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Psychiatric Advance Directives Now Available in Georgia; Children's Health Launches Mental Health Training Program · 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 brief for May 16th. First,
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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,
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  but the Chattanooga Times Free Press says Many dunno about it.
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  The 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 if a person is no longer
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  in control of their behavioral health.
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  This is similar to physical advanced directives,
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  like a do not resuscitate order. The p a d can be shared with hospitals,
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  health providers, and police departments.
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  Second, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow,
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  is paying the cost of mental health treatment for 20 families at Cincinnati
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  Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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  The donation is made through the Joe Burrow Foundation.
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  It focuses on helping with food insecurity and children's mental health in Ohio
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  and Louisiana. Mr. Burrow runs the foundation with his parents.
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  It was founded last year.
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  Third Children's Health is teaming up with Meadows Mental Health Policy
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  Institute to train more primary care pediatricians and mental health screening
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  and treatment. The program is giving 75 providers additional training.
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  It will also give training to more community providers.
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  It expects to reach 150,000 families in its first year.
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  The training includes Medicaid billing strategies that allow physicians to
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  integrate mental health screening into their primary care practice efficiently.
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  Physicians in the program found this effective.
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  Over 85% of providers in the program say they would recommend the program to
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  other providers. Thanks for listening. See you all more.
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