Access to Behavioral Health
This issue brief, the third of four in the series, examines how hospitals鈥 violence mitigation efforts can fit effectively into an organization鈥檚 culture of safety strategy.
Two experts from AdventHealth discuss how its 鈥淏e a Mindleader鈥 campaign is leading the way to improving adolescent mental health by helping parents and kids open the door to life-changing conversations about mental health.
. In this conversation, Jessica Galo, director of specialty care at AdventHealth for Children, and Jaeann Ashton, marketing director of Women's and Children's at AdventHealth, explore how the 鈥淏e a Mindleader鈥 campaign is leading the way to improving adolescent mental health with these life-鈥
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View more evidence-informed examples of hospitals and health systems successfully integrating behavioral and physical health services, as well as research and thought leadership on the impacts of integrated care鈥
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View more evidence-informed examples of hospitals and health systems successfully integrating behavioral and physical health services, as well as research and thought leadership on the impacts of integrated care鈥
As part of AHA鈥檚 recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Rebecca Chickey, AHA鈥檚 senior director for behavioral health services, writes about the 鈥淧eople Matter, Words Matter鈥 series of posters and the importance of using 鈥減erson-first鈥 language in behavioral health care settings.
In this conversation, two behavioral health experts from Ascension's outpatient program share the formula for its success in helping at-risk new moms.
Language not only describes what we think, but shapes how we think. Many of us remember terms that have fallen out of fashion or even have been deemed offensive (good riddance, in many cases), especially when it comes to behavioral health. One of the biggest changes, thankfully, has been a shift鈥
CHI Health, has begun incorporating AHA鈥檚 鈥淧eople Matter, Words Matter鈥 series of posters into their facilities and to their workforce, with plans to showcase more in various ways,
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues. It鈥檚 also a time to recognize how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us 鈥 patients, providers, families and our society at large.