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I love the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)! The Bowman Family Foundation recently published a comprehensive report on how CoCM not only reshapes access to mental health and drives clinical outcomes but also significantly reduces costs within the *first year* of implementation.  https://lnkd.in/dN_uBiEJ 📖 Precise Behavioral, Inc.'s new white paper explores how CoCM actually delivers on the coveted quadruple aim of healthcare through improving patient and provider experience, delivering impressive clinical outcomes and ensuring financial sustainability by making mental health an integral part of primary care.  Hot off the presses-https://lnkd.in/dJstvnmd #CollaborativeCare #MentalHealthIntegration #PrimaryCare #PatientCenteredCare #HealthcareTransformation

🌟 Exciting Announcement from drbobcarey.com! 🌟 This week, we delve into a crucial topic at the heart of caregiving and therapeutic support: The Importance of Therapeutic Rapport and Trauma-Informed Care in Positive Systems Approach: Enhancing Support for Vulnerable Populations. In our latest blog post, we explore how genuine relationships and therapeutic rapport are fundamental to achieving positive outcomes, especially for vulnerable individuals. Research consistently highlights the pivotal role of empathetic interactions in shaping therapeutic success. Building Therapeutic Rapport Through Reciprocal Interactions Reciprocal interactions are key to fostering a robust therapeutic alliance: Trust and Safety: Creating a secure environment where individuals feel safe to express themselves. Effective Communication: Ensuring clear and empathetic exchanges that validate emotions. Validation and Empathy: Acknowledging and empathizing with individual experiences. Mutual Respect & Connection: Building a strong bond based on respect and understanding. Collaborative Goal Setting: Involving individuals in defining their goals and strategies. Emotional Support: Providing crucial support during emotional distress. Enhancing Self-Esteem: Recognizing strengths to promote personal growth. Reduction of Resistance: Mitigating initial resistance through respectful interactions. Cultural Competence: Understanding and respecting diverse cultural backgrounds. Individual Engagement: Motivating sustained participation in therapeutic journeys. Applying Trauma-Informed Care in Supporting Vulnerable Individuals For individuals like Sarah, a trauma-informed approach is essential: * Building Trust and Safety: Establishing a safe environment to minimize triggers. * Understanding Triggers: Identifying and managing distress signals proactively. * Person-Centered Care: Tailoring care plans to unique needs and communication styles. * Communication and Emotional Regulation: Supporting effective expression and management of emotions. * Trauma-Informed Training: Educating caregivers on sensitive practices. * Avoiding Restraints and Punishments: Prioritizing de-escalation techniques. * Monitoring Progress: Evaluating interventions and adjusting as needed. * Collaboration and Support: Engaging mental health professionals for comprehensive care. * Documentation and Evaluation: Informing decisions with thorough documentation and periodic evaluations. Conclusion Integrating reciprocal interactions and trauma-informed care principles enriches therapeutic practices, enhancing outcomes and promoting resilience among vulnerable populations like Sarah. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gq8esz24 #TherapeuticRapport #TraumaInformedCare #Caregiving #MentalHealth #SupportForAll

Over the past five years, CMH's Behavioral Health and Care Management Department has grown more than three times its original size. Learn more about how the department has grown to better support patients and its plans for the BuildCMH Expansion Project in this article: https://lnkd.in/gbh-r3uv #cmh #behavioralhealth #caremanagement #buildcmh

The impact of war has significantly altered the mental health landscape throughout our continent. Introducing an IME MED mobile clinic could help relieve pressure in rural areas. With its ability to reach remote communities, the mobile clinic aims to provide much-needed psychological support and healthcare services to populations that often lack access to traditional medical facilities. These clinics are designed to offer a wide range of services, including mental health counseling, general health check-ups, and personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs. The introduction of such mobile clinics not only promises to improve the overall health outcomes in these areas but also helps to raise awareness about mental health issues, reducing the stigma that often surrounds them. By employing local healthcare professionals and incorporating community feedback, the IME MED mobile clinic initiative seeks to create a sustainable and culturally sensitive approach to healthcare. Moreover, this initiative can foster a sense of hope and resilience among individuals affected by the aftermath of conflict, empowering them to rebuild their lives with confidence. As the mobile clinics travel from village to village, they also serve as a platform for health education, preventative care, and community engagement, laying the groundwork for a healthier, more informed future for all.

