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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Launches $16M Career Accelerator Program; NJ Governor Signs Bill Allowing Mental Health Providers to Operate in Emergency Shelters · Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

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  This is Randy Homan with Becker's Behavioral Health Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news, Bree for May 16th First,
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  Debra Advanced Behavioral Health is launching a career acceleration program for
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  employees.
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  It will invest 16 million towards the Ascend Career Accelerator program
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  over the next five years.
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  The program provides support in four categories, multi-track,
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  career path and advancement opportunities,
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  financial support for tuition and education costs,
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  personalized career coaching and dedicated mentoring and professional
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  development.
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  Full-time employees in career aligned tracks will have tuition and education
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  costs covered each year up to a certain limit.
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  Undergraduates can get as much as $15,000 and graduates can get as much as
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  $25,000.
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  Student loan repayment will also be offered up to $200 per pay period.
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  For eligible full-time employees,
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  part-time workers can receive up to a hundred dollars per pay period.
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  The program will use the National Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program,
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  where applicable program's goal is to improve the behavioral health worker
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  shortage. Second,
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  Georgia residents can now get psychiatric advanced directives with instructions
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  for care. If experiencing a behavioral health crisis,
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  it became a law last year, but the Chattanooga Times Free Press says Money,
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  dunno about it. Their directive is designed to give people independence,
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  make decisions related to treatment,
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  and name someone who can also make treatment decisions.
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  If a person is no longer in control of their behavioral health,
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  it's similar to physical advanced directives like a do not resuscitate order.
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  The p a d can be shared with hospitals, health providers,
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  and police departments. Third,
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  New Jersey Governor Bill Murphy is signing a bill that will permit mental and
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  behavioral healthcare providers to operate within emergency shelters.
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  For people experiencing homelessness, this law allows psychologists,
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  licensed psychiatrists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists,
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  substance use disorder, treatment providers,
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  as well as other providers to provide care for individuals in these settings.
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  In emergency circumstances, this is on a part-time or full-time basis.
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  These behavioral healthcare services are not mandatory. However,
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  if they are offered,
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  they must be available to any resident in the shelter in need of services.
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  The services will also be required to be provided at a private location within
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  the shelter. Thanks for listening.
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