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For over 25 years, Behavioral Health News has been your trusted source of education, information, advocacy, and quality resources on #MentalHealth and #SubstanceUseDisorder treatment and services.
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Innovative #AmbientMonitoring technology can improve #PsychiatricCare by keeping patients safe, reducing #StaffBurnout, and allowing uninterrupted healing in #MentalHealth units.

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Bridging the Tech Gap: How Ambient Monitoring Is Modernizing Mental Health Facilities
Ambient monitoring can enhance patient safety, reduce staff burnout, and transform psychiatric care with continuous, noninvasive support.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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#Depression and #anxiety are influenced by early relationships and the mind-body connection, showing that healing through #SupportiveRelationships, #SelfCompassion, and body care can restore #WellBeing and resilience.

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Beyond the Chemical Imbalance: Rethinking Depression and Anxiety
Explore how attachment theory, brain-body connection, and self-compassion offer new ways to heal depression and anxiety beyond medication alone.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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#Trauma impacts both mind and body, but psychoeducation and practical strategies can help survivors understand their responses and regain control over their #stress and emotions.

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Trauma-Informed Treatment of Anxiety: Empowerment Through Education
Discover how trauma therapy techniques like psychoeducation, breathing, and movement help survivors regain control, reduce anxiety, and heal.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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New #research shows how the brain-gut connection links #anxiety and #IBS, with mindfulness and vagal toning offering promising ways to ease symptoms and improve #WellBeing.

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Polyvagal Exercises for IBS Symptom Management
Discover how vagus nerve stimulation, mindfulness, and polyvagal theory may help manage IBS, anxiety, and depression through mind-gut connection therapies.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Supporting #teens early - with #FamilyConnections, #SchoolPrograms, and #CommunityResources - builds #resilience, prevents #anxiety, #depression, and #SubstanceUse, helping them thrive before crises emerge.

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Building Resilience: Early Intervention and Prevention Strategies for Youth at Risk of Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Use
Support youth mental health with early intervention, family, school, and community strategies to prevent anxiety, depression, and substance use.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Choosing the right #AnxietyTreatment for your #child - #therapy, #medication, or both - depends on their needs, readiness, and your family’s resources, guided by a trusted provider.

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Childhood Anxiety Treatment: Should You Choose Pills or Skills?
Learn how to choose between therapy, medication, or both for your child’s anxiety with guidance on needs, readiness, resources, and family support.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Yesterday, the New York State Office of Mental Health released a landmark #MaternalMentalHealth #policy roadmap, with actionable recommendations to expand care, reduce #stigma, ensure #EquitableSupport, and improve outcomes for all #BirthingPersons.

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New York State Releases Landmark Maternal Mental Health Policy Roadmap
Explore New York’s strategies to improve maternal mental health, reduce stigma, and expand support for birthing persons across the state.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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#Methadone is a vital, evidence-based #treatment for #OpioidUseDisorder that reduces #overdose deaths and supports #recovery, making access essential to public #health.

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Methadone Offers Hope, Not Harm
Explore the role of methadone in treating opioid addiction and its life-saving impact on patients struggling with dependency.
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May 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Today is #WorldMaternalMentalHealthDay — Reducing #stigma around #perinatal #MentalHealth is key to improving outcomes, & NYS OMH is addressing this through a 2-part roundtable focused on #awareness, #access, & #EvidenceBased solutions.

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Breaking the Silence: How Reducing Stigma Can Improve Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes
Explore the importance of Perinatal Mental Health on World Maternal Mental Health Day and learn about PMADs and their impacts.
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May 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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#Technology is enhancing #MentalHealth care for #children and families through #accessible, personalized #digital tools, though equitable access and #DataSecurity remain crucial.

By @ICL_inc

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Leveraging Technology to Enhance Mental Health Services for Children and Families
Telehealth and digital tools are transforming mental health care, making support more accessible, personalized, and effective for families.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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The Massachusetts Young Adult Access Centers provide free, #PeerLed #support to #YoungAdults with #MentalHealth challenges, helping them transition to #adulthood with strong engagement, progress, and satisfaction outcomes.

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May 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Don’t wait—oppose harmful #Medicaid cuts by speaking out for those with #SeriousMentalIllness and #autism.

Contact your #legislators now and share your story!

