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A Look at Mental Health in the LGBTQIA+ Community During Pride Month 2022

My Brains Not Broken

From the American Psychiatric Association : LGBTQ individuals are more than twice as likely as heterosexual men and women to have a mental health disorder in their lifetime. LGB adults are nearly twice as likely as heterosexual adults to experience a substance use disorder. LGBTQ individuals are 2.5 And we must, must, must do better.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

Relias

Recent research has shown that in locations designated as Health Care Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), only 28% of mental healthcare needs are being met. A variety of factors have contributed to the behavioral and mental healthcare workforce shortage, making mental health provider recruitment and retention particularly challenging.

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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. Choosing to admit a child for inpatient psychiatric care is never easy and it can be an overwhelming decision to make. Transitioning Back to School.

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A disappointing report from the Senate Finance Committee

Child Welfare Monitor

The four companies include three profit making corporations (United Health Services, Acadia Healthcare, and Vivant Behavioral Healthcare), and one nonprofit, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. Moreover, that study does not conclude that community-based approaches produce better treatment programs.

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A Helpful Guide to KVC’s Mental Health and Child Welfare Services in Kansas and Missouri

KVC

By centralizing critical functions like Accounting and Human Resources, KVC’s local teams can focus on their core competencies such as social work, therapy and inpatient children’s psychiatric treatment. KVC Hospitals – Children’s Psychiatric Treatment. KVC West Virginia. KVC Foundation.

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Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare: A Digital Path to Resilience

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innovations in behavioral healthcare?as Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare and the Path to Digital Transformation. A Case Study of Digital Transformation in Behavioral Healthcare. Paving the Way to Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare. Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare and the Path to Digital Transformation.

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What Does KVC Stand For?

KVC

KVC’s Positive Impact Grows Nationally During the 1980-90s, KVC grew to represent one of the broadest child welfare and behavioral healthcare continuums of care in the nation. In 2003, to bring our name in line with the scope of our work, Kaw Valley Center became simply KVC Behavioral Healthcare.