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● Randomized Controlled Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Risk Model-Guided Clinical Decision Support for Suicide Screening.
● The Promise and Perils of Using Peers and Other Paraprofessionals as Mental Health Service Professionals.
● Social Determinants of Health and Suicide-Related Outcomes: A Review of Meta-Analyses.
Military readiness is a critical measure to ensure that service members are both physically and mentally prepared to carry out their duties. As was highlighted in last week’s blog, readiness assessments are vital for maintaining operational effectiveness and helping to ensure that the military is taking care of its service members by identifying problems early and ensuring access to treatment. These evaluations consider both physical and behavioral health; however, today’s post will focus on the behavioral health portion and what specific domains are assessed.
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The number of adults worldwide who "experience gambling disorder or problematic gambling," according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in The Lancet Public Health -- The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling.
As behavioral health providers who work with military service members, we hear the term ‘readiness’ often and may wonder what it means and how it could impact our work with our military clients. Generally speaking, readiness refers to the military’s capability to do its job, whether that’s during training, combat operations, or humanitarian missions. In order to ensure that the military can meet its missions, commanders need to know if their service members are able to deploy or work in an austere environment for an extended period of time.
Practical for Your Practice is entering its sixth season, and this is a great time for us to reflect on who’s got our six. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about who I have relied on in times of difficulty or challenge, or even in those pivotal moments in my career. So many people have helped and supported me both in my personal and professional life. It was difficult to choose just one to share in this episode.