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Health Improvement
*5* Simple Tips on How to Achieve Your Ultimate Health in 2022 and Beyond!
BY SANDRA KAHN, AP, RN, BSN It is a new year, and it is time to get serious about the future…
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Mental Health
Mental Health Resources for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families Now Available 24/7
BY ANITA HERRON, BA The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) launched Mental Health Resources for Service Members, Veterans and their…
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Association News
Association News
MAKE PLANS TO JOIN US IN PERSON FOR THE 2022 CMSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO Make plans to join us…
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Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention in Teens and Children
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…
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Organ Transplant
Transplant Patients and Survivor’s Guilt
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, AND DR. CATHY CAMPBELL, DNP, RN, MBA, CHC, FACHE, CCM Receiving a cadaver organ transplant…
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Insurance Coverage
In the Pursuit of Mental Health Parity Insurance Coverage
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA Treating diseases of the brain is as important as treating any physical ailment or condition. Yet,…
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President's Message
Mental Health By Any Other Name Is…
BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN One’s first reaction after reading this title may be negative, but that…
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Social Determinants of Health
Integrating Physical and Mental Social Determinants of Health
BY REBECCA PEREZ, MSN, RN, CCM Behavioral healthcare in the United States falls perilously short of being a functional, effective system.…
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Mental Health
The Impact of Coronavirus on the Mental Health of People: What the Legislators Are Doing About It
BY SUSAN PLOUGH, PHCNS-BC, MSN, CCM At the end of 2020, many Americans thought the worst of the pandemic was behind…
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Care Corner
Retirement, Ready or Not
BY LAURA OSTROWSKY, RN, CCM, MUP Welcome to a new column that will feature articles that focusing on Caring for YOU—our…