Behavioral Health Screening – A video explaining the workflow process for behavioral health screening in the primary care setting. Developed by Dr. Rodger Kessler in association with UVM College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care. Shot and edited by Marc Scarano, UVM College of Medicine

 

Affordable Care Act will expand mental health parity requirements

Filed under: mental substance abuse

About 217 million days of work are lost annually due to productivity decline related to mental illness or substance abuse disorders, costing U.S. employers $ 17 billion each year according to the National Business Group on Health. Bill covers health …
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Americans shoot from the lip on guns

Filed under: mental substance abuse

The jarring massacre of Sandy Hook Elementary and the daily violence are rooted in mental-health problems, poverty, substance abuse and many more issues. The availability and acceptance of so many guns, however, is the spark that ignites the social …
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Guest Viewpoint: CASA volunteers are kids' best advocates

Filed under: mental substance abuse

… are placed in safe, secure and permanent homes, CASA volunteers accomplish much the same as firefighters: They are heroes to children whose homes and families have been destroyed by substance abuse, mental health issues, poverty and crime.
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