#ProtectMedicaid #DisabilityRights

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A National Call to Action: Protecting Medicaid for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness and Autism
Learn how proposed cuts to Medicaid could impact people with disabilities and what you can do to take action.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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The children’s #MentalHealth #crisis requires expanding access to #EvidenceBasedCare and using #MeasurementBasedCare to improve #treatment quality, engage families, and guide clinical decisions.

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NYSPA Report: Measurement-Based Care - One Piece of the Puzzle in Ensuring Quality Care and Addressing the Crisis in Children’s Mental Health
How measurement-based care enhances children's mental health by improving diagnosis, treatment, and access to quality, evidence-based care.
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May 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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New York State is expanding #EvidenceBased programs to keep #youth with #MentalHealth needs in safe #home environments, reducing #hospitalizations and supporting #LongTermRecovery.

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Crisis Support for Youth: Expanding Home-Based and Community Care in NY
Home-based crisis intervention in NY provide mental health support, keeping youth safe at home and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations.
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April 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Congratulations Ira H. Minot, LMSW, for receiving the Founder’s Legacy Award!

Support Ira by purchasing a Ticket, Sponsorship, Event Journal Ad or 50/50 Raffle Ticket: mhne.org/awards

MHNE 2025 Leadership Awards Reception
5/21/25, 12PM, NYC
April 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Now in @behavioralhealth.bsky.social—Pregnancy and early childhood impact physical and mental well-being throughout one's life. How do we seize opportunity? NYCCD & McSilver experts explain what’s going on in NY State + the power of evidence-based treatments: behavioralhealthnews.org/developments...
Developments Towards Greater Social-Emotional Support Before and After Birth
Enhancing early childhood mental health through training, support, and evidence-based care to strengthen parent-child relationships.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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#Loneliness in #youth poses serious #MentalHealth risks, but family-based #interventions that foster #connection and #communication can significantly reduce its impact.

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Addressing Child and Youth Loneliness: Family-Based Interventions to Improve Mental Health
The impact of youth loneliness on mental health and how family-based therapy can help build connections, reduce isolation, and thrive.
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April 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Maggie G. Mortali, MPH, has been named CEO of @naminyc.bsky.social, bringing extensive experience in suicide prevention and public health to lead the organization’s efforts in expanding equitable mental health access.

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NAMI-NYC Board of Directors Announces New CEO Maggie G. Mortali, MPH
NAMI-NYC welcomes Maggie G. Mortali as the new CEO, bringing expertise in mental health advocacy and suicide prevention.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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#Therapists can prevent #burnout and maintain #WellBeing by setting #boundaries, prioritizing #SelfCare, leveraging #technology, and seeking #support.

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April 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Losing a loved one to #suicide profoundly impacts #survivors, underscoring the need for compassionate #support and #interventions to navigate #grief and #healing.

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The Ripple Effect: Impact of Suicide on Family and Friends
The impact of suicide on survivors, addressing grief, mental health, stigma, and support strategies to foster healing and resilience.
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March 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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When #outpatient #psychiatric #care isn’t enough, #ResidentialTreatment and #SocialLearning can provide the intensive #support needed for lasting #recovery.

#MentalHealth

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When Outpatient Psychiatric Care Is Not Enough
Outpatient psychiatric care alone may not be enough for recovery, but residential treatment can provide support for lasting change.
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March 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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#SubstanceUseDisorders and #suicide, linked by shared factors like #MentalHealth challenges and #trauma, require integrated #support and #intervention to foster #recovery and reduce #harm.

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March 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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@sus-org.bsky.social combines trauma-informed care, peer #support, and #community collaboration to prevent #suicide and promote #recovery with dignity and #hope.

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March 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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#Schools play a crucial role in #suicide prevention by promoting #MentalHealth awareness, providing early #intervention, and creating #supportive environments for students at risk.

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February 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Dani York, LCAT, RDT, and James Chavez, LCSW, of S:US, co-authored an article in @behavioralhealth.bsky.social on the importance of preventative services in supporting individuals and their communities during a suicidal crisis.

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Suicide Prevention and Response: Fostering Trust and Safety in Vulnerable Communities
The impact of suicide is vast. Preventative services hold space for the wellspring of emotional, cognitive, and embodied responses to a suicidal crisis for individuals and their support systems.
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February 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM