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The Benefits of Electronic Health Records for Behavioral Health Behavioral health looks at mental well-being through the lens of individual habits, ac …

You have been thinking about becoming a CCBHC but are not sure this is the right direction for your agency. We have made it a bit easier by compiling …

Introduction NatCon 22 was a time to redefine mental health in a new way. We saw old friends, colleagues, and people, lots of people. We thought of th …

In previous articles, I addressed various elements of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). Most recently, I have looked at Economic Stability, which …

In the last article, “What is A Substance Use Assessment,” we addressed the definition of the SUD Assessments and explained their value. I …

Today, readers are offered a self-assessment of substance use disorder (SUD) for themselves or a family member on many websites or as links in emails. …

You Can’t Hire Away Health Disparity In this article, we return to reviewing the Social Determinants of Health. We last addressed poverty, and i …

In our last article, we underscored the importance of patient experience. But that was thinking about what we have learned; in this article, we look t …

Whole-person care, integrated care, shared decision making, and patient portals have two things in common; patients and engagement. While each of the …

Income Stability is the second prong of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).  The first element of Income Stability is poverty.  The relationsh …

In previous articles, we covered Loneliness, Social Cohesion, Civic Participation, Discrimination, and a two-part article on Incarceration. Each of th …

The focus of the following article is what happens when the prison sentence is over. When the prisoner becomes a parolee, ex-con, or ex-felon, the one …