Upstate Mental Health REACH Initiative

Empowering primary care providers in NYS to confidently diagnose and treat mild-to-moderate mental health disorders 🧠 🩺

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🚀 Our last ECHO of 2025: This Wed with Dr. Gill on CUD in primary care. Thanks to all for a great fall cycle! Special thanks to the Mother Cabrini Foundation & Julia E. Oyer Addiction Education Fund @ Upstate Foundation for making this possible. 🙏

Join: https://t.co/cnRaxNZzNT

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🗓️ Mark your calendars! Join this Wednesday's ECHO from 12-1pm with Linda Lazzari & Joe Ridgway from NAMI Syracuse.

Discuss mental health, community resources, & more. Earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit + SW credits for Upstate providers!

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🌟 Don't miss out! This Wednesday, Nov 12 at 12 PM, join Dr. Raveena Gill for an insightful session on SUD: Medical Emergencies via Zoom. 🩺💊

Gain critical knowledge to effectively respond to emergencies related to substance use disorder.

See you there➡️https://t.co/cnRaxNZzNT

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Join our next ECHO & sharpen your skills in managing ADHD with a practical, real-world approach. 🧠💡Featuring expert speaker Prashant Kaul, MD, this is a must-attend to enhance your psychiatric toolkit. #PsychEd

🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 12pm EST
🔗 Link: https://t.co/cnRaxNZzNT

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🌟 Join us on Wednesday, Oct 29 at 12 PM via Zoom for a key session on SUDs in the perinatal population! Led by Drs. Ajagbe & Radonjić, this talk will cover insights into challenges & strategies for supporting mothers affected by substance use.👩‍🍼

🔗 Join: https://t.co/cnRaxNZzNT

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🚨 Attention NYS healthcare providers! This Wednesday, don’t miss an insightful talk by Dr. Ajagbe on managing meds for Opioid Use Disorder in primary care. A valuable chance to enhance your understanding & support patients effectively. #PsychEd

Join us⬇️
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🚨 Mark your calendars! Tomorrow, join us for a session with Theresa Baxter, MS FNP-BC CARN-AP. This is a great opportunity for NYS providers to learn practical approaches & improve support for patients with substance use challenges.

Tune in below! 👇
https://t.co/cnRaxNZ1Yl

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💡 THIS WEDNESDAY! Unlock proven psychotherapeutic strategies for treating SUDs with Thomas Ringwood, NP — an expert in addiction and pain medicine. Join us to develop essential skills, boost your confidence, & improve patient outcomes.

See you then:
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📢 Upcoming ECHO session! Don’t miss tomorrow, September 24th at 12 PM ET as Dr. Zsuzsa Meszaros explores smoking cessation. A great chance for NYS providers to gain practical insights & support their patients’ journey to quit smoking.

See you tomorrow!👇
https://t.co/cnRaxNZ1Yl

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🚨 Kicking off the fall ECHO series! Join us tomorrow, Sept 17 at 12 PM ET for a session with Dr. Thomas Schwartz on understanding the addicted brain. A great opportunity for NYS providers to expand their knowledge!

Click below to join & learn together!👉
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🙏 Thanks to all our amazing participants! Your dedication made this workshop so special. Excited to keep moving forward together! #REACHInitiative

Find out more about the upcoming program and stay in touch here:
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Just wrapped up a fantastic workshop with The Upstate Mental Health REACH Initiative! Thanks to SUNY Upstate Psychiatry, the Patrick Lee Foundation, & the Mother Cabrini Foundation. Excited to see these new skills in action! Can’t wait for the next event! #REACHInitiative

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💡 Listening to Zsuzsa Meszaros, MD, PhD on Motivational Interviewing—she reminds us that “ambivalence is a natural part of change, and working through it is key.” Practical tips for primary care to help patients address addiction and make lasting change.

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Huge thanks to our exceptional program director and physician-scientist, @radonjicnevena MD, PhD, for her inspiring discussion. Her key insight: “Differentiating primary mood disorder from substance-induced mood disorder can guide treatment and improve outcomes.”

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Grateful to Dr. Pratik Jain for his expert insights on substance-induced mood and anxiety disorders. His key message: "When treating co-occurring conditions, integrated treatment is essential—neglecting one risks failure of both." A valuable reminder for clinicians!

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Zuri Williams, MD candidate, leads a workshop activity on applying evidence-based guidelines for AUD treatment—covering screening and personalized pharmacological options. 👩‍⚕️💡

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🧠 Tolani Ajagbe, MD, shares key strategies for managing Alcohol Use Disorder in primary care, including screening, brief interventions, and FDA-approved medications. Early action is crucial. #REACHWorkshop #REACHInitiative

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Excited to be joined by SUNY Upstate medical student Zuri Williams and SU student & lab assistant Bennett Simone! They support the REACH Initiative & are passionate about bridging mental healthcare and education across disciplines. #REACHWorkshop #REACHInitiative @UpstateNews

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🙏 Honoring her daughter’s memory, our first speaker MaryBeth shares: "Physicians need to be equipped to treat AUD with the same facility as other chronic and treatable illnesses like diabetes and hypertension." Let’s raise awareness and improve care. #AUDAwareness #REACHWorkshop

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🗣️ We’re ready to go! Thank you @UpstateNews for hosting us at your beautiful space.

Learn alongside health providers from 15 counties of Upstate NY & strengthen your skills in substance use disorders. 🧠

REACH is proud to support Upstate NY and build a stronger community!