People living with a serious mental illness are at a higher risk of developing other chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Learn how NAMI Maryland and mdlogix are working together to close the gap.
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Federal court upholds right to medically assisted treatment for indivs in custody. This is huge. Research confirms that providing treatment in jail and prison can prevent relapse and reduce risk of overdose upon release. See fairandjustprosecution.org/w…: n.pr/2vyIGZ5
This California community took a new approach to providing proactive, unconditional, and comprehensive care to help people dealing with poverty, inequity and mental illness who get caught in an unending loop of incarceration, hospitalization and hardship: bit.ly/2IpTC33
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- Buprenorphine still way under-used
- Integrated (across different departments) prevention starting in early childhood and through k-12
- Attending to and teaching kids about #BrainFunction and #PersonalNetworks
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Police officers experience 188 traumatic events over the course of their career.- Dr Miriam Heyman of the Ruderman Family Foundation sharing important information on how to #stopsuicide in law enforcement.
We finally have a generation of young people who aren't afraid to talk about mental health. Now lets get them the resources they need to take care of their long-term health and well-being. #integratedcare#mentalhealthishealth#MentalHealthMatters
Study highlights three hurdles to statewide value-based payments, including:
1. Difficulty recruiting small, independent practices
2. Shortages of healthcare... healthcaredive.com/news/seve…
My name is Morgan and I have three felony convictions for heroin stemming from the years I spent addicted.
Now I have 4 years clean and I can't get an apartment because of my criminal record.
This is the #drugwar.
Over 1.5M people who have convictions suffer from drug/alcohol problems. Nearly 380K have regularly used opioids before their convictions too. It’s past time for us to stop criminalizing substance abuse & to start treating it as the public health crisis newsweek.com/opioid-epidemic…
Every school should have a program like this in place. A teenager is more likely to be suffering from depression or anxiety than scoliosis or high blood pressure, yet we screen for those issues without thinking twice. #sucideprevention#SchoolMentalHealthabc27.com/news/local/york/sc…
Yes, great podcast! "There's all sorts of reasons why people succeed or fail. Health - biological health - is one reason... Healthcare is part of social care, rather than social care being part of healthcare." #SDOH
Honored to be on the @RelentlesHealthValue Podcast talking about the role of #socialwork in #healthcare settings. relentlesshealthvalue.com/au…. If hospitals want to address the social determinants of health, hire social workers in leadership positions. HT @StuckonSW.