Blog: Integrating physical and behavioral health to lower suicide risk
Dallas-based Parkland Health and Hospital System brings physical and behavioral health together by integrating suicide risk screenings in all patient visits, write the AHA’s Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the Physician Alliance, and Rebecca Chickey, senior director of behavioral health services field engagement. Read more about a webinar and three new podcasts discussing Parkland’s learnings from this endeavor.
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