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Will New Funding And A Comprehensive Plan Be Enough To Bring Change To State Psychiatric Hospitals?

Caroline Covington

June 28, 2019 |

Texas Standard |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

With hundreds of millions of dollars dedicated to making over Texas’ hospital system, designers are looking beyond simply upgrading the physical infrastructure. Instead, they’re reimagining what the entire system could look like. Considering physical space, the upstream causes of mental health issues, and how to attract and retain the best practitioners are just a few of the elements that are being considered in this redesign.

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Not Just For Soldiers: Civilians With PTSD Struggle To Find Effective Therapy

Caroline Covington

May 20, 2019 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

Many people associate post-traumatic stress disorder as a diagnosis exclusively reserved for military or emergency responders, and this limited definition can lead to misdiagnoses for everyday civilians. Training more therapists in cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure therapy, however, expands treatment options for this population.

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How VA-trained psychiatrists are bringing their skills to civilians with PTSD

Caroline Covington

November 28, 2018 |

Marketplace |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

PTSD impacts more people than just veterans, but not many services are set up for civilians to seek treatment. To widen the scope of treatment, some academic institutions and psychologists that have been trained to work with veterans are taking the lessons they've been taught and applying them to treating those with complex PTSD.

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How Adult Survivors Of Childhood Trauma Forge Their Own Paths To Recovery

Caroline Covington

September 17, 2018 |

Texas Standard |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

In Texas, mental health care advocates are making strides to reduce stigma and connect people suffering from trauma with paths to healing. In public schools, teachers receive training on trauma, and local hospitals are starting programs geared towards healing people who have suffered trauma or related PTSD. By adding mental health education into existing systems, they are working to lessen stigma and lift up the community.

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An Integrated Approach Ensures Better Health Care For Mind And Body

Caroline Covington

August 07, 2018 |

Texas Standard |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

By integrating mental health care services into primary care facilities, doctors are getting care to people who would otherwise avoid a mental health visit. Barriers to accessing are both cultural and institutional—for some the stigma of needing mental health care is too much, for others it's the added time and headache of finding another provider. Integrated care addresses both. In Texas, Sí Texas is helping alleviate the cost to primary care providers, but they're unsure what steps they'll need to take when their grant money runs out.

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A New Child Psychiatry Fellowship Could Make Midland A Boomtown For Mental Health Services

Caroline Covington

July 18, 2018 |

Texas Standard |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

Most Texas counties don't offer psychiatry services, so Texas Tech University is sponsoring an $8 million fellowship that trains psychiatrists and then incentives them to remain in the area. In an effort to get immediate services in the hands of rural patients, doctors are also offering telepsychiatry options to augment in-person services.

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Texas Clinics Busting Traditional Silos Of Mental And Physical Health Care

Caroline Covington

July 09, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

To offer complete care, Texas clinics are integrating mental health and physical health services. The holistic approach is intended to meet people with mental health problems where they will already be accessing care.

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