Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin discuss a collaborative practice model with pediatrics; continuity of information sharing between mental health care and primary care providers; and impacts on service utilization and expenditures of a whole health model at a community mental health center.

Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss how addressing the social determinants of mental health may help influence public policy and change social norms in an effort to eliminate inequities in care and improve outcomes.

Dror Ben-Zeev, Ph.D., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss a mobile health intervention for people with serious mental illness.

Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin discuss housing and employment outcomes for mental health self-direction participants; results of OnTrackNY, a coordinated specialty care program for early psychosis; and a first-person account on the disabling effects of mental illness on education.

Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin discuss In SHAPE, a lifestyle intervention for individuals with serious mental illness; outcomes of a peer mentor intervention for persons with recurrent psychiatric hospitalizations; and the inaugural Viewpoint column in Psychiatric Services. Viewpoint is a new feature that touches on controversial and important current topics. Our first Viewpoint discusses work requirements in Medicaid. Articles may be viewed online at ps.psychiatryonline.org. Follow the journal on Twitter at @APAPubPsychSvcs.

Lloyd Sederer, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Office of Mental Health and adjunct professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, joins host Josh Berezin, M.D., M.S., to discuss psychiatric workforce issues, a depression-prevention program in high schools, and how implicit bias affects mental health care services. Articles may be viewed online at ps.psychiatryonline.org.

Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin discuss recipients of electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT; peer-led self-management of general medical conditions for patients with serious mental illnesses; and racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in health care access and use among U.S. adults with serious psychological distress. Articles may be viewed online at ps.psychiatryonline.org.

Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin discuss discharge practices in individual placement and support programs, a quality improvement approach to improving use of constant observation in a general hospital, and three nontraditional approaches to improving psychiatric care. Articles may be viewed online at ps.psychiatryonline.org.

Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin discuss person-oriented recovery of individuals with serious mental illnesses, the management of common medical conditions by office-based psychiatrists, and behavioral health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Articles may be viewed online at ps.psychiatryonline.org.

Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin examine the links between mental illness and child abuse, explore the effects of a police-based crisis intervention program, and look at whether financial incentives promote smoking cessation in a Medicaid population. Articles may be viewed online at ps.psychiatryonline.org. We are conducting a listener survey. Please go to ps.psychiatryonline.org/podcast and select the link to the survey. It won’t take more than a few minutes to complete, and your feedback will remain anonymous. We appreciate your responses. Thank you.