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Integration of Care: Reducing Barriers to Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Mary Thompson, president at Trillium Place and member of AHA’s Committee on Behavioral Health, shares her experience working in the largest mental health and addiction recovery organization in central Illinois.
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AHA podcast: A Health Equity Transformation Fuels Behavioral Health Access at Boston Medical Center 

In this conversation, three experts from Boston Medical Center discuss the development of its Health Equity Accelerator, the partnerships needed to sustain the work and how BMC was able to expand access to behavioral health services to historically underserved communities.
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Leading Resiliently: Video Conversation with AHA CEO Rick Pollack

Discover how AHA quickly reframed its strategic plan to help hospitals navigate through COVID-19 challenges. Join AHA CEO Rick Pollack in this video conversation to learn more.
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AHA blog: Reducing Barriers to Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment 

Mary Thompson — a member of AHA’s Committee on Behavioral Health and president of Trillium Place, a mental health and addiction recovery organization affiliated with Carle Health — explains how the Illinois-based organization works to integrate physical and behavioral health services to improve access to care among historically underrepresented communities and eliminate health disparities.
Trustee Magazine Articles

Health Equity as an Imperative

Lawrence General Hospital provides high-quality care to some of the state’s most vulnerable patients by making health equity a strategic priority.
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Illuminating Mental Health Equity in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

May is both National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage and Mental Health Awareness month. The AAPI communities make up about 7% of the population in the United States with more than 50 ethnic groups and speaking more than 100 languages. We are one of the fastest growing minority groups in the United States, bringing diverse cultural traditions and history to local communities.
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Delaware's Commitment to Advancing Health Equity: One Hospital at a Time

All acute care hospitals in Delaware have agreed to embark on a journey to eliminate health disparities and create healthier communities. Janice E. Nevin, M.D., president and chief executive officer of ChristianaCare, helped make this statewide commitment possible.
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Addressing Mental Health Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities

In this conversation, Tracey Lavallias, executive director of behavioral health at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, discusses potential solutions to make access easier for patients.
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Training Community Health Workers to Improve Health Equity

In this conversation, Renee Whiskey-LaLanne, director of community partnerships at Montefiore's Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Kevin Fiori, M.D., vice chair of community health and engagement at Montefiore Health System, discuss how the lofty dream of an institute turned into reality, as well as the strategies for addressing social determinants of health.