A Good Place to Live Is Critical for Older Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities: Needed Public Policy Changes

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Lisa Furst, LMSW, MPH Kimberly Williams, LMSW Paul S. Nestadt, MD Lina M. Rodriguez, MSW
• October 1st, 2017
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Not so many years ago a diagnosis of schizophrenia was a life sentence, shortened only by the low life expectancy of people with serious and persistent mental illness. Thanks to the recovery movement, we now understand that a diagnosis of schizophrenia or other serious psychotic disorder does not...

Mobile Teams: A Catalyst for Success

• By: Elizabeth Galati, MA Karen Gorman, LCSWR, CASAC Karen Leggio, LMHC Kimberly Tucker, MA Federation of Organizations
• October 1st, 2017
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As we closely examine the topic of housing, it is important to stress one of the main catalysts for success in a supportive housing environment: the mobile transition team. Mobile transition teams have revolutionized the way in which we deliver care to individuals and are the future of treatment...

The Housing Prescription

• By: Peter Semczuk DDS, MPH Deirdre Sekulic, LCSW Montefiore Health System
• October 1st, 2017
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The Housing @ Risk Program, under the leadership of Peter Semczuk, DDS, MPH, Senior Vice President & Executive Director, Moses Campus, Montefiore Health System, began in 2009 and is designed to provide coordinated health and housing support to a vulnerable population in the Bronx. This is a...