercase;*/ } .data-banner-content h1 span { text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:700 } .data-banner-content h1 div { font-size: 31px; } .data-banner-content h2 { font-size: 2.2em; font-weight: 300; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; color: #2f649a; font-size: 25px; } .data-banner-homepage-content { color: #fff; font-size: 1.5em; padding: 10px; line-height: .5; height: 100%; display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; -ms-flex-line-pack: center; align-content: center; -ms-flex-wrap: wrap; flex-wrap: wrap; } @media (max-width:800px) { .data-banner-homepage-content h2 { font-size: 2em; margin-top: 0 } .data-banner-content h1 div { font-size: 21px; } } @media (max-width: 991px) { .data-banner-content h1 { font-size: 2.5em; } } @media (max-width: 550px) { .data-banner-content h1 { font-size: 2em; } .data-banner-content h2 { font-size: 1.5em; } } <div class="data-banner data-banner-suicide-prevention"><div class="data-banner-content"><h1><span>Bridge to Care:</span> Advancing Linkage to and Retention in Care Across Health Care Settings for Patients with Opioid and/or Stimulant Use Disorder</h1></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 spacer"><p class="center_Lead">For patients living with Opioid Use Disorder and/or Stimulant Use Disorder, transitions between inpatient, primary care and pharmacy settings are pivotal moments that can impact which direction their recovery journey takes. Ensuring that patients are on a healing path is critical, considering the size and scope of the overdose crisis in the United States.</p></div></div> p.center_Intro { color: #002855; line-height: 1.2em; font-size: 30px; margin: 10px 0 25px 0; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2em; } p.center_Lead { color: #63666A; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 21px; } <div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><p>In fall 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded the şÚÁĎŐýÄÜÁż Association’s (AHA’s) Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) a grant to pursue the following goals:</p><ul><li>Develop three evidence-based and evidence-informed toolkits that detail leading practices for linkage to and retention in OUD and StUD care for <a href="#inpatient" arial-label="Jump to Chapter 1 highlight for the Role of Inpatient Care">inpatient</a>, <a href="#primaryCare" arial-label="Jump to Chapter 2 highlight for the Role of Primary Care">primary care</a> and <a href="#pharmacySettings" arial-label="Jump to Chapter 3 highlight for the Role of Pharmacy">pharmacy settings</a>.</li><li>Partner with hospital and health system implementers to incorporate the toolkit strategies into their practice and clinical workflow.</li><li>Track the uptake and use of the toolkits in each clinical setting to refine and improve recommendations based on the implementers’ on-the-ground experiences.</li><li>Finalize the toolkits based on feedback from implementers and subject matter experts.</li></ul><p>To address the above objectives, AHA/HRET partnered with clinician teams spanning inpatient, primary care and pharmacy settings from three hospital and health system implementers — Oregon Health and Science University Health Care (OHSU), Trinity Health of New England (THONE) and University of Kentucky (UK HealthCare).</p><p>Together, the teams developed the content of this toolkit, using best practices identified through a literature review and the evidence-informed practices being used within their organizations. Across work with health system implementers and in the literature, three focus areas consistently emerged as essential to improving linkage to and retention in care: expanding access to care, fostering strong leadership commitment and ensuring continuous education and communication among care teams.</p><p>This toolkit offers leading practices as a framework for action across inpatient, primary care and pharmacy settings, with toolkits provided for each setting. AHA/HRET has identified both challenges and opportunities and detailed them in alignment with the three focus areas for improving linkage to and retention in care. Note that due to the interconnected nature of OUD and StUD care, information about both conditions will often look similar across settings throughout the report.</p></div><div class="col-md-4 col-sm-12"><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-toolkit-2025.pdf" target="_blank" title="View the full Bridge to Care: Advancing Linkage to and Retention in Care Across Health Care Settings for Patients with Opioid and/or Stimulant Use Disorder report"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-07/oud-stud-cover-500.jpg" alt="" width="100%"></a><p><br><a class="btn btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-toolkit-2025.pdf" target="_blank" title="View the full Bridge to Care: Advancing Linkage to and Retention in Care Across Health Care Settings for Patients with Opioid and/or Stimulant Use Disorder report">Download the Full Bridge to Care Report</a></p></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12"><section id="legal"><p>Development of this resource toolkit was supported by contract number PHIC 24-00-80, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contents do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC or the Department of Health and Human Services, and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.</p><p>The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).</p><p>Mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations does not imply endorsement by the CDC or U.S. Government.</p></section></div></div> .y-hr3 div:nth-child(2) { border-top: solid 15px #9d2235; margin: 50px 0px; height: 0px; <div class="row y-hr3"><div class="col-md-3"> </div><div class="col-md-6"> </div><div class="col-md-3"> </div></div><div> /* Main */ .sp_CTA3_holderRed .sp_CTA3_overlay, .sp_CTA3_holderRed .sp_CTA3_body2{ background-color: #651d32; opacity:.8; } @media (max-width:991px){ .sp_CTA3_holderRed.sp_CTA3_holder { background-color: #651d32; } } .sp_CTA3_holderBlack .sp_CTA3_overlay, .sp_CTA3_holderBlack .sp_CTA3_body2{ background-color: #252522; opacity:.9; } @media (max-width:991px){ .sp_CTA3_holderBlack.sp_CTA3_holder { background-color: #252522; } } .sp_CTA3_holderLtBlue .sp_CTA3_overlay, .sp_CTA3_holderLtBlue .sp_CTA3_body2{ background-color: #67c1c3; opacity:.9; } @media (max-width:991px){ .sp_CTA3_holderLtBlue.sp_CTA3_holder { background-color: #67c1c3; } } .sp_CTA3_holderBlue .sp_CTA3_overlay, .sp_CTA3_holderBlue .sp_CTA3_body2{ background-color: #2f649a; opacity:.9; } @media (max-width:991px){ .sp_CTA3_holderBlue.sp_CTA3_holder { background-color: #2f649a; } } .sp_CTA3_holderGreen .sp_CTA3_overlay, .sp_CTA3_holderGreen .sp_CTA3_body2{ background-color: #005844; opacity:.9; } @media (max-width:991px){ .sp_CTA3_holderGreen.sp_CTA3_holder { background-color: #005844; } } .sp_CTA3_holder { position: relative; height: auto; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 50px; } .sp_CTA3_body2 { position: absolute; top: 10%; right: 0px; width: 3%; height: 83%; z-index: 2; /* float:right; */ } @media (min-width:991px) { .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_img { /* position: absolute; */ /* top: 50%; */ /* left: 0; */ /* min-width: 100%; */ /* min-height: 100%; */ /* width: auto; */ /* height: auto; */ /* z-index: 0; */ /*-ms-transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);*/ /*-moz-transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);*/ /* -webkit-transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%); */ /* transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%); */ /* width: 100%; } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_img img{ max-width: 585px; height: 550px /*Fake Height */ } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_overlay { position: absolute; top: 10%; left: 0%; height: 83%; width: 65%; z-index: 1; overflow: overlay; /* border: solid 2px red; */ } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body { color: #fff; position: absolute; top: 10%; left: 0%; height: 83%; z-index: 2; padding: 20px; border: ; overflow: overlay; width: 65%; } } /* Tablet */ @media (min-width:991px) and (max-width:1199px) { .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_overlay { width:85%; } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body { width: 85%; } } /* Phone */ @media (max-width:991px) { .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_overlay { width: 100%; } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body { width: 100%; } .sp_CTA3_holder { padding-bottom: 25px; } .sp_CTA3_holder img { width: 100% } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body { padding: 15px } .sp_CTA3_body2 { position: absolute; top: 0%; left:1px; width: 75%; height: 3%; z-index: 2; /* float:right; */ display: inline-block; margin:auto; } } /* Look*/ .