Spotlight January 2020 Archives

Perspectives Of A Caregiver: Stigma & Mental Health Awareness Questions

Interview January 20, 2020

This podcast highlights Kathy Day’s experience as a caregiver to her relative with mental illness. Ms. Day answers questions concerning caregiver stigma and public awareness for people who may not… Read More

Innovative Approaches In Expanding Access To Behavioral Health Care

Article December 11, 2019

Multiple factors continue to drive health plan, health care providers, and other stakeholders to find innovative ways to expand access to behavioral health, inclusive of substance use disorder treatment services.… Read More

Suicide Stratification Risk Models & The Role Of Pharmacists In Suicide Education & Prevention

On-Demand Webinar September 25, 2019

Traditionally, pharmacists provide medication education and monitor side effects of patients. In a recent study exploring pharmacist comfort in the area of suicide education, most pharmacists expressed an interest in… Read More

How Health Plans Are Increasingly Focused On The Social Determinants Of Health

Article September 23, 2019

Behavioral health provider organizations have long understood that biopsychosocial factors have a significant impact on behavioral health. In 1943, the humanist psychologist Abraham Maslow introduced the concept of a hierarchy… Read More

Preventing Suicide in the Clinical Setting: Reasons for Hope

On-Demand Webinar September 10, 2019

Worldwide, nearly 800,000 people die of suicide each year.1 In this webinar, effective suicide prevention strategies, such as placing a focus on more sensitively identifying when a patient’s suicide risk… Read More

Addressing Social Determinants: Impacting Health & Wellness Beyond Traditional Medicine (SDoH Series Part 1)

On-Demand Webinar July 29, 2019

Social determinants of health (SDoH) – like socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment, employment, social support networks, and access to health care – can have drastic impacts on individual… Read More

Benefits & Challenges Of Smartphone Use In Mental Health

On-Demand Webinar May 1, 2019

Pew Research Center statistics indicate that 95% of Americans now own some type of cellphone, and that 77% are smartphones.1 Increases in digital adoption for residents in the U.S. certainly… Read More

RASP: A Self-Report Tool For Relapse Risk In Patients Living With Schizophrenia

Interview March 4, 2019

Schizophrenia affects roughly 1.1% percent of the U.S. population (3.4 million adults), with direct annual costs estimated at $47 billion. Schizophrenia is defined as a chronic, relapsing, and disabling disorder,… Read More

Telepsychiatry: Benefits & Limitations In Clinical Practice

Video January 14, 2019

In this short presentation, hear from Jake Behrens, MD, as he defines telemedicine and telepsychiatry, explores mental health care access and the impacts of technology on access, and discusses the… Read More

Follow Up Q&A – Tackling Behavioral Health Provider Shortages: Health Plan Strategies From Access To Engagement

Interview November 7, 2018

During this question and answer session, William Wood and Deb Adler respond to unanswered questions from the PsychU webinar, “Tackling Behavioral Health Provider Shortages: Health Plan Strategies From Access To… Read More

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