Blazing a new trail for mental health consumers: community
leaders in a rapidly growing Texas county work together to promote
be
One afternoon each month, the conference room at Bluebonnet Trails
Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center in Williamson
County, Texas, slowly fills with a diverse group of community . . .
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and University of Ottawa
Institute of Mental Health Research: Ottawa, Ontario.(FACILITY DESIGN
The new Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and the University of
Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research opened on October 27, 2006.
The new facility is dynamic, modern, and innovative, designed . . .
E-learning's impact on consumer employees: its flexible
approach makes it a valuable training tool for these staff
members.(WORK
Using e-learning and employing consumers are effective strategies
that have taken their place in the behavioral healthcare industry. We
have seen how, separately, consumer employees and e-learning . . .
Building a stronger workforce in rural America: mental health
stakeholders in rural Missouri develop education and training
oppo
Providing behavioral healthcare services in today's
ever-changing environment can be challenging for any organization,
especially those located in rural areas. The recruitment and retention
of . . .
Four pillars that support change: Washtenaw County, Michigan,
built better services based on four guiding principles.(SYSTEM
TRA
Community mental health centers across the nation have faced
numerous challenges in the past decade: an unstable and shifting revenue
base for public services, increased demand for public . . .
Restarting a provider organization: IT is an important part of a
West Virginia provider's turnaround.(INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY)
The story of Northwood Health Systems, a behavioral healthcare
provider serving three counties in northern West Virginia, could have
ended in failure a decade ago.
The organization was a mess. . . .
Good intentions, but few results: part one in a two-part series
about improving the quality of behavioral health services.(PERFO
The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
declared in 2003 that the U.S. mental health system was "fragmented
and in disarray." (1) The Institute of Medicine's (IOM)
Crossing the . . .
Opportunity born from tragedy: the Virginia Tech tragedy should
motivate changes in Virginia's mental healthcare system.(SYSTEM
The Virginia Tech tragedy has placed the nation's mental
healthcare system under the microscope--with Virginia's public
system being examined under high magnification. After the shootings, . . .
Recovery blows in on the winds of change: recovery reinforcement
training promotes a healthier environment for people receiving
In our column in the February issue, we mentioned a training
program used at Recovery Innovations, Inc. (formerly META Services)
called Keeping the Recovery Skills Alive (KRSA). Because we had so . . .
Work in progress.(EDITORIAL)
Late last year, I began to pay particular attention to efforts in
Virginia to reform its mental healthcare system and laws/policies
related to people with mental illness. In October 2006, the . . .
Symbolizing the disease of addiction: making the case for a pin,
ribbon, or wristband to represent the disease of
addiction.(PER
Aquick Internet search shows that almost every disease has an
awareness campaign that involves ribbons, wristbands, or pins, such as
the red ribbon to draw attention to AIDS or the yellow Lance . . .
Asking peter to empower Paul: personal independence accounts
could transform consumers' role in the healthcare
system.(PERSPECTI
Federal government researchers have predicted that U.S. healthcare
expenditures will reach more than $4 trillion by 2016, with about half
coming from the federal government. This compares with . . .
In support of abstinence: harm reduction ultimately fails to
improve the quality of life for people with
addictions.(PERSPECTIVE
Many visitors to Caron Treatment Centers' main campus in
Pennsylvania remark about a sign in the admissions area that says
"If you want to drink--that's your business! If you want to
stop drinking . . .
Making the case for harm reduction: a provider organization cites
the success of harm reduction efforts in Vancouver, British
Co
Medicine has long recognized the detrimental effects of addiction.
For more than 40 years, physicians have attempted to provide those
struggling with addiction solutions to moderate substance . . .
Learning from the Davies Awards: you can use the Davies Awards
application process to evaluate your organization's IT
efforts.(P
The Texas Department of State Health Services was fortunate to win
one of this year's prestigious Davies Awards for Public Health
bestowed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems . . .
Jordan House: a community alternative to hospitalization; A
provider organization offers a "natural" environment to people
in ps
Sometimes developing an innovative program for the treatment of
psychiatric illnesses does not necessarily require coming up with a new
idea--but rather returning to a great one. Although the . . .
Crafting information management processes: data management
processes are increasingly important as IT systems become more
comple
Rapid improvements in data collection, analysis, and planning are
driving wholesale changes to information management in human services
organizations. As a result, leaders of these organizations . . .
Essex County Hospital Center, the Institute for Mental Health
Policy, Research and Treatment: Cedar Grove, New Jersey.(FACILITY
Built on an 11-acre sloping site, the new Essex County Hospital
Center's (ECHC) Institute for Mental Health Policy, Research and
Treatment is a 180-bed acute psychiatric care facility in Cedar . . .
Facing the realities of the electronic age: despite its
staff's initial trepidation, Sundown M Ranch pushes forward with
impleme
Sundown M Ranch soon will celebrate its 40th anniversary. The
Selah, Washington-based chemical dependency treatment center has had its
share of major challenges during the past four decades. But . . .
Help from man's best friend: psychiatric service dogs are
helping consumers deal with the symptoms of mental illness.(MENTAL
HEA
With greater frequency, mental health patients are presenting at
emergency rooms, hospitals, and clinics with a service dog in tow. These
are psychiatric service dogs, specially trained to partner . . .
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