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Forum: Take steps to reform your own health care first - Peoria Journal Star

Until I slipped on ice and broke my hip last January I was a reasonable healthy, nearly drug-free 80-year-old. The moment I heard that bone snap, I knew what would follow would be life-changing. Rehab was a modest cost compared to what it ...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 10:07 PM by drug rehabs - Bing News
Pastor talks of son's life-losing battle with addiction - Courier-Express

A LIFE LOST, A BLESSING GAINED — The late Derek Whitaker, who overdosed on phentanol, holds his son Landon. ‘Out of all of this misery came a great ray of light and sunshine – my little grandson,’ Pastor *** Whitaker said. ‘No matter how ...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 9:52 PM by drug rehabs - Bing News
George P. Joseph, LCDC

Position: CEO Organization: The Right Step/Spirit Lodge The Right Step: Location: Houston, Texas ( http://www.rightstep.com ) Locations: 22 in Texas and New Mexico serving the southwest U.S. Services: Substance abuse, detox, inpatient, extended care,...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
My Heart is in the Work

While completing a graduate degree at Carnegie-Mellon University some years ago, I learned much about the school's principal benefactor. Andrew Carnegie amassed a half-billion dollar fortune in the steel industry by 1900, then gave $350 million of...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
Case Management: Time for Step four!

We're worried about case management. Over the years, stacks and stacks of regulations and rules have been developed and applied to case management in an attempt to regulate its function and standardize its practice. For the most part, the end result...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
Elizabeth “Betsy” Pfromm, MS, MPA

Position: President and CEO Organization: Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic Location: Los Angeles ( http://www.lacgc.org ) Service Area: South and Central Los Angeles Services: Mental health treatment, early intervention, and prevention services for children...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
Leading from the inside out

During the past year, funding limitations have forced behavioral health organizations to think hard about every aspect of budgeting and services. And, while funding can do a lot of good, it's neither the source of nor the solution to every organizational...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
EHR Success Starts with a “Reality Check”

Electronic health records (EHR) are transforming the way behavioral health organizations conduct their business. It's true that virtually any clinical or business process done using paper can be replicated electronically. And because, with an EHR...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
David W. Hillis, FACHE, FACATA

Position: President and CEO Organization: AdCare Hospital of Worcester, Inc. Location: Worcester, Massachusetts ( http://www.adcare.com ) Service Area: Worcester, Massachusetts, with six outpatient clinics in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Serving New...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
Designing an effective nurses' station

Designing an effective nurses' station for behavioral healthcare environments involves striking a delicate balance. Although openness is critical to breaking down an us-vs.-them atmosphere, the space also must make staff feel safe. While there is...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
Preparing to Treat Addictions and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders

The existence of co-occurring psychiatric disorders within the addicted population has been well documented. Current estimates suggest that 50-75 percent of persons presenting to substance abuse treatment facilities suffer from co-occurring mental health...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
Promoting recovery and independence

Adult and Child Mental Health Center, Inc., is an Indianapolis-based community mental health center serving adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances in Central Indiana. During the past seven years, Adult and...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
Targeting problem behaviors

Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) is a highly specialized mental health children's service delivery model making a significant difference for thousands of children and families throughout California. TBS is designed to assist clients and caregivers...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
Healing the Broken Mind: Transforming America's Failed Mental Health System

“America's mental health service delivery system is in shambles … [and] needs dramatic reform.” Did that get your attention? It sure got mine, especially since it came from a 2002 presidential commission on mental healthcare. It's...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles
New CEO Emphasizes Community Integration

As the new CEO of Western State Hospital in Tacoma, Wash., Jess Jamieson believes the facility should play a key role in the state's public mental health system, and hopes to promote both inter-agency cooperation and public outreach this year. Jamieson...

Published Sat, Oct 31 2009 8:00 PM by Behavioral Healthcare Current Articles

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