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body h2 { line-height: 1em; font-size: 35px; margin: 0px 0 15px 0; color:#fff } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body p { font-size: 18px; color:#fff; } @media (max-width:1199px) { .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body p { font-size: 16px; color:#fff; } } .sp_CTA3_holder ul { list-style: none; /* Remove default bullets */ padding-left: 0px } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body ul li { margin-bottom: 7px; line-height: 1.5em; } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body ul li::before { content: " "; font-size: 1em; margin-right: 10px; display: inline-block; height: 12px; background-color: #d50032; width: 12px; position: relative; top: 0px; } .sp_CTA3_holder .sp_CTA3_body ul li { padding-left: 23px; text-indent: -23px } @media (min-width:415px) { .sp_CTA3_body ul { -webkit-column-count: 2; /* Old Chrome, Safari and Opera */ -moz-column-count: 2; /* Old Firefox */ column-count: 2; } } .sp_CTA3_holder .btn { margin-top: 10px } /* xxxxxxxxxxxxxx */ .sp_CTA3_holder h2 span{ font-size:1.5rem } <div class="sp_CTA3_holder sp_CTA3_holderBlue" id="inpatient"><div class="sp_CTA3_img"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-07/oud-stud-inpatient-banner-1170.jpg" alt=""></div><div class="sp_CTA3_overlay"> </div><div class="sp_CTA3_body"><h2><span>Chapter 1:</span><br>The Role of Inpatient Care</h2><p>Inpatient clinical teams can support patients with OUD and/or StUD in connecting to care as they transition into or from the inpatient setting to other settings — even in the absence of an addiction consult service. This chapter of the toolkit provides ideas to address common challenges in accessing and offering OUD and StUD services in inpatient care settings and maintaining linkage and retention in care upon discharge.</p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-toolkit-2025.pdf#page=10" target="_blank" title="The Role of Inpatient Care in Advancing Linkage and Retention for Patients with OUD and/or StUD" data-view-context="top-level-view">Start Exploring Chapter 1</a></p></div><div class="sp_CTA3_body2"> </div></div><div class="sp_CTA3_holder sp_CTA3_holderGreen" id="primaryCare"><div class="sp_CTA3_img"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-07/oud-stud-primary-care-banner-1170.jpg" alt=""></div><div class="sp_CTA3_overlay"> </div><div class="sp_CTA3_body"><h2><span>Chapter 2:</span><br>The Role of Primary Care</h2><p>Primary care teams play a crucial role in ensuring patients with OUD and/or StUD are linked and retained through the health care system smoothly and continue to receive needed care. This chapter highlights challenges in providing OUD and StUD treatment in primary care and the roles that primary care teams can play in gaining organizational commitment for resources that support linkage and retention in care and strategies for educating key stakeholders on this work.</p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-toolkit-2025.pdf#page=23" target="_blank" title="The Role of Primary Care in Advancing Linkage and Retention for Patients with OUD and/or StUD" data-view-context="top-level-view">Start Exploring Chapter 2</a></p></div><div class="sp_CTA3_body2"> </div></div><div class="sp_CTA3_holder sp_CTA3_holderRed" id="pharmacySettings"><div class="sp_CTA3_img"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-07/oud-stud-pharmacy-banner-1170.jpg" alt=""></div><div class="sp_CTA3_overlay"> </div><div class="sp_CTA3_body"><h2><span>Chapter 3:</span><br>The Role of Pharmacy</h2><p>Pharmacists play a vital role in providing medication, clinical counseling and supportive care services to patients with OUD and/or StUD across the continuum of care, with medication forming the foundation of effective treatment for OUD. This chapter of the toolkit highlights some of the challenges pharmacists can face in helping patients access medications and explores potential ideas for addressing these challenges, the roles that pharmacy teams can play in gaining leadership buy-in and commitment and strategies for educating key stakeholders to improve care transitions.</p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-toolkit-2025.pdf#page=36" target="_blank" title="The Role of Pharmacy in Advancing Linkage and Retention for Patients with OUD and/or StUD" data-view-context="top-level-view">Start Exploring Chapter 3</a></p></div><div class="sp_CTA3_body2"> </div></div></div><div class="row y-hr3"><div class="col-md-3"> </div><div class="col-md-6"> </div><div class="col-md-3"> </div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12"> .FlipFlop{ display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: column-reverse; } .FlipFlop h2{ color: #002855; line-height: 1em !important; 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class="col-md-1"> </div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-1"> </div><div class="col-md-10"><div class="row rowEqual_768"><div class="col-sm-4 center_callout_3_holder"><div class="center_callout_3_nolink"><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-toolkit-2025.pdf#page=51" title="Jump to read the Case Studies" arial-label="Jump to read the Case Studies" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-07/oud-case-studies-700x532.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="532"></a><h3><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-toolkit-2025.pdf#page=51" target="_blank" title="Jump to read the Case Studies" arial-label="Jump to read the Case Studies">Case Examples</a></h3><p>Learn about the interventions tested and implemented by OHSU, UK HealthCare and THONE to improve linkage and retention for patients with OUD and/or StUD.</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-toolkit-2025.pdf#page=51" 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target="_blank" title="xxxxxxxxxxx" data-view-context="top-level-view" arial-label="Jump to read the Future Work">View Future Work</a></p></div></div><div class="col-sm-4 center_callout_3_holder"><div class="center_callout_3_nolink"><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-lit-review-2025.pdf" title="Jump to read the Supporting Research" arial-label="Jump to read the Supporting Research" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-07/oud-supporting-research-700x532.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="532"></a><h3><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/oud-stud-transition-lit-review-2025.pdf" target="_blank" title="Jump to read the Supporting Research" arial-label="Jump to read the Supporting Research">Supporting Research</a></h3><p>View a comprehensive literature review prepared by AHA/HRET highlighting peer-reviewed research that informed the content of the toolkit.</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" 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These stressors can contribute to behavioral health conditions, including substance use disorders. With approximately 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, older adults’ behavioral health is an area of significant concern — particularly when you consider that chronic conditions common in older adults such as diabetes, stroke, hearing loss or heart disease can put them at greater risk of depression and anxiety. </p> <p> There are ways that hospitals and health systems can support behavioral health and mental well-being in their older patients. </p> <div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4"> <div> <div> <h4 class="text-align-center"> Older Adult Behavioral Health Infographic </h4> <p class="text-align-center"> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/04/older-adult-behavioral-health-infographic.pdf" title="Click to open The Realities of Behavioral Health in Older Adults infographic in a new window"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-04/older-adult-behavioral-health-infographic-cover.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="2025 Behavioral Health in Older Adults Infographic. 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Hospitals and health systems are working on many fronts to support the health care workforce, including enhancing support for their mental well-being. There are many ways to address mental well-being, including mindfulness and stress reduction; crisis support; and, if needed, therapy and/or medication.