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The Mental Health Association of Westchester’s Intensive and Sustained Engagement Team (INSET)
Anyone involved in the mental health system, whether an individual diagnosed with a behavioral health condition, family member, or practitioner of services, knows that there is pervasive stigma in our country concerning mental health. Although the COVID pandemic has brought increased attention to...
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BHN COVID-19 Resource Guide
Behavioral Health News Responds to COVID-19 In response to COVID-19, Behavioral Health News has focused its efforts on bringing you a trusted resource of information, education and a road map to resources for individuals living with mental illness and substance use disorder, families and...
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Back Issues
Below, you can browse our library of 95+ back issues of Behavioral Health News and its predecessor Mental Health News. While each quarterly issue is focused on a particular theme, you will also find articles addressing other topics of vital interest to the behavioral health community. In...
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A Performance-Driven Culture in a Children’s Mental Health Agency
Developing a performance-driven culture in the children’s mental health system is a complex process that includes engaging, assessing, treatment planning, gathering data, measuring outcomes, and evaluating and continually improving care. Although evidence-based practice (EBP) has become a...
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The Promise and Peril of Performance Measurement
Few would dispute the assertion that our behavioral healthcare system and the many institutions on which it depends are in a state of transformation, if not upheaval. This transformation is characterized by many overarching themes and trends, most of which aim to enhance the quality of care...
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The Behavioral Health Community Today: Change, Challenge and Opportunity
Over the last several years, the community behavioral health landscape has changed. New York State is driving reforms toward achieving the Triple Aim for better care and improved health at lower costs. In doing so, the community-based behavioral health sector has been charged with undergoing...
