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Best Practices for Organizing and Transforming Data into Action
The ever-increasing drive toward comprehensive, coordinated, affordable health care has made data analytics an indispensable part of the health care landscape. Even small organizations are involved in collecting large amounts of data about the work they do and the...
Social Media and Kids: The Next Settlement?
In January, my colleague Mindy Klowden accurately predicted that pediatric behavioral health would be top of mind in 2022. Six months later, that prediction is accurate. This Spring, the New York Times ran a series examining the youth mental health crisis. One article...
Alcohol Use Disorder: A Hidden Epidemic
Although alcohol use disorder has long been a deadly epidemic, it is often ignored as such because alcohol is legal, widely available, and socially acceptable.
Get to Know…LaWanda Flennoy
LaWanda Flennoy is a mother, grandmother, wife, and lifelong learner. She earned an associate degree in Psychology while raising three daughters and then went on to receive a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in Psychology. After spending most of her career supporting...
Health Care Workforce – Crisis, Opportunity, and Evolution
The headlines are unavoidable and unambiguous; health care workforce shortages are at an all-time high. The COVID-19 pandemic and widespread burnout exacerbated existing scarcities in critical positions such as nurses, licensed behavioral health counselors, and...
State- and Employer-based Solutions to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness
Social connection is critical to health and well-being across the lifespan. Stakeholders can leverage several promising interventions to
address isolation.