Psychologist Stephanie Woodard, senior advisor on behavioral health at Nevada DHHS, says the coronavirus pandemic's impact has been profound. However, the negatives have also come with increased compassion and mental health understanding among Nevadans and FEMA funding, allowing the state to strengthen its public health caring communities approach.
Margaret Hines is a vital part of Kevin Hines' recovery journey. They share what works and what people can do during the pandemic to help loved struggling with mental health challenges.
CIT officers are worried about what will happen to people with mental illness if leaders strip down to essential services and mental health crisis services aren’t deemed so. Maj. Cochran said that law enforcement knows what that looks like, and they don’t want to go back.
Healthcare workers on the front lines have become disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Combine that with advancing age or underlying conditions, and it’s a frightening reality for many.
The CARES Act, designed to boost the U.S. economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, includes $425 million for SAMHSA’s health surveillance and program support “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally.”
NowMattersNow.org is a critical resource as Americans, whose day-to-day lives have been disrupted, navigate the coronavirus pandemic crisis and the challenges that come with it, such as isolation, unemployment, housing instability, and illness.
Behavioral health crisis services are a vital player to decrease community exposure for people in psychological distress, diverting them from emergency departments overburdened by COVID-19.
Trillium’s decision to increase Medicaid rates during a national emergency gives crisis service providers critical flexibility, allowing them to meet the growing needs of the community at a time when professional resources—as staff face their own challenges related to COVID-19—become strained.Trillium’s decision to increase Medicaid rates during a national emergency
Learning from China and Italy, US leadership focuses on telehealth as a way to address mental health and combat COVID-19.
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