Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention
Here are six tips for health professionals to prioritize their mental wellbeing as we head into the holidays.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health system teams experienced violence, from bullying and incivility to active shooters, intimate partner violence, cyberattacks, homicides and suicides. However, the compounding trauma of the pandemic has heightened the need to create a safer…
Reducing stigma and improving access to behavioral health services for the health care workforce, combined with fostering human resilience can improve mental and often physical health, reduce the total cost of care, reduce suicide, and support a healthy workforce.
AHA recently released two case studies focusing on behavioral health in young people.
AHA’s Stress MeterTM resource can help health care workers and others identify their current stress level and access helpful resources in just a few clicks.
The first section of the guide, which includes key considerations and questions to drive action, takeaways and action items for CEOs, and resources and case studies, focuses on addressing well-being, supporting behavioral health and workplace violence prevention.
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Agenda and Background Memo
AHA today launched the Stress Meter (TM), a hub of curated, vetted resources featuring stress-relief information and techniques. Though not a diagnostic tool, the Stress Meter functions as a way for users to take a moment and evaluate their current stress level — mild, moderate or severe — and then…
In 2020, Congress designated 988 as an easy to remember 3-digit dialing, texting, and chat code to assist people experiencing mental health and/or substance use emergencies. 988 will complement the current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is currently answered by over 200 local crisis…
In this blog from Mark Sevilla, vice president of behavioral health and emergency services for Yale New Haven Hospital, Sevilla discusses the importance of language in reducing stigma around mental health issues.