Wellness & Primary Care

Helping people in recovery build social capital

March 26, 2013     Lori Ashcraft, PhD
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Inclusion doesn’t happen when people are tolerated, but when their contributions are valued. The "Strengths Bank" provides a framework for recognizing and building personal strengths and then learning how to use them.

Forced mental health screenings: Promising or problematic?

February 25, 2013     By Steve Bell, CPRP
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Capitol Hill hears case for behavioral health prevention

December 13, 2012     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Hill briefing by ACMHA highlights long-term impacts of childhood trauma, promise of community-based prevention efforts

CDC, SAMHSA study: Most Americans believe mental health treatment leads to “normal life”

November 9, 2012     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Major study finds that where treatment is available for the mentally ill, people see positive results and stigma can be reduced

Behavioral health organization on NJ coast works through aftermath of Sandy

November 1, 2012     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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As thousands are experiencing the effects of the hurricane, President and CEO of a New Jersey behavioral health organization explains the status of the East Coast as he experiences it.

New York’s new state plan outlines “care management” for all

November 1, 2012     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Five year plan envisions continued movement away from specialty treatment settings to community settings.

Henderson Behavioral Health awarded $1.6 million SAMHSA Primary Care and Behavioral Healthcare Integration Grant

October 15, 2012     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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This grant is intended to bring primary healthcare on-site and integrated at Henderson Behavioral Health.

Network on integrative mental health sets out to improve patient outcomes

October 10, 2012     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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In coordination with World Mental Health Week, a new website has been launched that endorses an integrative approach to the treatment of mental health.

States face “decision time” on three major ACA provisions

September 29, 2012     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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In review of fast-changing health reforms, Manderscheid identifies key pre- and post-election deadlines for essential health benefits, Medicaid expansion decisions, and state insurance exchanges.

New national strategy paves way for reducing suicide deaths

September 11, 2012    
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The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, a report of the Surgeon General and the Action Alliance, features community-based approaches to decreasing the incidence of suicide, provides new ways to identify those at risk for suicide, and outlines national priorities for suicide prevention.

Don't fall asleep with the lights on

July 26, 2012    
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Recent research has found that falling asleep while a television or dim light is on can cause depression.

SAMHSA offers 20 year retrospective report

July 12, 2012     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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NACBHDD executive director Ron Manderscheid and Paul Samuels, Director and President of the Legal Action Center, team to look back to SAMHSA's creation in 1992 and its achievements since.

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