Integrated Care Models Improve Outcomes for Co-Occurring Diabetes and Depressive Symptoms People with diabetes are about twice as likely to develop depressive symptoms. Further, people with diabetes report that their diabetes care teams rarely (less than 50% of the time) assess their mental health generally or their depressive symptoms more specifically. When people present with […]
One other thing that made this meeting memorable was the appearance of T-shirts that express loyalty to a model of integrated care. It started with the PCBH T-shirts, but by the end of the conference I was seeing CoCM T-shirts as well. This made literal the process that I have been thinking about for several […]
Howard Thurman, a spiritual founder of the civil rights movement once wrote, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” His words challenge us to resist stagnation, conformity, and systems that stifle our ability to effect meaningful change. […]
A few months ago, I was experiencing some significant stress in multiple microsystems of my life and was implementing many of my tried-and-true strategies to ground myself in my values and practice self-compassion. One night at dinner, my children were asking about differences I had in schools. It is important to know that, as the […]
The review underscores the importance of integrating behavioral health into the public health agenda, opposing the health-detrimental effects of anti-immigration policies and calling for collective efforts to advocate for policy changes. This call for action urges healthcare professionals, policymakers, and advocates to evaluate the intersection of immigration policies and behavioral health, emphasizing that global health […]
I’m going to make an argument here that the antidote to political uncertainty and rapid change in the healthcare landscape is community, particularly local community. And in so doing I’m also tying us to a promise that this community, the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), will be a nexus of moral strength and innovation for […]
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