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Healthcare Innovation – 2

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:25-07:00May 15th, 2013|Behavioral Health, Prevention|

I’ve been writing quite a bit about population health and the importance of creating healthy environments for communities. Some of those innovations take creativity and cash to make them work. Help is on the way - today, the feds announced the Healthcare Innovation Awards – Round 2. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put [...]

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ASH CEO Position

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:25-07:00May 15th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

Now that Cory Nelson has officially been appointed as our Deputy Director for Behavioral Health, we’re moving full steam ahead to recruit for the Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona State Hospital. The CEO is a critical member of our team and has the responsibility of managing the day-to-day operations of the civil, forensic and [...]

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Cory Goes Permanent

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:28-07:00May 3rd, 2013|Behavioral Health|

I’m happy to announce that I’ve permanently appointed Cory Nelson as our official Deputy Director for Behavioral Health. He’s been serving in the Acting capacity since August of ‘12 and has shown great skill and leadership in the position. He’s been very successful working with our leadership and our Agency team as well as our [...]

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Mental Health Month Kickoff (opening pitch!)

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:29-07:00May 1st, 2013|Behavioral Health|

Guest Blog by Claudia Sloan; Communications, Cultural Competency, Workforce Development in the Behavioral Health Services Division Today is the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month... and in honor of that the Arizona Diamondbacks in collaboration with the Mental Health Awareness Coalition is hosting an event during tonight's D-backs game against division rival San Francisco Giants. At the [...]

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Put a Stop to Poisoning

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:31-07:00April 25th, 2013|Behavioral Health, Prevention|

The benefit of everything is determined by dosage. Even water, a critical element for life, is bad for the human body when you have too much. But when it comes to prescription drugs, the dosage is incredibly important. Doctors spend years learning about which medications work for what and how much is the right dose. [...]

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Behavioral Health Protests Denied this Week

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:32-07:00April 19th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

A few weeks ago, we announced that we’ve awarded the contract to manage the Maricopa County Integrated Regional Behavioral Health Authority (beginning on October 1) to Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care, who will be bringing some exciting ideas to the table while building on the great things already happening in our system. A couple of weeks [...]

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Recovery WORKS Newsletter

By Will Humble|2013-04-17T08:56:42-07:00April 17th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

In our April issue of Recovery WORKS you’ll find inspiring recovery stories, behavioral health news, resources, and information from our community. Our featured peer success story this month is about MedHat Zekri, a peer who’s been able to overcome severe depression, anxiety and stress and is being very successful in achieving his life's goals. In our [...]

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Driving Suicides to Zero

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:33-07:00April 10th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

Medical providers (doctors, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, etc.) are invited to join Magellan for their Driving Suicides to Zero training Monday, April 29 from 9 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 3 p.m. The goal of the training is to help reduce the suicide rate by providing behavioral healthcare professionals with the skills, knowledge, attitudes [...]

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Be Part of the Mental Health Solution

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:35-07:00March 29th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

Students can’t be academically successful when they’re battling anxiety, depression, substance abuse and other common conditions. Nearly 50% of lifetime mental disorders begin by the mid-teens. That’s why we’ve launched a partnership with Kognito Interactive to educate middle and high-school teachers how to recognize signs of depression and other mental health disorders that have the potential [...]

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Maricopa County Behavioral Health Services Contract Awarded Today

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:35-07:00March 25th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

The mind and body aren’t separated- and neither should the health-care delivery system- especially for folks with a serious mental illness. People with a serious mental illness die more than 25 years earlier than the general population… an unacceptable health disparity in anybody’s book. The increased mortality is largely from treatable medical conditions caused by [...]

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