Alexander Blount, EdD

Dr. Blount is Prof. Emeritus of Family Medicine at UMass Med Sch. He consults and offers training in behavioral health integration and patient-centered care.

[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

@cfha_tweet The March, 2013, issue of Families, Systems, and Health, edited by Tina Runyon, Patti Robinson, and Deborah Gould is entirely given to papers about ethics in Integrated Primary Care.

[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

@Espngreeny Y’all aren’t listening to JerryJ. He said he had more than one game to eval Mike on. When he fires him, it will be for season. Decision is made now.

[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

Where is the PCBH workforce? - Lack of fit between the training of most mental health professionals and the skills and mental models needed for successful functioning in a Primary Care Behavioral Health setting causes a great deal of... https://t.co/7IN9kOTf0T

[NACHC @NACHC]

National Health Center Week is just 1 month away! Learn how your Community Health Center can participate in this week of celebrating the impact health centers make for their communities: https://t.co/XvnFtLhZIF
#ValueCHCs

[Ben Miller @miller7]

Cool to see @LLBean going off the social media grid and leaving behind online resources that encourage people to spend more time outside and prioritize their #mentalhealth in place of all its archived posts. https://t.co/n93hQG3w5g

[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

@miller7 While I tend to believe the finding that overall quality of life doesn't change much with antidepressants, the study has a big problem, no measurement of the degree of depression initially.

[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

Advice for new leaders in primary care behavioral health - A common question:     I work in a university health center that is creating a BH manager position for a relatively new, unestablished BH practice/transition, and agency leadership... https://t.co/IvGur9u6uu

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

Primary care is the most important part of our health care system, but it's woefully neglected. We need to fix the primary care supply crisis in the US, or patients will suffer. https://t.co/4x1NTSPAqq

[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

1/25-NCQA gave a training on Person-Driven Outcome Approach for “Complex Patients” which will become part of PCMH standards in the future. Good training. A 2019 book is available that outlines the need and the pathway to this important goal. https://t.co/iYWmT9Z1dc

[United States of Care @USofCare]

Miller: there are lots of great resources in this space, including https://t.co/daYCvIJ772. Virtual care is a great tool for integrating care in a much more healthy and effective manner.

[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

Announcing a new website https://t.co/GmUl1VcCeq. It is a resource for health professionals who are learning and/or teaching #patientcenteredcare, #teambasedcare, #behavioralhealthintegration, and the potential of #telemedicine for delivering high-touch care to patients.

[Ben Miller @miller7]

"People who use drugs and those who love them have helped reverse thousands of overdoses in the US, saving friends, family members, and strangers. They’ve done this work without recognition, without fanfare, and sometimes at great risk to themselves."

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[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

https://t.co/UamKh4Xqni Good to point out the gap. Stigma of MH services is still a factor. Minorities tend to prefer to get mental health care in primary care, not MH facilities. https://t.co/Ge2egYxCEg

[Ben Miller @miller7]

Telehealth has indisputably improved #mentalhealth care access—but not to such an extent that it delivers on promises of revolutionizing the mental-health system. The same problems that kept many people from seeking care before the pandemic still exist
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[Ben Miller @miller7]

A great example from #Montana that shows we can indeed have a difference response to #mentalhealth crises https://t.co/Oe0nw1WQBJ

[Ben Miller @miller7]

The things we know yet don't always want to address: Psychological effects of #COVID19 may be felt in young people for a long time to come https://t.co/RArOsO8zsV

[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

HHS' B.H. Coord. Council is important, but if the 3 billion in block grants only go to specialty mental health and substance use services, we will continue to fail to account for @60% of patients' in need who will only access services in Primary Care. https://t.co/LajjkWbQ5P

[Ben Miller @miller7]

You go #NewMexico - New State Law Eliminates All Copays, Coinsurance, and Deductibles for #mentalhealth and Substance Use Disorder Services

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[Alexander Blount, EdD @AlexanderBlount]

Health outcomes (chronic disease rates; rates of mental health, substance use; medical morbidity; quality of life ratings; rates of experiencing trauma; birth outcomes; and life expectancy) all correlate in a monotonic relationship with income. https://t.co/JJYyjJHpVM

[Ben Miller @miller7]

The literature is clear, poverty negatively impacts our #mentalhealth e.g. https://t.co/BzIx7WHeDN
This is why we should look at those policy changes that address poverty as benefitting mental #health. It's a different mindset, but an important one
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