</p> <p>We hope you find the strategies and resources on this page useful to manage your own mental well-being and the mental well-being of your health care providers. </p> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4"> <div class="panel module-typeC"> <div class="panel-heading"><h4>Featured Resources</h4></div> <div class="panel-body"><ul> <li><strong>RESOURCE SNAPSHOT</strong> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/03/Well-being-resources-2024.pdf">Health Care Worker Well-being</a></li> <li><strong>ORGANIZATION</strong> <a href="https://drlornabreen.org/">Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation</a></li> <li><strong>WEBSITE</strong> <a href="/stress-meter">Stress Meter™</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row col-md-12"> <hr> <a id="bh-nav"></a> <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified"> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="#pros">Health Care Professionals </a> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="#public">General Public</a> </div> </div> <div class="row col-md-12"><p> </p></div> </div> <div class="bhi-topics"> <div class="row"> <h2 id="pros">Health Care Professionals</h2> <p>These curated tools and resources can help health care workers address their mental well-being. </p> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="ctaArticleTiles rowEqual_768"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Report</span> <h3> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/03/lln-playbook-companion-0321.pdf" title="AHA Hospitals in Action: Supporting Care Teams">AHA Hospitals in Action: Supporting Care Teams</a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Blog</span> <h3> <a href="/news/blog/2020-07-14-fostering-resilient-leadership-times-crisis" title="Fostering Resilient Leadership in Times of Crisis">Fostering Resilient Leadership in Times of Crisis </a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Case Study</span> <h3> <a href="/case-studies/2020-01-29-preventing-physician-suicide-center-worklife-wellbeing" title="Preventing Physician Suicide: Center for WorkLife Wellbeing">Preventing Physician Suicide: Center for WorkLife Wellbeing</a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Guide</span> <h3> <a href="/workforce-strategies/ch1-addressing-well-being" title="Well-being Guide">Strengthening the Health Care Workforce</a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>White Paper</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.relias.com/resource/nurse-moral-injury-supporting-your-team?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pardot&utm_campaign=acu_em_2020-09-09_suicide-prevention-week" title="White paper: Are your nurses experiencing moral injury? What you can do to support your team">Are your nurses experiencing moral injury? What you can do to support your team</a> </h3> <p> Relias </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.aonl.org/resources/leading-through-crisis" title="Crisis leadership resource for nurse leaders">Crisis leadership resource for nurse leaders</a> </h3> <p> AONL </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Blog</span> <h3> <a href="/news/blog/2020-12-15-blog-integrating-physical-and-behavioral-health-lower-suicide-risk" title="AONL Resilience Expert Has Tips for Employees’ Mental Health">AONL Resilience Expert Has Tips for Employees’ Mental Health </a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://nam.edu/product/compendium-of-key-resources-for-improving-clinician-well-being/" title="National Academy of Medicine Resources to Support the Health & Well-Being of Clinicians">National Academy of Medicine Resources to Support the Health & Well-Being of Clinicians</a> </h3> <p> National Academy of Medicine </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Video</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elh10nk3EsQ&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AmericanHospitalAssociation">Advancing Well-Being During and After a Pandemic </a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Report</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.ihi.org/insights/why-psychological-ppe-important-health-care-workforce">Why Is “Psychological PPE” Important for the Health Care Workforce?</a> </h3> <p> IHI </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Website</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/index.asp">National Center for PTSD</a> </h3> <p> Department of Veterans Affairs </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Toolkit</span> <h3> <a href="https://hsq.dukehealth.org/well-being-toolkit/">DukeHealth: Well-Being Toolkit</a> </h3> <p> DukeHealth </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Video Series</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjNwQNphpjvIQQclixFTjLA/featured">Duke’s Bite-sized Well-being Strategies for Cultivating Work-life Balance, Gratitude, Self-compassion and Awe</a> </h3> <p> Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Podcast</span> <h3> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6AXbjhF4shWm8rWWuBZfr9">Disrupting Behavior: strategies to minimize disruptive behavior </a> </h3> <p>Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Article</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.aonl.org/news/psychiatric-np-offers-self-care-tips-for-pandemic-times">Psychiatric NP Offers Self-care Tips for Pandemic Times</a> </h3> <p> AONL </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Toolkit</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.unchealthcare.org/wellbeing/toolkit/toolkit-overview/mental-healthemotional-support-resources-for-co-workers-and-prov/">Self-Help Mental Health Resources from UNC Health</a> </h3> <p> UNC Health </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/dbhis/emergency-responders-tips-taking-care-yourself">Emergency Responders: Tips for Taking Care of Yourself</a> </h3> <p> SAMHSA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.apa.org/practice/programs/dmhi/research-information/pandemics">Research Information - Pandemics </a> </h3> <p> American Psychological Association </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Website</span> <h3> <a href="https://wellmd.stanford.edu/">Stanford WellMD</a> </h3> <p> Stanford </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Video</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIeu1rJQjhs&list=PLlx6E76Mr_sYgVfjeWYb9ktiijznI07Iu&index=7&t=0s">Beyond Resilience: Making a Difference When it Matters Most </a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Podcast</span> <h3> <a href="/advancing-health-podcast/2019-06-24-reducing-burnout-behavioral-health-providers">Reducing Burnout in Behavioral Health Providers</a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.physiciansupportline.com/">Physician Support Line</a> </h3> <p> Physician Support Line </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="#bh-nav">TOP ⇫</a></p> </div> <div class="bhi-topics"> <div class="row"> <h2 id="public">Resources for the General Public</h2> <p>The tools and resources gathered here are intended to help individuals, parents and children address challenges and manage their well-being. </p> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="ctaArticleTiles rowEqual_768"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2020/07/how-to-create-your-own-self-care-plan/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpJeVlXUm1PVEppTW1JMCIsInQiOiIyNW9xMmZscUNuSWwwTDJxYjVSWWpqSHdWK2JBVERjT2E3UkliYytNRTljTXR3eWx0M0Z6NzJwaVZRMUhuaUhkM0hneG9oM3JrZ2hvcThwYmxPbnJvR3EyeG1hM1NySStYQmtqUThjMVNUY3hScCt6b3NUcklLK0V1VTNQV09NayJ9">How to Create Your Own Self-Care Plan</a> </h3> <p> Mental Health First Aid </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="/mental-health-awareness-month">May Is Mental Health Awareness Month </a> </h3> <p> AHA </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Video</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHv6vTKD6lg&feature=youtu.be">An Experiment in Gratitude | The Science of Happiness</a> </h3> <p> SoulPancake </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Video Series</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjNwQNphpjvIQQclixFTjLA/featured">Duke’s Bite-sized Well-being Strategies for Cultivating Work-life Balance, Gratitude, Self-compassion and Awe</a> </h3> <p> Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Podcast</span> <h3> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6AXbjhF4shWm8rWWuBZfr9">Disrupting Behavior: strategies to minimize disruptive behavior </a> </h3> <p> Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.cstsonline.org/assets/media/documents/CSTS_FS_Leadership_Communication_Anticipating_Responding_to_Stressful_Events.pdf">Leadership