Innovative intervention delivered by trained community health workers – meaning nonclinical personnel with deep knowledge of the community – increased treatment utilization among participating ...

The Biden administration, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation (CMMI), recently announced a new model program to ...

Clubhouses in the mental health space are a form of community-based therapy. The model was introduced in the 1930s and 1940s as a form of psychosocial rehabilitation. Clubhouses focus on providing ...

Making sure the community is well starts with doing the behind-the-scenes work. A team representing a variety of organizations, agencies and community members across Shawnee County recently began ...

Since 2020, Myesha Watkins has led Cleveland Peacemakers Inc. Since 2020, Myesha Watkins has led Cleveland Peacemakers Inc. She is a licensed social worker, youth development professional, and ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applies a community-based protection approach rooted in the principle of “people protecting people”, recognizing that community members are often best placed to identify ...