State sued over involuntary psychiatric boarding
Posted on Nov 13 2018
Associated Press
NAMI mentioned
Discusses the class action lawsuit filed by the New Hampshire chapter of the ACLU on behalf of psychiatric patients being involuntarily held in hospital emergency departments.
More Leeway for States to Expand Inpatient Mental Health
Posted on Nov 13 2018
Associated Press
The administration on Tuesday allowed states to provide more inpatient treatment for people with serious mental illness by tapping Medicaid, a potentially far-reaching move to address issues from homelessness to violence.
Should Childhood Trauma Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis?
Posted on Nov 09 2018
NPR
Reports on a new study published in JAMA that shows how the effects of childhood trauma persist and are linked to mental illness and addiction in adulthood. Researchers suggest that it might be more effective to approach trauma as a public health crisis than to limit treatment to individuals.
People with serious mental illness tend to die prematurely. We can fix that
Posted on Nov 08 2018
STAT
Looks at the fact that people with serious mental illness die 10 to 25 years earlier than the general population. In low- and middle-income countries, 90 percent of people with serious mental illnesses are outside the formal health care system. There is growing global evidence that shows how to change these disparities including new care guidelines released by the World Health Organization.
Using Supportive Housing To Improve Health Outcomes: Evidence From Arizona
Posted on Nov 02 2018
Health Affairs Blog
In January 2017, Aetna commissioned an independent evaluation to determine whether certain social determinant-of-health-related interventions offered by Mercy Care, including its scattered site housing program, reduced cost and improved health outcomes for people with a serious mental illness designation. Approximately 600 individuals enrolled in the scattered site housing program met the study criteria and were included in the analysis.
We Need to Talk More About Mental Health at Work
Posted on Nov 01 2018
Harvard Business Review
Human capital is the most valuable resource in our economy. As we recognize neurological and emotional diversity in all of its forms, workplace cultures need to make room for the wide range of emotions we experience. We need more flexibility, sensitivity, and open-mindedness from employers. The same treatment and attention they’d give to a broken bone or maternity leave. Because when people get the space and the support they need, it can change their careers, and their lives.