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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Zero Suicide in Healthcare
“Over the decades, individual [mental health] clinicians have made heroic efforts to save lives… but systems of care have done very little.” With this quote from SAMHSA’s Suicide Prevention Bureau Chief Richard McKeon, we launched our two-day kick-off meeting of … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Care, Crisis Systems, Peers & Recovery, Suicide Care
Tagged Behavioral Health, Clinical Care, Crisis, Crisis Services, David W. Covington, Death by Suicide, Depression, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, National Action Alliance, Peer Supports, Recovery, SAMHSA, Serious Mental Illness, Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Thomas Joiner, Universal Health Services, Zero Suicide
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25% Peers by Tuesday
His reaction was definitely not one I was anticipating: he looked disgusted, ready to spit. It was 2010, and I had just been blown away at the NAMI Arizona annual conference by Phil Pangrazio’s keynote. Phil is President and CEO … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Care, Peers & Recovery, Suicide Care
Tagged ADHS, Arizona, Behavioral Health, Clinical Care, Crisis, Crisis Services, David W. Covington, Death by Suicide, Depression, Discrimination, Health and Wellness, Judi Chamberlin, Magic of Peer Voice, Mental Health, Nelson Mandela, Nothing About Us Without Us, Peer Supports, RBHA, Recovery, Regional Behavioral Health Authority, Sally Spencer-Thomas, Serious Mental Illness, Suicide, Tokenism, Zero Suicide
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No Recovery By Force
There were only two of us left in the group room and the ten chairs that had been in a circle were now scattered. To my left 15-year old Kenneth* towered over me holding his chair above his head, with … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Care, Crisis Systems, Peers & Recovery, Suicide Care
Tagged A Crisis Has No Schedule, Behavioral Health, Clinical Care, Crisis, Crisis Services, David W. Covington, Death by Suicide, Depression, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, No Force First, Peer Supports, Recovery, Seclusion and Restraint, Serious Mental Illness, Suicide, Zero Suicide
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