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Changes in patterns and referrals of Nova Scotians seeking mental health care through 2-1-1 Referral Service [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services.

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Clinical Strategies and Challenges of Psychiatrists in Accra, Ghana [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

The authors aimed to determine these approaches and barriers to better understand the scope of mental health delivery from the perspective of psychiatrists working in the capital city of Accra. The authors analyzed interview content using an immersion-crystallization approach, both individually and as a group. Conclusions.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

The Minnesota Hospital Association, as well as some individual hospitals, testified in support of the bill. HOUSE COMMERCE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE H.F. 2403 ( Representative O’Driscoll ): On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee heard H.F. Read a summary of S.F. Read a summary of S.F.

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Lessons Learned From My Hiatus

The Motivated MD

My passion for writing personal finance content was losing way to productivity and the compulsion to keep up with my competitors. Commonly I felt like I was just reiterating what so many others in the physician finance niche were saying while feeling like I had somehow already addressed the topic. Anyone can do it.

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Approaches for Quelling Stigma related to COVID-19

BMJ

Associate Professor & Dr. Longtao He, Research Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China. Ebola-related stigma in Ghana: Individual and community level determinants. Mental health problems and social media exposure during COVID-19 outbreak. 0231924 Shao H, Li Y.

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Episode 223: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 14 – Race, Place, and Health: Clinician and Community Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] CPSolvers: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series Episode 14: Race, Place, and Health: Clinician and Community Perspectives Show Notes by Alec Calac February 15th, 2022 Summary: This episode highlights how racism manifests in the built environment, and how community and individual-level efforts can mitigate these inequities. Be curious.