Scattergood Foundation

Advancing Innovative Strategies for Change in Behavioral Health
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Metrics, Money, and the Ethics of Behavioral Health Care

Dec. 2nd, 2013 @ 9:00am UPenn Medicine

A workshop featuring Ezekiel Emanuel, Catherine Maclean, Joan Erney, and Dominic Sisti discussing the implications of healthcare reform and the changing economy, on the behavioral health system.
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Three simple words can make all the difference.

NAMI NYC Metro has launched a new effort that encourages people to listen to friends affected by mental illness.

Make a promise to listen to those in your social network by using #IWillListen.
/ / / / / DESIGN CHALLENGE
Retail Clinics vs. Smartphone Applications?

Help us define the next Scattergood Foundation Design Challenge.

Take a three question poll on the future of integrated behavioral healthcare.
/ / / / / RECOGNIZING INNOVATION
Commemorating 200 Years of Moral Treatment

Friends Hospital and The Scattergood Foundation celebrated Behavioral Health Innovation

Thank you Matthew Quick, acclaimed author of Silver Linings Playbook and all our sponsors for a successful evening. View the virtual program here.
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Opening Closed Doors Invitational Conference

The Scattergood Foundation hosted a national conference focused on the issues of Privacy and Liberty for mental heath consumers and their families.

Learn more about the Opening Closed Doors Conference on the website and by connecting with the Foundation on Twitter @ScattergoodFdn.
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Metrics, Money, & the Ethics of Behavioral Health
The Scattergood Foundation  -  December 5, 2013
An opportunity for stakeholders to discuss the implications of healthcare reform & the economy on the B.H. system.
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What Economics & Addiction Tell Us…
UPenn Perelman School of Medicine  -  December 3, 2013
We still do not completely understand whether changing the brain alters behavior but work is starting to bridge the gap.
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Stigma is Public Prejudice Based on Ignorance
Tim Clement  -  December 2, 2013
Stigma begins in public but can be internalized as well.
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Is the refrigerator the new medicine cabinet?
Drexel Univeristy Health Management & Policy  -  November 27, 2013
The brain is the most active organ in the human body and consumes about 20-30% of a person's energy intake at rest.
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It is critical to understand the power of words
ScattergoodEthics  -  November 20, 2013
Ethics and Mental Health Journalism: The Difficult Case of Borderline Personality Disorder by Dr. Dominic Sisti.
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Late Autumn in Tacony Creek
Jason Sandman  -  November 12, 2013
Learn how to take part in Philadelphia's Love Your Park Service Day this Saturday!
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Getting Through Thanksgiving, NIce and Easy
Drexel Univeristy Health Management & Policy  -  November 12, 2013
We all prepare in many different ways for the holiday season. Is mentally preparing on your to do list?
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Bed bugs among problems at some N.J. boarding home
WHYY  -  November 1, 2013
An audio report of what it is really like inside some boarding homes for the mentally ill.
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Covering Immigrants and Mental Health
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma  -  November 1, 2013
A workshop for reporters, photographers & news managers on covering immigrants and refugees and mental health issues.
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The Importance of Childhood
UPenn Perelman School of Medicine  -  November 1, 2013
What is the relationship between adverse childhood events, health, and economics?
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50 Years After the Community Mental Health Act
Tim Clement  -  October 31, 2013
Much has improved for people with mental illness since 1963, but prejudice is an obstacle that still remains
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The Philadelphia Urban ACE Study
Institute for Safe Families  -  October 28, 2013
The study found that 40.5% of Philadelphia adults witnessed violence while growing up.
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Why Should We Talk About Spirituality?
The Scattergood Foundation  -  October 25, 2013
A Guide to Leading Spirituality Support Groups in Behavioral Health Care Settings
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2013 Youth Media Award Winner Radiant
Youth Media Awards- WHYY  -  October 23, 2013
Watch the winners of the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Youth Media Award: Radiant and Grown-up to Growing Up.
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Green Space As A Tool To Improve Health
Jason Sandman  -  October 22, 2013
Key partnerships help to make Tacony Creek Park a place to improve individual's health and wellness.
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Year 3 Kick-off of Building Agency Capacity Grant
The Consultation Center at Yale University  -  October 21, 2013
15 Organizations are not only recipients of the same grant but a learning collaborative around evaluation.
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Advocates are not the PC Police
Tim Clement  -  October 20, 2013
Objections to stereotypes are about discouraging prejudice and discrimination, not insensitivity
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Receive $25K for your Behavioral Health Innovation
The Scattergood Foundation  -  October 14, 2013
Seeking nominations for the second annual Scattergood Foundation Innovation Award!
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The field of behavioral health is changing rapidly
WHYY  -  October 14, 2013
Voices in the Family show highlights innovation patient care with Pat Deegan, Molly Kreider Viscardi, & Arthur Evans.
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A Running Regimen & Mental Health
Drexel Univeristy Health Management & Policy  -  October 11, 2013
How important is physical activity to your mental health?
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