BY BENJAMIN J. FOSTER, MBA In January 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced $103 million in awards to improve the retention of healthcare workers and help respond to the nation’s critical staffing needs by reducing burnout and promoting…
BY STACEY RICHMOND, RD, LDN The urge for a plant to grow is so strong that its shoots will creatively change course, wiggling around rocks and roots to its full expression. How does the plant know how to receive nourishment and move through the phases of growth to its fullest expression…
BY ANITA HERRON, BA The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) launched Mental Health Resources for Service Members, Veterans and their Families (HFMHR) in time for Veterans Day, 2021. The original 6-session NAMI Homefront (HF) program was developed to meet the unique needs of families of service members and veterans with mental health…
MAKE PLANS TO JOIN US IN PERSON FOR THE 2022 CMSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO Make plans to join us for the CMSA 2022 CMSA Annual Conference & Expo, “Forging a Path to the Future of Case Management,” June 1-4, 2022, in Florida. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome…
BY DR. SUZANNE RYBCZYNSKI AND DR. CARMEN LOPEZ-ARVIZU On October 19, 2021, faced with the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on an already strained pediatric mental health system, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children’s Hospital Association declared a “national emergency in children’s mental…
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, AND DR. CATHY CAMPBELL, DNP, RN, MBA, CHC, FACHE, CCM Receiving a cadaver organ transplant is a life-changing experience. Transplant recipients often experience a wide range of emotions from the highest high to the lowest low. The thrill of receiving a life-saving transplant is sometimes…
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA Treating diseases of the brain is as important as treating any physical ailment or condition. Yet, the health insurance industry in the United States has never covered mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUDs) appropriately. As a result, depression, anxiety, addiction and other mental health conditions…
BY REBECCA PEREZ, MSN, RN, CCM Behavioral healthcare in the United States falls perilously short of being a functional, effective system. Mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUD) are universally categorized as behavioral health disorders, and this label will be used throughout this article (Knutson, 2021). Currently, available services are underfunded,…
BY SUSAN PLOUGH, PHCNS-BC, MSN, CCM At the end of 2020, many Americans thought the worst of the pandemic was behind us. However, as we enter 2022, we continue to deal with many of the same issues we dealt with then. We would all agree that COVID-19 is an international public…
BY MARTHA PRESSLEY-TURNER, RN-CGMT, BSN, MS, LCCE, FACCE “Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.” —Florence Nightingale Last year, I was losing hair from the stress of not being able to help my colleagues in New York City…