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Small Steps Can Make a Big Impact on Your Mental Well-being

According to a 2022 report from the Journal of the American Medical Association, even now, long after the height of the crisis, health care workers’ emotional exhaustion is 27% more prevalent than pre-pandemic. The lasting effects of the pandemic on mental health are real, and they are challenging.

Bill would reauthorize Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act 

AHA Jan. 30 voiced support for bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize through 2029 the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which provides grants to help health care organizations offer behavioral health services for front-line health care workers.
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Peer Support and Building an Infrastructure of Employee Mental Wellness

The COVID pandemic has been a health care game changer, and its lasting effect on care teams accelerated issues like burnout and the need to address well-being.

Employers Will Be Focusing on These 3 Health Care Strategy Areas. Are You Ready?

America’s employers will evaluate their health plans, partnerships and vendors more closely this year as they try to create value, achieve higher quality and procure cost-effective services.
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Behavioral Health - Combating Stigma

Learn more about addressing and combating the stigma of behavioral health issues and substance use disorders with this list of educational resources.
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Behavioral Health: Community Partnerships

The resources on this page showcase stories and the steps to achieving successful behavioral health community partnerships and expand access to behavioral health services at the right time, place and level of care.

Committee on Behavioral Health

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Blog: Small Steps Can Make a Big Impact on Your Mental Well-being

Positive psychology exercises can make a big difference on health care workers’ mental health, writes Bryan Sexton, director of the Duke Center for the Advancement of Well-being Science.

Behavioral Health Resources: Clinical Innovation

The resources in this area showcase multiple clinical innovations, including how the integration of physical and behavioral health improves patient outcomes and satisfaction, and reduces the total cost of care; how digital solutions can expand access to care and fill gaps in the continuum of care, and more.

CDC launches campaign to educate public about prescription opioid risks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week launched Rx Awareness, a communications campaign to educate the public about the risks associated with prescription opioids to prevent misuse and overdose.