Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
Northwestern University press release at EurekAlert - "A study by a Northwestern University researcher has found that less than half of disabled children with psychosocial problems receive mental healthcare services. Moreover, the study found differences by age, race/ethnicity and insurance coverage that suggest inequalities nationwide in access to treatment, underidentification of need and substantial variability in the mental health treatment for children with disabilities. According to Whitney P. Witt, assistant professor of medicine and researcher at the Center for Healthcare Studies at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, receipt of mental healthcare services was most strongly related to children's poor psychosocial adjustment; communication and social and learning-related functional impairments; public health insurance; and financial family burdens."
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JAMA press release at InteliHealth - "People experiencing their first symptoms of a psychotic mental illness, such as schizophrenia, sought treatment sooner if they lived in areas with public programs to raise awareness of psychotic illnesses, symptoms and treatment, according to an article in the February issue of The Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals."
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Story in the Toronto Globe and Mail - "Mounting concerns over the safety of prescribing a new generation of anti-depressants to children and teenagers has prompted Health Canada to issue a rare public warning to reconsider their use because the popular drugs may actually increase the risk of suicide. In an advisory on its website, the health watchdog said all Canadians under the age of 18 who are taking one of seven suspect prescription drugs should immediately 'consult their treating physician to confirm that the benefits of the drug still outweigh its potential risks.'" See also the advisory at the Health Canada web site.
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