The Need for Impactful Outcome Data Has Never Been Greater
A growing number of mental health and substance use treatment organizations are taking to heart the adage from the late management guru Peter Drucker: “What gets measured gets managed.” In an increasingly integrated and highly demanding health care environment, providers no longer can rely on instinct or anecdote to demonstrate the success of their programs. […]
Important Steps to Retain a High-Quality Workforce in Behavioral Health
Important Steps to Retain a High-Quality Workforce As the new year opens, mental health and substance use treatment organizations continue to look for sound strategies to address a crippling workforce shortage. Pressures that have affected every sector of health care have strained the behavioral health field to an extent few could have predicted. This is […]
The Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) Conversation Shifts
The MAT Conversation Shifts from ‘If’ to ‘How’ It wasn’t long ago that the conventional wisdom in treating substance use disorders (SUDs) shunned the use of medications as a cornerstone of care. While some evidence of that traditional thinking remains, science has led most of the field to conclude that medication treatments are critical to […]
Transforming Behavioral Health: The CCBHC Model
Transforming Behavioral Health: The CCBHC Model Takes Hold Next fall, the mental health community will mark the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s final bill signing as president, a Community Mental Health Act promising more dignified support for people with mental illness. In the decades since that landmark bill became law, many have debated how […]
Social Media and Mental Health
The launch of Facebook in 2004 is generally regarded to be the first major adaptation of a social media platform. Nearly 20 years later Facebook remains one of the most popular social media platforms with nearly 3 billion users worldwide. The rise of Facebook and other social platforms has had a considerable effect on our […]
International Overdose Awareness Day & Addiction Treatment & Research
International Overdose Awareness Day August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day: A day meant to raise awareness of overdoses and reduce the stigma associated with drug-related deaths and acknowledge the grief felt by loved ones when they do occur. The idea to increase awareness for the issue of drug overdose with a distinct day was […]
The Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs and its societal impact
The Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs and its societal impact Decriminalization of illicit drugs is certainly a hotly debated topic by those in and outside of the healthcare industry. Decriminalization means to stop treating an act as an illegal or criminal offense, which is not to be confused with legalization which is a full-on endorsement of […]
The Need for Mental Healthcare is Growing
The Need for Mental Healthcare is Growing From Kanye West’s bipolar disorder to Leonardo Dicaprio’s OCD, many celebrities are revealing they live with mental health challenges. Speaking publicly about these issues is helping to break down centuries-old stigmatization of these illnesses. And the timing couldn’t be better. COVID and lockdowns have placed a greater […]