Communication: Anticipating and Responding to Stressful Events </a> </h3> <p> Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.aonl.org/news/psychiatric-np-offers-self-care-tips-for-pandemic-times">Psychiatric NP Offers Self-care Tips for Pandemic Times </a> </h3> <p> AONL </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/helping-children-cope.html" title="Helping Children Cope with Emergencies">Helping Children Cope with Emergencies </a> </h3> <p> CDC </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Blog</span> <h3> <a href="https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/15/workplace-mental-health-resources/">Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace</a> </h3> <p> CDC </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Toolkit</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.unchealthcare.org/wellbeing/toolkit/toolkit-overview/mental-healthemotional-support-resources-for-co-workers-and-prov/">Self-Help Mental Health Resources from UNC Health</a> </h3> <p> UNC Health </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp">Taking Care of Your Emotional Health </a> </h3> <p> CDC </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Resource</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/children-and-school-preparedness/before-during-after/index.html">Helping Children Cope Before, During and After An Emergency</a> </h3> <p> CDC </p> </div> </div> <div class="ctaArticleTilesWrapper"> <div class="ctaArticleTilesItem"> <span>Website</span> <h3> <a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Mental Health</a> </h3> <p> U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="#bh-nav">TOP ⇫</a></p> </div> </div></div> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:27:57 -0500 Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention /role-hospitals-new-behavioral-health-center-offers-walk-mental-health-services-lancaster-general-hospital <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-03/ths-penn-lancaster-behavioral-health-center-700x532.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="Penn Lancaster. A female counselor holding a clibpoard and pen sits listening to a male patient" width="700" height="532"></p></div><p>People in need of immediate help with mental health issues have a new option for treatment with the opening of the <a href="https://www.lancastergeneralhealth.org/services-and-treatments/behavioral-health" target="_blank">Behavioral Health Center</a> at Lancaster General Hospital. Its Crisis Walk-In Center provides immediate behavioral health assessments and treatment, serving as a bridge to ongoing care.</p><p>The Interventional Psychiatry Program focuses on psychiatric conditions that don't respond well to first-line treatments. The center is expected to serve 900 patients annually for interventional psychiatry and 10,000 patients through the walk-in center, both in-person and by phone.</p><p>Patients visiting the walk-in center are greeted by a certified peer support specialist and connected with a registered nurse for a physical health assessment. If needed, they receive immediate counseling and are referred to the next level of service or scheduled for another appointment.</p><p>The center provides appointments and medication for up to 30 days before referring patients to longer-term services, aiming to reduce the boarding of low-risk behavioral health patients in the emergency department.</p></div></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/community-benefit">Benefiting Communities</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:04:32 -0500 Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention /role-hospitals-university-rochester-medical-center-researchers-uncover-possible-new-biomarker-psychosis-diagnosis <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="col-md-6"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-03/ths-RochesterMedical-NY-MRI-700x532.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="University of Rochester Medical Center. Stock image of a series of brain scans displayed on a viewing board" width="700" height="532"></p></div><p>Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester in New York are investigating a potential biomarker in the brain that could diagnose psychosis before symptoms appear. Identified through MRI scans, this biomarker shows differences in brain connectivity, particularly in sensory regions and the thalamus.</p><p>“Establishing such biomarkers could provide a key step in changing how we care for, treat, and offer interventions to people with psychosis,” said researcher Brian Keane, Ph.D., assistant professor of Psychiatry, Center for Visual Science, and Neuroscience at the University of Rochester Medical Center.</p><p>The study involved 159 participants and found that these connectivity patterns could predict psychosis onset and help stratify patients for personalized treatment. Establishing such biomarkers could revolutionize how psychosis is treated, offering more timely and effective interventions.</p><p>A single five-minute MRI scan could potentially predict which at-risk individuals will develop psychosis, allowing for earlier and more targeted treatments. Future research aims to determine if this biomarker appears before or as psychosis begins.</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/neuroscience/researchers-uncover-possible-new-biomarker-for-psychosis-diagnosis">LEARN MORE</a></p><p> </p></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/topics/innovation">Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:51:56 -0600 Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention /role-hospitals-uvm-medical-center-mental-health-urgent-care-opens-vermont-addressing-critical-community-health-need <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-03/ths-uvm-mental-health-urgent-care-2-700x532.jpg" alt="UVM Medical Center. A female counselor in casual attire sits holding a tablet and listening intently to a female patient" width="700" height="532"></p></div><p>When individuals experience mental health distress, many will visit a hospital emergency department — a setting that may not be ideal for someone experiencing acute mental health illness. To provide a safe alternative to the ED and help people before they experience a mental health crisis, University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vt., and several other organizations worked together to open the <a href="https://www.uvmhealth.org/medcenter/location/mental-health-urgent-care" target="_blank">Mental Health Urgent Care</a> in October 2024.</p><p>Developed by UVM Medical Center, Howard Center, Pathways Vermont, Community Health Centers and the Vermont Department of Mental Health, the Mental Health Urgent Care offers mental health services, peer support and help accessing follow-up services to guests — intentionally called “guests,” not patients or clients. The urgent care team emphasizes it is a calming, welcoming environment for those experiencing trauma or struggling with thoughts of suicide. An onsite nurse also is available to address basic physical health issues.</p><p>People don’t need to have a referral from a provider or make an appointment beforehand to access these services, and currently there are no financial requirements or costs as services are fully funded for three years. The only requirement is that guests must be 18 years or older.</p><p>The collaborating organizations say the Mental Health Urgent Care is a welcome development in addressing a pressing community health need. “When we were thinking through this project, we wanted to build something that somebody could go to when they start to feel a crisis coming on, before they get to the point where they can’t stand it any longer,” said Maureen Leahy, administrative director of UVM Health Network’s psychiatry service.</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.uvmhealth.org/healthsource/we-dont-want-people-have-jump-through-any-hoops" target="_blank">LEARN MORE</a></p></div></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/center/population-health">Improving Health and Wellness</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:40:53 -0600 Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention /other-resources/2025-02-26-we-are-aha-behavioral-health <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><p>Behavioral health providers that are members of the şÚÁĎŐýÄÜÁż Association add their voice and influence to the nation’s leading advocate for hospitals and health systems. The AHA provides its behavioral health members with valuable benefits, including <strong>advocacy, resources and initiatives designed to improve access to and strengthen the delivery of affordable, high-quality behavioral health care.