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Why mobile mental health care works for clients and social workers

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Appleweis is a behavioral health specialist on one of New York City’s mobile treatment teams. The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene must approve clients to determine whether IMT is an appropriate level of care.

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Incarceration’s Affect on Female Family

Exploring Health

The impact of this phenomenon goes far beyond simply throwing someone behind bars: it can have severe effects on familial structure and personal health. A lot of these social constructs, a lot of these social exposures, tend to impact black women’s health in a negative way, unfortunately. have a loved one who has been jailed.