Child Welfare Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

2 These services were defined to include mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and “in-home parenting skills training.” Maybe a parent needs mental health care or substance use disorder treatment, or parenting training and support, or maybe the family needs to do family therapy.

Child Welfare 196

Child Welfare Medicaid Foster Care Welfare 196

Brightpoint

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As if things aren’t hard enough, the tragic reality is that too many Chicago children and teens frequently experience trauma—through gun violence, substance abuse, domestic and relationship violence, and grief and loss. This is double the rate of PTSD among service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

PTSD 52

PTSD Mental Health Substance Abuse Interventional 52

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 29, 2022

I begin looking further into more advanced rehabs, but research has shown me that I couldn’t find one mental rehabilitation center that accepted Medicaid or Medicare in the US. Maybe there isn’t enough available medication to subside these symptoms people are enduring and they end up turning to other substances. This is a problem.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Medicare 52

Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.” The main purpose is to effectively address and treat co-occurring and chronic mental health, substance use, and medical disorders.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Mental Health Psychiatric Psychosocial 52