</strong></p><h2><span>Advocacy</span></h2><p>We are working with Congress and the administration to enact policies to support behavioral health hospitals and service lines, and to solidify a policy environment that protects access to care, advances innovation and invests in behavioral health treatment.</p><h3><span>2024 Results</span></h3><h4><span>Legislation</span></h4><p>The AHA supports the <a href="/2024-11-12-aha-urges-congress-act-key-priorities-lame-duck-session" target="_blank"><strong>extension of Medicare telehealth programs</strong></a><strong> </strong>which have expanded access to care for patients and eliminates originating site restrictions. Congress included a 90-day extension of these flexibilities through March as part of a bill to fund the government passed at the end of 2024.</p><h4><span>Regulatory</span></h4><p>The Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Health and Human Services responded favorably to the AHA’s request to extend telehealth flexibilities, which <a href="/special-bulletin/2024-11-18-dea-and-hhs-extend-waivers-prescribing-controlled-substances-through-telemedicine" target="_blank"><strong>will waive an in-person visit requirement prior to the prescribing of controlled substances virtually</strong></a> through 2025.</p><h4><span>The Administration</span></h4><ul><li>The Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services issued a final rule in 2024 implementing AHA-supported amendments to existing standards <a href="/special-bulletin/2024-09-10-administration-finalizes-enhanced-mental-health-parity-regulations?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bh-newsletter&mkt_tok=NzEwLVpMTC02NTEAAAGV8htmojsDNTwbod7zQq2dwKUPGI77ow9r7O2wAfG9sWn_1yy2QnT2LyJgiJg_Sj3aHa80ELdYu_N93tNiBNk2e9_FQgwY5_RnLpuKFb0XRKLTaA" target="_blank"><strong>that will support coverage parity</strong></a>, preventing insurance plans and issuers from placing greater limits on access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits as compared to medical and surgical benefits. </li><li>Following years of advocacy from the AHA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2024 finally <a href="/special-bulletin/2024-02-09-hhs-finalizes-changes-information-sharing-requirements-addiction-treatment" target="_blank"><strong>issued</strong></a><strong> modifications of provisions of the law that governs sharing of patient records regarding treatment for substance use disorder</strong>, aligning requirements with those already in effect under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). </li><li>Upon AHA’s <a href="/lettercomment/2024-01-05-aha-comments-cms-proposed-medicare-advantage-policies-2025" target="_blank"><strong>urging</strong></a>, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized provisions to address gaps in access to behavioral health services for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. </li><li>As a direct result of AHA advocacy, CMS <a href="/news/headline/2024-10-22-cms-releases-final-guidance-hospital-respiratory-data-condition-participation-reporting-requirements" download="file" target="_blank"><strong>updated</strong></a> guidance detailing reporting requirements for the hospital respiratory data collection condition of participation and will allow psychiatric hospitals to report this data annually as opposed to weekly</li></ul><hr><h2><span>Sharing Solutions & Innovations from the Field</span></h2><p>In addition to a daily news bulletin and advocacy alerts on key issues, AHA members receive the <a href="/bibliographylink-page/2017-12-11-behavioral-health-updates" target="_blank"><strong>Behavioral Health News Update</strong></a> – a monthly communication on recent behavioral health advocacy initiatives, resources and educational offerings.</p><p> </p><h4><span>Grant-Supported Work</span></h4><p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded several grants to the AHA to support work in behavioral health, including a <a href="/suicideprevention/health-care-workforce" target="_blank"><strong>program to address health care worker suicide</strong></a>, and hospital and health system initiatives to address opioid and stimulant use disorder along with infection prevention and control.</p><h4><span>Health Care Worker Well-Being</span></h4><p>A wealth of resources on <a href="/physician-alliance-be-well" target="_blank"><strong>building and sustaining</strong></a> health care worker well-being programs are frequently being updated and shared with the field including <a href="/be-well-case-studies" target="_blank"><strong>case studies</strong></a> and podcasts. Information on a health system’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU1dwaAzh1E" target="_blank"><strong>peer support program</strong></a> and commentary on the importance of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahEZfOS-4mk" target="_blank"><strong>stigma reduction</strong></a>among health care workers suffering from mental health challenges are among content recently released to the field.</p><p><span>AHA’s website for Behavioral Health is regularly updated with information and resources. These include:</span></p><ul><li><a href="/aha-search?search_api_fulltext=behavioral%20health&f%5B0%5D=type%3A5705" target="_blank"><strong>Podcasts </strong></a>featuring conversations with behavioral health professionals on innovations and solutions to challenges. </li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/12/integrating-physical-behavioral-resources-2024%20final.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Insights on integrating behavioral health</strong></a> with physical care, including a new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv7-sxVKmzU" target="_blank"><strong>educational video</strong></a> aimed at trustees. </li><li>Best practices to <a href="/behavioral-health-community-partnerships" target="_blank"><strong>improve access to behavioral health care through community partnerships</strong></a>. Resources include an assessment checklist and an evidence-informed summary of effective partnerships. </li><li>Centralized resources to address the challenges of<a href="/child-and-adolescent-mental-health" target="_blank"><strong>youth</strong></a> and <a href="/maternal-mental-health" target="_blank"><strong>maternal</strong></a> behavioral health service delivery. </li><li>AHA’s <a href="/people-matter-words-matter" target="_blank"><strong>People Matter, Words Matter</strong></a> initiative – helping to reduce the stigma of mental health and addiction conditions and treatment, one word, one person at a time. </li><li>An AHA members-only <a href="https://membercommunity.aha.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=d8e79990-e8f4-4402-9239-e511752bab7b" target="_blank"><strong>professional online network</strong></a> for behavioral health leaders. </li><li>Curated resources to enhance your organization’s participation in <a href="/mental-health-awareness-month" target="_blank"><strong>Mental Health Awareness Month.</strong></a></li></ul><p> </p></div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/02/2025_WeareAHA_Behavioral_Health_Final.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-02/weareaha-bh-2025-cover.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="We are AHA Behavioral Health Cover." width="691" height="893"></a></p></div></div></div> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:20:53 -0600 Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention /role-hospitals-rose-medical-center-trained-dogs-working-inside-hospitals-help-ease-burnout-among-health-care-staff <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-02/ths-rose-med-ctr-therapy-dogs-700x532.jpg" alt="Rose Medical Center. A golden retriever sniffs a smiling female health worker wearing scrubs" width="700" height="532"></p></div><p>At HCA HealthONE Rose Medical Center in Denver, two wagging tails, belonging to therapy dogs, bring smiles and a sense of peace to the hardworking staff.</p><p>These dogs aren't just visitors; they're part of the team, providing much-needed emotional support to the medical staff. Dr. Susan Ryan, an emergency medicine physician, knows firsthand the benefits of having a canine companion at work. After experiencing PTSD from her years in the ER, she found solace in a Labrador named Peppi. The presence of these dogs helps staff decompress and take a breather from their high-stress environment, proving that a wagging tail can be the best medicine.</p><p>"A dog can be that calming influence," Ryan told NPR. "You can get down on the ground, pet them, and you just get calm."