This webinar will review the requirements and approaches CCBHCs can leverage to establish and integrate primary care screening and monitoring practices. Add to Google Calendar Add to iCalendar…
Attendees heard from two community-based harm reductionists, representing Bronx Móvil and HIPS DC, about how harm reduction services have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, best and promising practices for caring for people who use drugs, implementing culturally centered harm reduction strategies and partnering with community-based harm reduction…
People of all ages with co-occurring physical health, mental health and substance use challenges, as well as social determinants of health needs have higher health costs, yet experience poorer health outcomes, according to recent research. Historical disparities in access to equitable physical and behavioral health care among people from various…
This webinar will review the requirements and approaches CCBHCs can leverage to establish and integrate primary care screening and monitoring practices. Add to Google Calendar Add to iCalendar…
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities have been deeply affected by the opioid crisis in the United States. The rate of drug overdose deaths among AI/AN populations is well above the national average, and 2020 data shows this trend continuing. Many Native communities also experience unique health care disparities…
Because of historic marginalization and discrimination, transgender individuals face health disparities and challenges in accessing inclusive and affirming health care. People who identify as transgender, genderqueer and/or nonbinary are more likely to report chronic physical health conditions; they also experience mental health and substance use challenges at higher rates. It…
Sam Hasan, director of Outpatient Clinic Operations and project director, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCHBHC) at CenterPointe (Lincoln, Nebraska), and Dr. Teresa Lewis-Hunt Family Nurse Practitioner, CenterPointe (Lincoln, Nebraska) will discuss how systemic inequities rooted in race, gender, ethnicity, age, and class have created lasting and damaging health disparities…
Monthly cohort calls from the CCBHC-E NTTAC gives CCBHC staff members a regular space for sharing with peers, generating solutions and cross-collaboration. Participate as often as you like. Sign up today and share this opportunity with other members of your team! …
Pregnant and postpartum people in the U.S. are significantly and increasingly vulnerable to mental health and substance use challenges. Because of inequities, the risk is even greater for people of color. Understanding trends in opiate and substance use during pregnancy and related challenges will assist integrated care providers in offering…
Primary care and hospitals are often the first entry-point of care for people with substance use challenges, including those experiencing a drug overdose. Integrating peer recovery support in these settings can facilitate treatment and long-term recovery for people with substance use disorders (SUD). Please join us and our experts in…
Join the Region V Public Health Training Center and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, with support from the CDC, as we introduce a new graphic essay on mental wellbeing and the challenges faced by the public health workforce. Confronted with the challenges of a worldwide pandemic and an unprecedented…
Hill Day at Home is your opportunity to urge lawmakers to support mental health and substance use treatment initiatives!