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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Leigh, Mother of Melissa

Mad in America

She experienced kindling and BIND (benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction), a term that a nonprofit, the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices [ABBP], introduced. I found a psychiatrist she liked, but when she turned 26, the psychiatrist thought that she could no longer be on our healthcare plan.

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Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

Mad in America

They can exist either within or outside of traditional healthcare systems. But within the context of mental health and the mental healthcare system, it’s unusual, isn’t it? There’s this yin/yang, which also struck me as really countercultural within the context of the contemporary, prevailing mental healthcare system.

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The State of Mental Health in U.S. Communities: Insights from NACCHO Behavioral Health 360

Credible Mind

Dr. Van Brunt has overseen the development and implementation of clinical and patient-centered health information systems in over 500 healthcare institutions. He is also a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches Health Informatics with a focus on clinical, personal, and community health information systems.

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Construction Set to Begin on Downtown Mental-Health and Housing Development

Santa Barbara Sanctuary Centers

Sanctuary Centers, a nonprofit focused on providing care and housing for individuals suffering from mental illness, will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, December 14, for its five-story facility, which melds housing and healthcare services together in one building.

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Four Decades of Resilience: One Family’s Perspective on Our Mental Health System

NAMI

Healthcare has always been endlessly fascinating to me, but this work is especially close to my heart. In fact, I only recently came across Managed Long Term Services and Supports, or MLTSS , a Medicaid program that streamlines the delivery of home healthcare, long-term care, and services.

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The College for Behavioral Health Leadership joins the Central East ATTC to Explore Equity-Grounded Leadership

College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL)

CBHL is partnering with Just Health Collective , a consulting and advisory services firm committed to building a healthcare system that is fair, impartial and representative of its community – giving employees a sense of inclusiveness, consumers a sense of trust and everyone the opportunity to achieve good health.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

But across the country, the towering influence of corporate culture—mass production, mass marketing, mass consumerism, and profit-driven healthcare—has eroded our Main Street America culture and negatively impacted many aspects of our society, including consumer behaviors and the drugs we purchase at our doctors’ recommendation.