Mental Health and Disabilities Disparities: Continuing Quiet Actions to Change the Landscape of Care and Treatment for Minority Populations

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Mental Health and Disabilities Disparities
Continuing Quiet Actions to Change the Landscape
of Care and Treatment for Minority Populations

• Thomas Noto
• LIFE, Inc.
• 2008 eHealth Conference June 9, 2008

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Mental Health and Disabilities Disparities

• Explanation of My Presentation
• What is LIFE?

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Mental Health and Disabilities Disparities

• Individuals We Serve
• Developmentally Disabled
• Psychiatric diagnosis (CDSU IV)

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Mental Health and Disabilities Disparities

• Primary obstacles and disparities to meeting the
  mental health needs
• Professional elitism
• Psychologists, Behavior Programs - unwilling to
  spend time
• State laws regulations
• insured vs. uninsured

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Quiet Actions

• I believe that to combat that problem in existing
  system very difficult
• Screen clients as to needs
• Train staff as much as possible
• Focus on client needs outcomes

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Changing the Landscape of Care and Treatment

• Thank You