Behavioral Health Policy and Practice
MH Policy for the 21st Century
- Mental Health: Pride in Past; Hope for the Future (2022) View
- Will "System Transformation" Transform The System? (2018) View
- MH System Needs Reform (2018) View
- A National Mental Health Advocacy Agenda (2017) View
- Fight Threats to Federal MH Funding (2017) View
- A National Mental Health Agenda (2016) View
- Speak Out To The Presidential Candidates (2106) View
- Congressional MH Reform: Hope or Hype? (2016) View
- Mental Health Systems Reform and the Workplace (2015) View
- The Complexity of American Mental Health Policy (2015) View
- Improving Mental Health Policy: No Simple Solution (2015) View
- Improving American Mental Health Policy (2015) View
- Mental Health: Past and Future (2014) View
- Improving MH System Requires Accurate History (2014) View
- Will Managed Care Advance Goals of Community MH? (2014) View
- MH Policy Debate in Medpage Today (2014) View
- Must-Read for MH Policy Makers: MH and Social Policy (2013) View
- Gains of the Past Give Hope for the Future (2013) View
- Agenda for the 2nd Decade of the 21st Century (2009) View
- "Looking Back with Pride and Forward with Hope" (2010) View
Advocacy
- Speak Out: A Mental Health Advocacy Manual (2023) View
- Advocacy With and Without Advanced Technology (2021) View
- Put Ideological Differences Aside (2020) View
- Do Not Use Mass Murder As A Reason To Improve MH Policy (2019) View
- Speak Out: An Advocacy Manual (Revised 2011) View
"Behavioral" Health
- "Behavioral" Health: What A Difference A Word Makes View
Child Mental Health
- World Events Causing More Mental Illness? (2019) View
- Address "Adverse World Events" To Improve Adolescent MH (2019) View
- Beyond Systems of Care? (2016) View
- Raise The Age Of Criminal Responsibility in NYS (2014) View
- Address Children's Mental Health Needs (2002) View
- Reminiscence Child Mental Health Policy in New York State (2007) View
Co-Occurring Disorders
- Why Integrated Care Is So Important (2018) View
- Meeting Medical Needs of People with SMI: Will New Initiatives Work? (2012) View
- Briefing Book Co-Ocurring Disorders (2007) View
- Co-Occurring Disorders Testimony (2003) View
COVID Pandemic
- Growing Up During The Pandemic (2021) View
- Behavioral Health During and After The Pandemic (2020) View
- Psychological Fallout As Deaths Increase (2020) View
- Confronting the Psychological Fallout of Corona Virus (2020) View
Creativity, Art, and Mental Health
- What We Lose When We Stay Home (2022) View
- Creativity and Well-Being Reprint (2014) View
- Creativity and Psychological Well-Being: NYSPA Keynote (2012) View
- Art Can Be Good For Mental Health (2012) View
- Art Helps People Live With Mental Illness (2012) View
- Creativity and Madness: Is There An Inherent Link? (2012) View
- Music and Living With Dementia (2012) View
- Creating and Helping: Key Ingredients of Aging Well (2011) View
Criminal Justice Reform
- Will Federal Criminal Justice Reform Help Mentally Ill? (2019) View
Depression
Disasters
- Mental Health Response to Disasters (2004) View
- Terrorism and Mental Health: NYC After 9/11 (2003) View
Economic Crisis
- Mental Health In A Time Of Economic Crisis (2009) View
Emotional Challenges of Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
- Meeting the Emotional Challenges of Rehabilitation (2013) View
- Emotional Challenges of Rehabilitation (2013) View
Family Caregivers
- Review of How We Got Barb Back (2012) View
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (2010) View
- Mental Health Needs in Kinship Care (2010) View
Finance and Managed Care
- Attack on ACA Is Attack on MH: Sequel (2019) View
- Attack on ACA Is Attack on Mental Health (2018) View
- Medicaid and Mental Health: Neglecting MH Is Expensive (2011) View
- Medicare Could Be Worse (2005) View
- Reinvestment Requiem or Revival (2002) View
- Use Medicaid for Growth (2005) View
- Without Managed Care What's Next (2000) View
Health Care Reform and Mental Health
- Health Care Reform Benefits Americans With Behavioral Health Needs (2012) View
- Supreme Court Decision Benefits People With Mental Illness (2012) View
- Mental Health In Health Care Reform (2011) View
- MH and the Presidential Candidates (2008) View
- MH in Health Reform (2009) View
- New York Times Letter (2007) View
