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YouTube video by Behavioral Health Tech The Hidden Workforce Behind Modern Healthcare Is Cracking | Expanding Access Podcast

Caregivers, listen in.

This was such a great conversation. Thank you, Paurvi Bhatt, MPH, for your wise words, sharing your story, and timely advice for caregivers, their mental health, and what we should be doing about it:

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#Caregiving #mentalhealth

The National Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Went Dead. States Are Scrambling To Help. - KFF Health News LGBTQ+ youth lost dedicated support on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in July at a critical time. Advocates say mental health issues are rising in that population amid hostility from the Trump admi...

LGBTQ+ youth lost dedicated support on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in July at a critical time. Advocates say mental health issues are rising in that population amid hostility from the Trump administration.
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The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health? Mental health chatbots promise therapy at your fingertips, but can AI ease anxiety and depression, or are we confusing conversation with care?

Vertical integration? The things that are triggering psychosis and causing people to be institutionalized want to do talk therapy

The emerging Trumpification of mental and behavioral health So far, massive funding cuts and Kennedy's controversial focus on autism have dominated the approach.

The mass reduction in the Health and Human Services workforce "has the potential to jeopardize years of work and recent progress, like reducing overdose deaths," 12 mental health and substance use organizations wrote in a joint statement last month: www.axios.com/2025/05/08/t...

From a Little Newsletter to a 2,500-Person Event: The Tale of Solome Tibebu’s BHT - A Media Operator Salome Tibebu runs a 2,500-plus person event, something she fell into after the pandemic changed her life’s trajectory.

Thanks so much Christiana Sciaudone and A Media Operator for sharing my story! #BHT2025 www.amediaoperator.com/profile/from...

Neurodiversity Moves To The Mainstage At Behavioral Health Tech The movement to expand access to behavioral health care is gaining momentum—but one community has remained overlooked in national conversations: the neurodivergent.

Thank you Jennifer Palumbo and #Forbes for highlighting @bhtech.bsky.social's expansion into Neurodiversity.

Read more below and register for our next event, #BHT2025, from November 11-13, in San Diego, CA (prices increase in 4 DAYS!!!):
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The Rising Tide of Workplace Stress: How Employers Can Support a Struggling Workforce Workplace stress is on the rise again, with nearly 90% of employees facing mental health challenges that are hurting both well-being and business performance. Discover why stress levels are spiking, w...

💜 Women report higher levels of chronic depression or anxiety (16% vs. 9% men), reflecting the combined impact of financial pressures, caregiving, and work stress.
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💜 Financial stress is more common for women (46% vs. 37% of men), largely due to wage gaps and caregiving-related expenses.
💜 11% of women report caregiving-related stress compared to 7% of men

💜 Women face unique challenges that make them especially vulnerable to stress, with 25% of U.S. employees reporting a decline in mental health, compared to 17% of men.

Women are carrying a heavier mental load—or at least they’re more willing to acknowledge it.

This week, we joined Dr. Alethea Varra, SVP of Clinical Care at Lyra Health, who shared some timely stats for #IWD, right out of the Lyra Health’s 2025 State of Workforce Mental Health report:

In this week's Behavioral Health Tech newsletter, we announced our BEST opening early pricing of the entire year for the 2025 Behavioral Health Tech Conference!! Our loyal returning attendees received their exclusive discount on Monday morning, so make sure to check your inbox!

High-Quality Mental Healthcare Requires Holistic, Measurement-Based Care High-quality mental healthcare requires a holistic, measurement-based approach to improve both patient outcomes and system efficiency. By integrating innovative strategies like tracking clinical outco...

"For a long time, discussions about behavioral health focused almost exclusively on access, with little attention to the quality of care. Yet it’s essential to ask: Access to what??" Thank you Kristian Ranta for sharing your thoughts @bhtech.bsky.social! www.behavioralhealthtech.com/insights/hig...

Another amazing #ViVEvent #ViVE2025!!! 💚

Prioritizing High-Quality Behavioral Health Care: Setting New Standards The demand for behavioral health care has never been greater. While expanding access is critical, focusing on high-quality care that improves patient outcomes is equally vital. Advancing care through ...

Taft Parsons III, M.D., Vice President and Chief Psychiatric Officer at CVS Health, weighs in with a special exclusive piece on the Behavioral Health Tech blog this week about redefining quality in behavioral health: www.behavioralhealthtech.com/insights/pri...

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We're already counting down the days until the Behavioral Health Tech 2025 conference in San Diego, CA, from November 11-13th! #BHT2025 @bhtech.bsky.social
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A Groundbreaking Forum at HIMSS25 Focused on Behavioral Health /PRNewswire/ -- Informa Connect announces a landmark collaboration with Behavioral Health Tech to present the Behavioral Health Forum at HIMSS25, a pioneering...

I'm looking forward to bringing together so many of our Behavioral Health Tech community together at the upcoming Behavioral Health Forum at #HIMSS25! Learn more and join us here:
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Rethinking Behavioral Health Care Measures to Improve Outcomes for People with Serious Mental Illness Rethinking measurements and payment models could drive significant improvements in how people with serious mental illness receive support and treatment

“What gets measured gets done,” as the saying goes, and the measurement of recovery for people with serious mental illness needs an overhaul to better support their treatment.

It's time to rethink how the health care system meets the needs of people with serious mental illness.

Climate Change Threatens the Mental Well-Being of Youths. Here’s How To Help Them Cope. - KFF Health News The growing toll of climate-related disasters is a risk to the emotional well-being of young people. An Orange County, California, pediatric emergency doctor wants to add questions about climate chang...

A nascent but growing body of research shows that a large proportion of adolescents and young adults, in the United States and abroad, feel anxious and worried about the impact of an unstable climate in their lives today and in the future. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Just finally got into my T-Mobile account after 2 years and 8 months and I'd say 2025 is off to a great start already.

May 2025 bring you good health, community, and connection 💫

Workplace well-being is at an all-time low. Here are 5 ways employers can actually help “Without a supportive workplace culture and strong leadership,” says one expert, “even the best perks feel hollow and performative.”

Read Alexa's full @fortune.com report below:

fortune.com/well/2024/12... #BHT2024 #BHT2025 #mentalhealth #employeewellbeing

When the basics are prioritized, peer support programs can further engage employees with others who may share similar experiences. They are essential in building compassion across teams, said Elizabeth Farr Polson, MBA, senior director of Human Resources at Intermountain Health.

Teresa Chapman, MDR, PHR, chief people officer at Santa Clara Family Health Plan, said at #BHT2024, to survey employees for their needs and track engagement, ultimately customizing resources to the varied needs of employees. “It’s so important that your data can tell a story,”

Workplace well-being continues to be at an all-time low, five years since the onset of the pandemic. In this new article, Alexa Mikhail, journalist at Fortune, asked leading HR leaders and executives at the 2024 Behavioral Health Tech conference last month.

Should be finishing accounting, but instead Googling who founded HomeGoods, how to pronounce "bolognese," and how to stop accelerating gray hair #SoThisIsThirties

An obligatory post about AI Can AI help improve the quality of care in public BH systems?

Thoughtful policy and public sector perspective from #BHT2024 speaker Jay Chaudhary, former Chair of Indiana Behavioral Health Commission (IBHC), on #behavioralhealth and #AI: favorablethrivingconditions.substack.com/p/an-obligat...