</p><p>The dogs are kept away from allergic patients and washed regularly to prevent germs from spreading, and people must wash their hands before and after petting them.</p><p>The hospital's CEO, Casey Guber, is such a fan of the canine connection that he even has his own dog, Ralphie, who holds the title of Chief Dog Officer. Ralphie and the other therapy dogs have become beloved members of the hospital community, bringing joy and comfort to everyone they meet.</p><p>Whether it's a surgeon rolling on the ground with Ralphie or a nurse taking him for a walk, these dogs are making a pawsitive impact on the mental health and morale of the hospital staff.</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5271595/hospital-trained-dogs-medical-burnout-doctors-nurses-suicide-risk-stress-denver">LEARN MORE</a></p></div></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/center/population-health">Improving Health and Wellness</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:14:30 -0600 Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention /role-hospitals-mercy-hospital-oklahoma-city-introduces-new-training-better-serve-patients-autism <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-09/ths-mercy-ok-autism-ed-700x532.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="Mercy Hospital. A doctor offers a teddy bear to a little girl and her parents" width="700" height="532" class="align-left"></p></div><p>A trip to the hospital emergency department can be overwhelming for anyone, but for individuals with autism, the stress can be significantly heightened.</p><p>Mercy Hospital has recently begun training its ED staff to enhance their ability to care for patients with autism. The training focuses on understanding sensory overload and implementing effective interventions, including the use of sensory kits, according to Chandee Kott, program director at the Autism Foundation of Oklahoma.</p><p>Recognizing that sensory overload can be a significant issue for individuals with autism, the staff at Mercy are now better equipped to offer appropriate interventions and support. "We discuss how to identify sensory overload and effectively use a sensory kit to assist patients," explained Chandee Kott, program director at the Autism Foundation of Oklahoma.</p><p>Kott emphasized the importance of recognizing sensory sensitivities in patients with autism, whether it is due to loud noises, crowded spaces or harsh lighting. "If a patient comes in experiencing these challenges, it's vital for health care staff to notice and take steps to alleviate their discomfort," Kott said.</p><p>This new training initiative aims to make ED visits less daunting for patients with autism. Mercy Hospital is leading the way as the first hospital in Oklahoma to implement this specialized training for its staff.</p><p>The Autism Foundation of Oklahoma spearheaded the training, which was inspired by a nurse at Mercy who is also the mother of a 6-year-old autistic boy.</p><p>"As a parent, I know how stressful even a routine doctor's appointment can be for my son. An emergency room visit is exponentially more difficult because we can’t take the time to calm him down," said Shannon Montgomery, an ED nurse at Mercy Hospital.</p><p>Montgomery hopes that increasing awareness and understanding of autism within the health care system will make a significant difference for children like her son. She emphasized the importance of expanding this knowledge across the health care field to better support patients with autism and their families.</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-mercy-autism-foundation-partnership/46873493">LEARN MORE</a></p></div></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/advocacy/access-and-health-coverage">Access to Care</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:16:08 -0500 Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention /advancing-health-podcast/2024-08-12-youth-crisis-how-innovative-program-addressing-pediatric-mental-health <p>Nationwide, there is a critical shortage of trained care providers to meet the needs of kids struggling with mental health issues, and the problem is especially acute in rural areas. In this conversation, three experts from Dartmouth Health discuss their five-part virtual behavioral health training program, "Keeping Students Safe: Supporting Youth in Mental Health Distress." Backed by a federal grant, the program offers tools for care providers to help guide young people through their mental health challenges.</p><p><a href="https://video.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/playlist/dedicated/1_3g66mb6m/1_pvvjilri" target="_blank" title="Dartmouth Health—Project ECHO: Student Safety: Accessing Suicide Risk in Students video.">Learn more about Dartmouth Health's innovative program.</a></p><hr><div></div><hr><div class="raw-html-embed"> <details class="transcript"> <summary> <h2 title="Click here to open/close the transcript."> <span>View Transcript</span><br>   </h2> </summary> <p> 00:00:00:18 - 00:00:20:26<br> Tom Haederle<br> Experts say at least one in five children or adolescents in a pediatric waiting room is dealing with a significant mental health problem — everything from serious eating disorders to suicide attempts. Nationwide, there has long been a critical shortage of trained care providers to meet the needs of kids struggling with these issues. And the problem is especially acute in rural areas. </p> <p> 00:00:20:29 - 00:00:42:06<br> Tom Haederle<br> So it's encouraging to see that the most rural academic health system in the U.S., New Hampshire's Dartmouth Health, has created one of the most innovative and effective programs anywhere to provide the tools to help. </p> <p> 00:00:42:09 - 00:01:09:27<br> Tom Haederle<br> Welcome to Advancing Health, a podcast from the şÚÁĎŐýÄÜÁż Association. I'm Tom Haederle with AHA Communications. Sitting near the border with Vermont, Dartmouth Health serves a population of nearly two million people across many small towns in northern New England. Backed with a federal grant, Dartmouth has created a five-part virtual behavioral health training program for children and adolescents that offers care providers effective tools to engage and help guide young people through their challenges. </p> <p> 00:01:09:29 - 00:01:37:00<br> Tom Haederle<br> The program is called Keeping Students Safe: Supporting Youth in Mental Health Distress. In dialogue about the program with Jordan Steiger, AHA senior program manager for clinical affairs and workforce, are three experts from Dartmouth Health. Dr. Julie Balaban, child psychiatrist, Jackie Pogue, research project manager with the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and Barbara Dieckman, director of Knowledge Map and patient education. </p> <p> 0:01:37:02 - 00:01:53:18<br> Jordan Steiger<br> Julie, I'm wondering if you can kick this off being that you are a child and adolescent psychiatrist, but we know it's been all over the news that since the start of the pandemic, a lot of children and adolescents are really struggling with their mental health. So could you kind of just paint the picture for us of what that's looking like right now? </p> <p> 00:01:53:25 - 00:02:21:09<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> Yeah, I think there's actually been a problem with meeting the needs of children and adolescent mental health for a long time, because there's always been a critical shortage of mental health providers in general, and specifically for children and adolescents in that area of specialty. And then the pandemic really highlighted that the kids that were coming into the emergency room were seriously ill. </p> <p> 0:02:21:11 - 00:02:43:17<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> Significant eating disorders, very serious suicide attempts. That's what was showing up during that time. And I think that really brought to light that this was an area of great need for a long time. So it's been well known that historically, that one in five kids in a pediatric waiting room, for example, will have a significant mental health problem. </p> <p> 00:02:43:17 - 00:03:10:14<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> That number may now be higher, maybe one in four. And depending on what region you live in of course. The other piece that the pandemic played into is of course the general workforce shortage. So nursing shortage, for example, is a problem that's been affecting things like inpatient beds for kids who might need a psychiatric hospitalization. So hospitals have had to decrease their bed size. </p> <p> 00:03:10:14 - 