March 13. 2024 The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) 1100 13 th Street, NW, Third Floor Washington DC 20005 Re: Comment on Proposed Changes to Existing Measures: Follow -Up After Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness (FUM) and Follow -Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness (FUH) Dear NCQA staff and leadership: We write on […]
[…] Clinical Social Work American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Association of Psychi atric Pharmacists American Association on Health and D isability Am erican Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Mental Health Counselors Association American Nurses Association American Occupational Therapy Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association Services American Therapeutic Recreation Association Anxiety and […]
[…] any questions or need more information, please contact Lisette Burton, Chief Policy & Practice Advisor at [email protected] . Sincerely, National Organizations Accreditation Guru, Inc. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness Association of Children's Residential & Community services (ACRC) Board of Child Care Boys Town CARF International Chaddock Attachment and […]
[…] is continued and strengthene d. Sincerely, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Addiction Policy Forum All Rise American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence American Correctional Association American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Hail Association American Probation and Parole Association American Psychological Association Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Association of State Criminal =nvestigative Agencies Behavioral :ealth Foundation Civil […]
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[…] often frightening, co nfusing and distressing for the person experiencing it and difficult for his or her family to understand. Untreated psychosis increases a person’s risk for suicide, involuntary emergency care, and poor clinical outcomes. Sadly, about 100,000 young people e xperience FEP each year. i Here are some of their stories: Andrew, Indiana: […]
[…] remind them that they are not alone. Acts: Is less engaged at work or socially withdrawn If you’re worried about someone’s risk of self-harm, take it seriously, don’t leave them alone. Reach out to the designated person in your organization or call/text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Thinks: Has difficulty concentrating or increased confusion
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[…] in mental health care and engaging in conversations on social media. On Aug. 11, Robin Williams, one of the truly great performers of our time, died by suicide. Following his passing, Mary Giliberti issued a statement offering our deepest condolences to his family and reminding people that although mental illness is isolating, it doesn’t […]
[…] At 18 years old, I was a teen mother of two living on the streets and, by then, I had been hospitalized for depression, anxiety and three suicide attempts. I also had become a drug addict—doing drugs while I was pregnant with my daughter until my water broke. I still didn’t want to go […]
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