Rebecca B. Chickey, MPH, Senior Director, Behavioral Health Services
Articles
Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Behavioral Health Workers
Putting People First: Why Language Matters in Behavioral Health Care
Language not only describes what we think, but shapes how we think. Many of us remember terms that have fallen out of fashion or even have been deemed offensive (good riddance, in many cases), especially when it comes to behavioral health. One of the biggest changes, thankfully, has been a shift over the last decade or so to “person first” language.
Access to Behavioral Health, Maternal Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Behavioral Health Care Delivery
Resources for World Mental Health Day and Beyond
Today we’re proud to share some recent AHA resources surrounding behavioral health.
Suicide Prevention
Access Curated and Vetted Resources with AHA’s New Stress Meter™
Stress has always been present in our lives, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, it reached new levels for many groups of people.
Suicide Prevention, Access to Behavioral Health
Integrating physical and behavioral health to lower suicide risk
Dallas-based Parkland Health and Hospital System brings physical and behavioral health together by integrating suicide risk screenings in all patient visits, write the AHA’s Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the Physician Alliance, and Rebecca Chickey, senior director of Behavioral Health Services, field engagement. Read more about a webinar and three new podcasts discussing Parkland’s learnings in this endeavor.
Opioids, Substance Use Disorder, Wellness/Preventive Care, Access to Behavioral Health, Opioid Use Disorder
Blog: New website, interactive modules aim to reduce OUD stigma
Stigma leads to discrimination and creates barriers for people to seek treatment and access care, write Richard Bottner, a physician assistant and affiliate faculty member at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, and Rebecca Chickey, AHA’s senior director of Behavioral Health Services. Read this first article in a series about reducing stigma to learn about a new website and training focused specifically on substance and opioid use disorder stigma.