- We Need A Sound Bite For Mental Health (2009) View
History
- Policy History: Community Support and Beyond (2019) View
- Policy History: From Institutions to Community MH (2019) View
- Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy (2002) View
Hospitals
- Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures (2004) View
- Closing State Psychiatric Centers (2003) View
- Hospital Closure Commission (2006) View
Housing
- Deinstitutionalization Did Not Cause Homelessness (2020) View
- Housing For Older Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities (2014) View
- Housing Key To Closing The Mortality Gap (2011) View
- Adult Homes A Crisis of Conscience (2002) View
- Make a Full Committment to Housing (2004) View
Humor
- Manual of Mishegas: Excerpt in The Tablet (2013) View
Integrating Health and Mental Health
- Integrated Care At Last? (2015) View
- "Mental Health Is Missing" (2010) View
- Physical and Mental Health Should Be a Shared Priority (2008) View
- Save Money, Save Lives (2007) View
Internet
- Internet Addiction: Public Health Crisis? (2011) View
Lifestyle and Behavior Change
- A Healthy Lifestyle Needs Motivation (2011) View
Medication
- Is It Hypnotics or Depression That Kill? (2012) View
Minority Mental Health
- Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence (2004) View
Mortality Gap
- Housing Key To Closing The Mortality Gap (2011) View
- Schizophrenia,The Mortality Gap,and Suicide (2010) View
New Freedom Commission
NYS Mental Health System
- Overview of NYS's Mental Health System (2009) View
NYS Budgets
- 1992-93: Promise is Broken View
- 1997-8 MH Budget View
- 2000-2001 MH Budget View
- 2001-2 Continue to Improve Mental Health Services View
- 2003-4 Governor's Budget Request Needs Scrutiny View
Parity
- PARITY--We Need A Hero (2002) View
Psychiatric Medications
- Anti-Depressant Not Working? What's Next? View
- Is Sleep Medication Dangerous? (2012) View
- Don't Restrict Access To Psychiatric Medications (2003) View
Recovery
- Triumph of "Recovery" (2022) View
Rehabilitation
- Behavioral Rehabilitation of Treatment Refractory Schizophrenia (2006) View
Research
- Service Systems Research Plan (1992) View
Serious Mental Illness
- Living Well With Serious Mental Illness (2023) View
- Living Well With Serious Mental Illness for NAMI-MD (2023) View
Stress
- Stress May Not Be Your Friend (2013) View
Stigma
- Overcoming Stigma (2023) View
- Stigma As A Political Weapon (2022) View
- Estigma (Spanish) (2006) View
- Stigma (2006) View
Substance Abuse
- On Decriminalizing Illegal Drug Use (2023) View
- Make Pain Management Precision Medicine (2020) View
- Pain and the Opioid Epidemic (2020) View
- Legalization of Drugs: The Ultimate Harm Reduction Measure (2018) View
- Pain and the Opioid Epidemic (2017) View
- Prescription Painkiller Deaths (2015) View
- Pain, Pain Management, Painkillers (2013) View
- Pain Management Essential To Reduce Addiction (2013) View
- Prescription Painkillers: When Too Much Of A Good Thing (2012) View
- Prescription Painkillers: Protect Yourself and Your Family (2012) View
Suicide
- Plan To Reduce Suicide (2022) View
- Crisis of Suicide in America (2020) View
- Don't Blame Physicians for Suicide Spike (2018) View
Terrorism
- Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism (2002) View
- New York 9-11 and After (2003) View
- Terrorism in New York City The Mental Health Impact of 9-11 (2002) View
- Terrorism and Implications for Mental Health Planning (2002) View
Veterans
- See Comedy Warriors (2013) View
- Let's Not Forget Older Veterans (2012) View
- Veterans' Mental Health Is Neglected (2011) View
- Veterans' Families Deserve Expanded Care (2010) View
- Vets MH Testimony (2010) View
Violence
- Mental Health System Is Not Responsible for Mass Murder (2018) View
- Mass Murder Is Not A Mental Health Matter (2018) View
- Violence and Mental Illness: Suicide Is the Major Problem (2015) View
- Mass Murder Bandwagon Distracts From Good MH Policy (2014) View
- Mass Murder: Is There A Mental Health Issue (2013) View
- Mass Murder And Mental Health Advocacy (2013) View
- The Arizona Shootings: Psychosis and Stranger Homicide (2011) View
Women With Serious Mental Illness
- The Vulnerability of Women With Serious Mental Illness (2011) View
Workforce Challenges