Access to Behavioral Health
Overview
In January 2016, UnityPoint Health鈥檚 Robert Young Center for Community Mental Health was awarded a contract from the Eastern Iowa Mental Health/Disability Services Region to develop, implement and manage crisis behavioral health services for the 300,000 residents of five counties in鈥
The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States decreased each year between 2010 and 2015, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The amount of opioids prescribed per capita fell from a peak of 782 morphine milligram equivalents in鈥
Using Telephonic Case Management to Treat Homebound Adults with Physical & Mental Disorders 鈥 Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Held June 27, 2017
PeaceHealth Behavioral Health Services (BHS) is composed of a continuum of care that provides a range of services, including inpatient psychiatric care, partial hospitalization, transition services, telemental health, crisis services, outpatient psychiatry and counseling, research projects, primary鈥
Overview
Houston is struggling with a mental health crisis. With a shortage of psychiatric facilities and a lack of financial resources, insured and uninsured patients are left seeking services from emergency department (ED) physicians and nurses untrained in psychiatry. They face problems that鈥
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The Emergency Department Initiative (EDI) is a collaboration between Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Tarzana Treatment Center (TTC) that began in 2004. TTC has extensive experience in primary care, HIV/AIDS, substance use disorders, and mental health. The objective of the鈥
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In 2006, Intermountain Health designated a system-wide fund for mental health initiatives throughout the state. The driving philosophy was to increase access to follow-up care for hospital patients, decrease the use of the emergency departments (EDs), and provide personal medication鈥
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In 1995, a group of Bridgeport health, education, and social service providers began meeting to address the challenges of young children and families who were 鈥渇alling through the cracks鈥 and not receiving critically needed services. A collaboration among early childhood service providers鈥
As we close out National Mental Health Awareness month, I'd like to highlight a noteworthy effort to expand behavioral health services to adolescents in Searcy, Ark.
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced more than $70 million in new funding opportunities to prevent and treat opioid use disorders and deaths.