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Sadly sustainability and innovation are not terms that easily describe our nation’s mental health care. Lack of financial investments from insurance companies are at the core of the barriers preventing innovation in this health sector. In a recent report published in JAMA-data from 2012-2017, the researchers identified 3.2 million adults with mental health conditions, 294,550Continue reading “Sustainability & Innovation???”

Jade 16th and Buckeye 4/6/2020 with Chris at 27th ave &Bethany 4/5/2020 Arizona 211/ Crisis Response Network Boehmer, K. R., Barakat, S., Ahn, S., Prokop, L. J., Erwin, P. J., & Murad, M. H. (2016). Health coaching interventions for persons with chronic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Systematic Reviews, 5(1), 146. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0316-3 Kelly,Continue reading “Tech Enhanced Mental Health”

Arizona’s Mental Health Private System consists of hospitals, emergency rooms, psychiatric intake facilities, ambulance companies, private non-profit organizations, and private insurance providers. All of these service providers are a link in the chain of a system of care in Maricopa County, yet the links are often tangled, looped, and even missing. The navigation of theContinue reading “Private Sector Tracks”

Maricopa County’s mental health terrain is littered with tracks that often do not meet at the ends, leaving people to essentially jump the tracks in attempt to land themselves at the necessary hubs or stations seeking the much needed services that contribute to overall mental health stabilization and well-being.  The terrain of mental health servicesContinue reading “Publicly Funded Mental Health “System””

This journey to better understand the relationships between key people, organizations and policies that make up our current mental health system has led me on a curious path.  To this end I search and speak to key players, stakeholders and policymakers related to the topic of mental healthcare in Maricopa County. Every interview, phone call,Continue reading “Stops on The System Trail”

Our National Numbers 600,000 people living with chronic mental illness have been either prisoners or homeless in the U.S. in 2017 Number of people living without homes has increased for the first time in seven years 25% of homeless population have a serious mental illness Mortality rate for people living on the streets is 4Continue reading “Dashboard Indicators…Lights & Sirens”