00:03:34:05<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> And so that led to a backlog for kids who were seriously ill, having to be in emergency rooms or even waiting at home. At Dartmouth, we had the luxury of being able to put some of those kids, at least up on a pediatrics unit, so they were around other kids and not in a general emergency department, which can be a scary place for a kid. </p> <p> 00:03:34:07 - 00:03:58:09<br> Jordan Steiger<br> Absolutely. And I mean, I know that this is a problem that is affecting communities, hospitals, health systems across the country. We hear it all the time at AHA. You know, we need to provide support to children and adolescents. I know you mentioned some pretty severe things like suicidal ideation, you know, severe and persistent mental illness that we know can continue to get worse when they are not treated. </p> <p> 00:03:58:11 - 00:04:14:27<br> Jordan Steiger<br> What I love about the work that you all are doing is that you're not just sitting back and saying, this is bad, what are we going to do? You've taken the steps to do something about it, and kind of brought your entire community and state along for the ride with you. So I would love to hear kind of what you're doing. </p> <p> 00:04:14:27 - 00:04:25:11<br> Jordan Steiger<br> I know that you have a virtual behavioral health training program for children and adolescents, and teaching people how to respond. Is that correct? Jackie? Can you tell us a little bit more about it? </p> <p> 00:04:25:11 - 00:04:49:09<br> Jackie Pogue<br> Sure. So we received a grant from HRSA around training rural behavioral health workers, very broadly defined. And we knew we wanted to focus on youth mental health. But, you know, we can't, like, grow a bunch of new psychiatrists in three years or, you know, things like that, we're trying to think creatively about where might be points of intervention that could have a bigger impact. </p> <p> 00:04:49:12 - 00:05:32:04<br> Jackie Pogue<br> So we met with a lot of different stakeholder groups, a lot of people from schools. So school counselors, school principals, other folks hearing about how youth mental health was impacting kids at school. So it could be things like really disruptive classroom behavior, kids who are kind of languishing, like just showing up but not thriving, right. A lot of kids wandering the hallways and hearing some of those stories, and also educators and people on the school staff, like really trying to work together for the increased severity and number of kids who were in having mental health challenges. </p> <p> 0:05:32:05 - 00:05:55:22<br> Jackie Pogue<br> So through those conversations, we developed, five-series training called Keeping Students Safe: Supporting Youth and Mental Health Distress. And we designed the program so that way to kind of fill some of these gaps that we heard from the schools. So they're like, well, they said they're very sick, but they went to the hospital and they sent them home. </p> <p> 00:05:55:24 - 00:06:17:06<br> Jackie Pogue<br> Like, why didn't they admit them? They're still so sick, or, oh, they went to the hospital and they came back and they're still really having problems, like what's going on. And so we realized there were, there are these kind of siloed systems, and to be able to share information and, you know, sort of promote more collaboration and give people more tools. </p> <p> 00:06:17:09 - 00:06:45:11<br> Jackie Pogue<br> What's been interesting is sort of helping people learn about all the skills they already do have, you know. I think there's a lot of fear from people that they're gonna say the wrong thing or that they don't have the tools, and not everybody is going to administer like a Columbia scale around suicide severity, right. But like especially school staff, I mean, they're amazing, you know, they're like, yeah, I talk to this kid every day. </p> <p> 00:06:45:11 - 00:06:55:27<br> Jackie Pogue<br> We do a check-in. We do these things like so just helping them feel more confident and that there's more details on it left out. Julie or Barb, what what else would you add? </p> <p> 00:06:56:00 - 00:07:26:16<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> I think you did a great job, Jackie, of describing. I think what I would add is each time that we do the program, we learn from what our experience is, so that we can fine tune the content to better address what's coming up from the participants as what their needs are. And I think the other really nice aspect of the way the program runs through the I ECHO format is this all teach, all learn model. </p> <p> 00:07:26:19 - 00:07:55:04<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> So not only, as Jackie said to people already innately have a lot of skills that they can bring. They just don't realize that it's useful. But they also all have a lot of help and support for each other and very practical resources. You know, we'll hear schools from the northern part of the state talking about something that they're doing, and then someone in the southern part of the state will connect with them offline to find out how they could implement the same thing in their school. </p> <p> 00:07:55:10 - 00:08:17:04<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> So it's just been a wonderful way to build connections and networks that otherwise would never have happened, and all in the name of supporting youth in their schools. And our hope being that with those added resources and support, that kids will do better sooner and won't get to that severe level where they need to go to the emergency room or need to access things. </p> <p> 00:08:17:12 - 00:08:23:21<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> But we also tell them how to handle that and what they have available to support them if they should need to. </p> <p> 00:08:23:23 - 00:08:52:06<br> Barbara Dieckman<br> I would agree with both of you. You know, I think that the ability to intervene in a kid's life earlier or in their where are you beginning to see some problems at school and having people that have those natural relationships with kids actually do something or be able to reach out and touch them is really helpful. I think just to decrease the demand on the whole acute care system. </p> <p> 0:08:52:08 - 00:09:17:26<br> Jordan Steiger<br> Absolutely. And I love, you know, through this program, you've kind of addressed some of those workforce issues that we hear about, maybe not directly, you know, but bringing people in like a coach, like a school nurse, like a principal, people like you said, Barb, that have contact with these children every day, that know them, that know their lives and can intervene, I think, takes so much stress off of the local health care system, as you all have mentioned. </p> <p> 00:09:17:29 - 00:09:37:07<br> Jordan Steiger<br> And I think that's so important because as you said, Jackie, we can't grow psychiatrists on trees. That's going to take a little time to build the workforce. So this is, I think, just such a great example that others can emulate and really implement in their own states. But I'd love to hear a little bit, maybe about some of the positive outcomes that you've seen. </p> <p> 00:09:37:15 - 00:10:21:23<br> Jackie Pogue<br> So we've done this five, it's a five-session one hour Zoom like every couple weeks. Usually. So we've run that five times. We've probably had 500 total people participate. It's been very, very popular. And some of the outcomes that we've heard, we do a pre/post course survey and we do a follow-up three months later. So things that people talked about are feeling more confident that they could intervene with a student in distress, that they knew the resources that were available and that they felt more confident interacting with youth's families as a resource and also other community resources. </p> <p> 00:10:21:26 - 00:10:57:29<br> Jackie Pogue<br> One outcome that we're really proud of is that, like 100% in every session, people talk about having a decreased sense of professional isolation. And so that is really powerful for us, knowing that people are, you know, just like in health care, school staff are very stressed. They've had a really hard time from the pandemic and now, and to be able to provide an opportunity for people to connect, to not feel so alone, right, that there's resources and there's hope has been really very meaningful I think for our team. </p> <p> 00:10:58:01 - 00:11:15:28<br> Jordan Steiger<br> That's great. I think, you know, sometimes we all get in our own bubbles and lanes and think, oh, we are the hospital. We can only solve problems for patients and families once they