Focus newsletter

Focus: Thirty Schools Recognized for Quality Mental Health Programming

Focus newsletter, Supported Education /

It’s no secret that student mental health and suicide prevention have become major issues on college campuses across the country. While some institutions have made meaningful efforts to encourage dialogue, counter stigma, and make mental health services readily accessible, concerns about liability, an inability to adequately serve students and other factors have made higher education […]

Focus: Thirty Schools Recognized for Quality Mental Health Programming Read More »

A Focus on The Mental Health Workforce Crisis

Focus newsletter, Healthcare reform, Latest News, Workforce Development /

As last year’s SAMHSA report to Congress on the nation’s substance abuse and mental health workforce noted, the demand for behavioral health services in the US exceeds what is available. With expanded access to care through the Affordable Care Act and new Mental Health Parity rules, that demand will only increase in coming years, and

A Focus on The Mental Health Workforce Crisis Read More »

Focus: Behavioral Health Leads the Way in Changing the Accreditation Process

Employment, Focus newsletter, Healthcare reform, Latest News, Workforce Development /

What is “accreditation” and why does it matter? “Accreditation” is the process whereby a health care provider obtains impartial, outside approval for the manner in which it provides services. Traditionally, the accreditation process has involved outside experts looking closely at health care providers, their staffs, their internal processes, and other measurable factors. Rarely has accreditation

Focus: Behavioral Health Leads the Way in Changing the Accreditation Process Read More »

A Focus on the Debate Over Community Care and Compulsory Treatment

Focus newsletter, Latest News, Workforce Development /

One of the long-standing debates in the discussion about how to best meet the needs of people with serious mental illness centers around the issue of whether treating people in the community is the best course, or if in-patient treatment is the better choice for society. For people in the recovery community, the value of

A Focus on the Debate Over Community Care and Compulsory Treatment Read More »

Veterans in the Mental Health Workforce

Focus newsletter, Latest News, Workforce Development /

With conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan coming to an end, our country is experiencing an influx of veterans. Sadly, suicide among veterans is an epidemic, and many suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. At the same time, unemployment among veterans is also a pressing issue. In a new Focus newsletter, “Expanding the Role of Veterans

Veterans in the Mental Health Workforce Read More »