Access to Behavioral Health
The Department of Veterans Affairs home-based primary care began in 1972. Home-based primary care is a unique program that provides comprehensive longitudinal primary care by an interdisciplinary team in the homes of veterans with complex chronic disabling disease for whom routine clinic-based care…
What is it?
Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA) offers counseling and support to young people who are experiencing symptoms of psychosis for the first time. This can include persons who have already suffered what is called a “first episode” of psychosis or who are merely presenting early…
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Biographical Sketch for Lesley Adkison, PhD
Biographical Sketch for James M. Ellison, MD, MPH
Biographical Sketch for Daniel Ari Mendelson, MS, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
This AHA/HRET guide explains the value of integrating physical and behavioral health services and the importance of measuring integration efforts.
What is it?
Founded in 1994, the Safe Child Center at Flagstaff Medical Center assists child victims of abuse or neglect through the provision of post-event physical examinations, forensic interviews, behavioral health counseling, sexually transmitted infection diagnostic tests, pharmaceutical…
What is it?
Mercy Clinic – which operates every Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Pittsburg County Health Department – provides no-cost primary care, mental health care, some dental services, eye exams and eyeglasses. Staff also focus on controlling diabetes, blood pressure, and…
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury on Nov. 8 issued a final rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA).
Resources For Key Issues in Mental Health
Behavioral Health Updates
There is a growing need to improve health care, especially at the interface between general medicine and mental health and substance abuse. Better integration of the artificial separation between physical health and mental health is the embodiment of the Triple Aim. Focusing on improving health…
Today, President Obama and Vice President Biden are hosting a National Conference on Mental Health at the White House to raise awareness of and understanding about mental health in communities across the country. AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock and Paul Summergrad, M.D., chair of the AHA…