HUNTINGTON â Karen Yost, the president and chief executive officer of Prestera Center, has announced her retirement March 1 after serving for the past eight years, according to a news release.
Under Yostâs leadership, the center experienced many changes, including relocation and expansion of programs and services, facility improvements, upgrading of the technology system and implementation of many evidence-based clinical practices.
Eight federal grants were awarded, which allowed the center to implement innovative services and collaborations, such as two offender re-entry programs, the Appalachian Opioid Consortium with funding from HRSA, workforce support programs for individuals with substance use disorders in eight counties and two specialized programs for children involved with the Child Welfare System as a result of parental substance abuse. Most recently, Prestera was awarded a two-year multimillion-dollar SAMHSA grant that will result in Prestera becoming a nationa
The Franklin County Coroner says suicide statistics for the first three quarters of 2020 show an overall decrease, but increases among the youngest and oldest residents.
Suicides among people aged 25 to 64 has decreased from 76% of 2019 s numbers to 53% of the 109 suicides from January to September, 2020. But the percentage of suicides among people under 25 increased dramatically, from 13 to nearly 26%.
Similarly, suicides among residents 65 and above nearly doubled in that time period, from 10.4 to just over 21%. Other demographic markers, like gender and ethnicity, were similar to previous years.
Dr. Anahi Ortiz says the numbers are consistent with a CDC survey last summer that found younger adults as well as adult caregivers, were experiencing more mental health issues, as well as substance abuse and suicidal thoughts. And she warns that experts believe the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including suicide, are likely to be present for a long time an
The Big Picture
In late December, following several weeks of dynamic negotiations, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act).
1 The massive legislative package includes appropriations through September 30, 2021, $900 billion in supplemental appropriations to address COVID-19, a ban on surprise billing, extensions of expiring health programs and an amalgam of odds-and-ends health policy provisions.
The Act contains several key Medicaid provisions, including a delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) allotment reductions, new Medicaid supplemental payment reporting requirements for states and codification of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) rules, described below.
But despite the vastness of the legislation, key Medicaid priorities were not included. States and other stakeholders have been lobbying Congress to increase the Medicaid enhanced matching rate that applies to medical expenditures for the duration of the public health e
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A challenge that often appears this time of the year is increased substance abuse during the holiday season.
The holidays can be exhausting and stressful which can trigger mental health challenges. Those who are recovering or struggling with an active addiction can have a very hard time during the holidays, especially amidst a global pandemic, which could in turn lead to relapse.
“There is a lot of evidence that suggests that individuals during early abstinence who are confronted with stress are more likely to relapse,” says Dr. Jessica Sullivan, Clinical Psychologist and Director of Centerstone’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.