walk through the doors. But I think this proves that there are a lot of ways to partner with your community and to really improve the way that we respond as a whole. </p> <p> 00:11:15:28 - 00:11:28:20<br> Jordan Steiger<br> And I think that's really, really powerful, especially when we're talking about maybe smaller rural communities that we do know have some issues sometimes with workforce, with access, with things like that. I think this is just such a great example. </p> <p> 00:11:28:23 - 00:11:56:13<br> Jackie Pogue<br> Yeah. With youth mental health, it's just, it's such a crisis, right. And it's really an all hands on deck situation. And there's so many areas where people can act. And so that's really you know, when I think about the stats, it's really sobering. And then I think about all the caring school staff and community youth supporters and other folks that I have, that we've met through our Project ECHO. </p> <p> 00:11:56:15 - 00:11:58:09<br> Jackie Pogue<br> It really gives me a lot of hope. </p> <p> 00:11:58:11 - 00:12:19:09<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> Yeah, I think one of the things that was an unexpected outcome for me, anyway, was hearing from the community, you know, we know this is a crisis and I come at it particularly from a clinical perspective. And what are we doing and how are we seeing these kids, and what kinds of things can we do to increase access to specialty care and all of that? </p> <p> 00:12:19:12 - 00:12:45:19<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> And then talking to not just the schools, but particularly when we did the community programs, town libraries, we had a lot of librarians participate, and the stories that they tell about what they're doing and how they're trying to hold these kids together and what they have to manage in their setting with even less support than a school setting would have </p> <p> 00:12:45:21 - 00:13:09:21<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> for example, it really opened my eyes to how this problem is just not just pervasive, but is really affecting people in the community so strongly, even if it's not the family member of the kid or the school trying to educate the kid. Like everybody is experiencing it, everybody is struggling. It was really something. </p> <p> 00:13:09:24 - 00:13:16:22<br> Jordan Steiger<br> That is. What other types of professionals were involved in that community ECHO that you ran? </p> <p> 00:13:16:24 - 00:13:57:03<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> So we had some faith leaders from the community. We particularly ended up with our panel trying to include more of the community members for that reason, because we previously had had a lot of school people because we were dealing with school. And then of course, the hospital psychologists and myself and the typical sort of providers for kids. But we've very much have learned that if we're doing a program for a particular group of stakeholders, you need to have representation from that group on your panel, or you'll miss the boat in a number of things, even if it's just like when to schedule the sessions. </p> <p> 00:13:57:05 - 00:14:12:07<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> So we had faith leaders, we had the coaches, we had rec department people, we had a daycare provider participate. People from some of the like, family support centers throughout the region. Those kinds of people. </p> <p> 00:14:12:09 - 00:14:37:15<br> Barbara Dieckman<br> You know, I would add to that, what is so good about doing this in a virtual way is that people didn't have to come to a meeting, central location. We've got mountains and you know everything else, right? And like every other rural community, there's distance, right? And there is hardship in terms of transportation and getting time off. None of that had to happen. </p> <p> 00:14:37:23 - 00:14:53:13<br> Barbara Dieckman<br> I mean, what we were able to do is to bring these people together from very disparate areas geographically to talk about something that they all cared about, and they all had very similar themes of need and solutions for each other. </p> <p> 00:14:53:15 - 00:15:12:10<br> Jordan Steiger<br> I think that's really powerful and especially like you mentioned, just, you know, addressing some of those, you know, transportation, some, you know, that distance between people, I think is something that I think many people will resonate with that are listening, you know, finding easier ways to connect people. And I think you guys have done that really, really well. </p> <p> 00:15:12:12 - 00:15:22:20<br> Jordan Steiger<br> As we wrap up, if you maybe have inspired somebody that is listening to, you know, implement something like this at their own hospital or health system, what advice would you give them? </p> <p> 00:15:22:23 - 00:15:49:00<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> I would say do it. You know, we used a particular program that I ECHO program because Dartmouth has joined that group. But you can do this without any sort of a formal program. In our presentation, in our handouts, we particularly put a lot of that information because we want people to be able to emulate it within their own setting with whatever they can do and whatever resources they have, and it doesn't have to be costly at all. </p> <p> 00:15:49:03 - 00:16:14:16<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> So I would say just jump in and do it. And I think, again, I think the important pieces are to go to the group you're trying to reach and hear from them. As Jackie talked about what they see as their needs, because we had guesses about things. But I think we did a better program because we worked from their perspective and what they were telling us. </p> <p> 00:16:14:19 - 00:16:24:18<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> And then also to keep that good representation on your planning committee and on your panel so that you're really keeping a nice, well-rounded group going. </p> <p> 00:16:24:20 - 00:16:29:12<br> Jordan Steiger<br> Great, thanks Julie. Barb, Jackie, any advice you'd want to share? </p> <p> 00:16:29:14 - 00:16:43:01<br> Barbara Dieckman<br> Know that you can make a difference. Know that you can make a difference and just keep keep doing it. Keep improving. Keep looking for ways to hear from the people that are your audience. You can do it. </p> <p> 00:16:43:04 - 00:17:05:29<br> Jackie Pogue<br> I would add, you know, I think Project ECHO is a really great training platform and format, but like Julie said, you don't need to do Project ECHO to do a good program. And the things that I really value about ECHO and what we've been doing is you don't need to have a bunch of fancy experts like talking, talking, talking, right? </p> <p> 00:17:05:29 - 00:17:33:11<br> Jackie Pogue<br> The beauty of a more interactive, all teach, all learn there is the sense that you're relinquishing some control over your program, but it ends up providing space and being more powerful, I think. And that is, that's just how adults learn, right? Like giving each other advice and ideas and stuff that you can apply right away. So, you know, I've facilitated all the sessions. </p> <p> 00:17:33:11 - 00:17:52:11<br> Jackie Pogue<br> It's super fun for me to just, you know, don't know what people are going to say. And, in that way, yeah, it's just it's really rewarding. So I would say even if you're not going to use Project ECHO, I would encourage you to if you're going to do a session, have half of it be something where the audiences interacting and sharing with each other. </p> <p> 00:17:52:14 - 00:18:10:20<br> Jordan Steiger<br> I love that all teach, all learn model. I think that is so effective and just want to thank all of you again for joining us. I think the work that you're doing across your state is truly phenomenal. And like I said, something that others can really learn from. So we appreciate you sharing. And Julie, I know you mentioned you put some notes in your presentation. </p> <p> 00:18:10:20 - 00:18:17:03<br> Jordan Steiger<br> We can make sure maybe to add those to the podcast description so others can also learn from that. As long as that's okay. </p> <p> 00:18:17:03 - 00:18:18:01<br> Julie Balaban, M.D.<br> That would be great. </p> <p> 00:18:18:01 - 00:18:21:12<br> Jordan Steiger<br> Wonderful. So thank you so much again. </p> <p> 00:18:21:15 - 00:18:29:23<br> Tom Haederle<br> Thanks for listening to Advancing Health. Please subscribe and rate us five stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. </p> </details> </div> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention