Leading Mental Health Experts Meet to Improve Quality
Standardization and Equity in Mental Health Care
STAMFORD, Conn., October 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a national nonprofit network of mental health clinics for post-9/11 veterans, service members and their families, kicked off its National Leadership Summit on Outpatient Mental Health Benchmarks in Washington D.C. The event, funded by a grant from Oracle Cerner, a leading provider of digital information systems, has brought together leading mental health experts, including clinicians, researchers, and industry executives, and focuses on improving access, transparency, effectiveness and equity in mental health. watch out. Participants will seek to identify opportunities to use benchmarks to improve treatment effectiveness, standardization, comparability, and accountability across the field.
“Our commitment to quality care extends beyond the military and veterans communities as our country faces unprecedented mental health challenges,” said Cohen Veterans Network President and CEO Dr. anthony hassan. “We see benchmarking as a critical step in improving efficiency and supporting parity in mental health care. Collaboration in this area is key, which is why we’ve brought together some of the best minds in the industry to share ideas and move the dialogue and effort forward.”
The one-and-a-half day summit is a forum for thought leaders in the field of mental health to share knowledge, perspectives and innovative ideas to develop consensus recommendations related to mental health benchmarks, quality and care based in measurements. CVN will publish a white paper detailing the summit’s findings.
“Benchmarking represents a tremendous opportunity to improve the quality and effectiveness of mental health care across the country,” said Dr. Andy Keller, President and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. “CVN’s leadership in convening this summit with the brightest minds in behavioral health care will help advance the field toward much-needed equitable improvements to support quality mental health care for all who need it.” .
The summit is led by Cohen Veterans Network Institute for Quality (CVN-IQ). The institute, which launched earlier this year, uses research, innovation and collaboration with other military and veterans service agencies, mental health industry leaders and academic partners to improve treatment outcomes for veterans, service members and their families, while improving their quality of life.
“CVN-IQ was established in part to solve problems and generate new ideas to improve mental health treatment outcomes,” says CVN-IQ Director Dr. David Link. “This summit serves to do just that. We look forward to sharing the group’s ideas and recommendations on industry standards to improve clinical care and advance the field.”
CVN has treated more than 45,000 clients since its inception in 2016. The network provides high-quality, affordable mental health services to post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members and military families through its 22 Cohen Clinics in the whole country. Treatment is available for a wide variety of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, anger, post-traumatic stress disorder, grief and loss, family issues, transition challenges, relationship issues, and parenting behavior issues. kids. Care is available in person or through CVN Telehealth, face-to-face video therapy.
ABOUT THE COHEN VETERANS NETWORK
Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit philanthropic organization for post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members, and their families. CVN is focused on improving mental health outcomes, operating a network of outpatient mental health clinics in high-need communities, in which trained clinicians provide evidence-based, holistic care to treat mental health conditions. It was established in 2016 by philanthropist Steven A. Cohen with a $275 million commitment to build the network. More about CVN here.
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