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Gun Violence

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Read the American Journal of Public Health article, " T alking About “Firearm Injury” and “Gun Violence”: Words Matter." Users also can share resources, like tips for helping survivors cope, and find local behavioral health services. LINK to article

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

Not just with our aging and independent services, but also with our behavioral health services, with our public health services, with our medical care services, to really have everyone see older people as part of their work. There have been some fabulous national articles.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

And in 2014, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services temporarily lifted all prior authorization requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries seeking rehabilitative behavioral health services. But history suggests that would create new problems. ” None of their appeals worked.