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Having the “Awkward” Conversation
Do you know how to respond if someone tells you they’re not okay? Take the “awkward” out of conversations about mental health with Mental Health First Aid.
Medication Matters
The National Council’s Medical Director Institute released its report, “Medication Matters: Causes and Solutions to Medication Non-Adherence.” It is a call to action to ensure that all Americans get comprehensive care.
JOBank
View hundreds of exciting professional opportunities on the National Council’s JOBank.
Linda's Corner Office
I wish I had a penny for every time I’ve said, “We know what to do; now we just have to do it.” Nowhere is this truer than in the treatment of people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system. “We have good science,” Fred Osher, M.D., told us. “We […]
BH365
The following post originally ran on the Mental Health First Aid Blog. We don’t provide our services in a vacuum. We are people who provide services to other people. And like many first responders across the country, the Clifton Fire Department in Clifton, N.J., is seeing an increasing number of calls from people who are […]
Capitol Connector
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), a new comprehensive mental health and addiction treatment model that is currently active in eight states, have been transforming care across the country since they launched in mid-2017. As required by the legislation that gave rise to CCBHCs, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued its first annual report to Congress [...]
