Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective The objective of this study was to characterize the substance use patterns of people who use drugs (PWUD), assess the rates of co-occurring conditions and examine the health service needs of this population. Study Design Cross-sectional study using a community-based survey. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.

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Community Mental Health Patients Diagnose 130

Barton Associates

MAY 1, 2025

Behavioral health needs have climbed in the United States over the past decade—between the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more Americans are dealing with mental health challenges. adults had a mental illness in 2023, and about half (46%) of them did not get any treatment.

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Nurse Practitioner Mental Health Behavioral Health Services Provider 52

Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

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Healthcare Healthcare Professional Provider Community 52

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. So we did a podcast on aging and homelessness with Margot Kushel in 2023. Naheed, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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Healthcare IT Community Illness 102

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3. The illness narratives suffering, healing, and the human condition. With the mental health, we pulled out the medical model. Hospital Chaplains, Spirituality, and Pain Management: A Qualitative Study. Pain Manag Nurs. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.11.004. 2023.11.004. Epub ahead of print.

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IT Families Family Physicals 137

GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

We are also joined by LaVera Crawly, a physician turned chaplain, now VP of Spiritual Care at Common Spirit Health (and author of another of my favorite and most cited papers on palliative care in the African American Community ). Thanks to my son Kai for playing the guitar part in 5/4 with strange chords on Riverman by Nick Drake!

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IT Patient-Centered Families Family 99

Physicians News Digest

MARCH 31, 2025

The firings that began in February are taking a significant toll on federal employees’ mental health. Researchers who study job loss say these mass layoffs not only are disrupting the lives of tens of thousands of federal workers but also will reverberate out to their spouses, children, and communities.

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Mental Health Insurance Government Appointment 52