The mental health sector is seeing a significant influx of investment from private equity firms, driven by both societal needs and market opportunities. As awareness and demand for mental health services rise, these firms recognize the potential for growth and positive impact in this crucial area. The growing recognition of mental health's importance is increasing the demand for care, creating new opportunities for expansion and innovation. By investing in mental health clinics, PE firms are not only tapping into a growing market but also contributing to the broader societal goal of improving mental health care accessibility and quality. #PrivateEquity #MentalHealth #SocialImpact

Addressing these issues will require collaboration among state agencies, healthcare providers, and community organizations over the coming years. 1) Increasing Funding: Boosting state and federal investment in mental health facilities and services. 2) Expanding Facilities: Developing new treatment centers and increasing the capacity of existing ones. 3) Integrating Services: Creating a more cohesive system that combines mental health care with primary health services. 4) Workforce Development: Training and retaining more mental health professionals to meet demand. 5) Community-Based Solutions: Enhancing outpatient services and crisis intervention programs to reduce the need for inpatient beds. 6) Policy Reforms: Advocating for changes in regulations that may hinder the expansion of mental health services.

More about the recent hospital study by the Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of Health and Wilder Research, as reported by KARE 11. The study, focusing on 33 emergency departments across the state, found that 18% of patients requiring behavioral health services experienced delays in transfer or discharge. These delays averaged 25 hours longer than necessary, Kristin Dillon, co-author of the study and Associate Director of Research at Wilder, emphasizes: "The most common reason for discharge delays is the lack of available bed space in a safe setting." This research underscores the critical need for increased inpatient bed capacity and streamlined mental healthcare access. Watch the video, and access the report here: https://lnkd.in/d3zEKFPi #mentalhealth #healthcareaccess #publichealth

PRIMARY CARE - A NATION TURNS ITS WEARY EYES TO YOU As summarized by the Commonwealth Fund in 2023, there is an ongoing behavioral health crisis in the United States. Almost everyone knows this. Behavioral Healthcare care is costly, difficult to access, and not equitably provided. These challenges cannot be addressed with the behavioral health workforce alone. To paraphrase a song from the film “The Graduate,” a nation turns its weary eyes to you, Primary Care. But you are pressed for time and resources without taking on the behavioral health crisis. Unless you switch your thinking from top-down to bottom-up solutions. Let us show you how you can integrate behavioral health services in your clinic or practice to enhance timely access, coordination of care, and your overall bottom line. www.thirdrail.info | info@thirdrail.info | 206.491/2796

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘐𝘙𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: Nikki Magliaro, LMHC, CEIS, DIR-Expert Megan Selchan, LMHC, CEIS, DIR-Basic 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗻: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Take a peek inside one of the first ICDL accredited, group practices in Massachusetts. Learn how to market the DIRFloortime approach to intervention with a multidisciplinary, family-centered, outpatient model. From inception to expansion, how two mental health counselors, committed to a relationship-based approach to intervention turned their own, independent private practice into a thriving multidisciplinary clinic over 10 years. This presentation not only opens up the conversation of group practices using the DIRFloortime model but encourages others to follow their roadmap to do the same. If you are interested in creating outpatient opportunities for the DIRFloortime approach, this presentation will be helpful. 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱: https://lnkd.in/edjuiZCq

Behavioral health organizations should fit their mass notification system (MNS) with the latest technology to better protect residents, visitors, patients, and staff members when critical incidents occur. Our latest blog explores four elements of an MNS mental health facilities should strive for: https://bit.ly/4a979Wv #BehavioralHealth #SafetyManagement #CrisisCommunications