by Rick Ybarra | Jan 14, 2015 | Blog
by Rick Ybarra Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! One of my first reads back in the office was a thoughtful article written by Melissa A. Berman, chief executive officer of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. She articulates what many of us in health philanthropy...
by Rick Ybarra | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog
A thought-provoking read in Scientific American by Peter Kinderman, a distinguished professor of clinical psychology at the University of Liverpool, who challenges the disease model of mental illness. He argues that mental health services should be based on the...
by Rick Ybarra | Nov 21, 2014 | Blog
A fellow colleague, Robert Ferguson of the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, recently posted a Health Affairs blog post commenting on an October 2014 Health Affairs article titled, “Few ACOs Pursue Innovative Models That Integrate Care for Mental Illness And...
by Rick Ybarra | Oct 24, 2014 | Blog
A recent Huffington Post blog post titled We Are People – Not Addicts, Criminals, Inmates, and Convicts by Jag Davies of the Drug Policy Alliance highlighted that today, many media outlets (including some of the most respected and recognized outlets), continue...
by Rick Ybarra | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog
Are you OK? R U OK? A recent Huffington Post blog post with a video clip highlighted how, at times, we are unsure how to approach mental health concerns with friends, family and within our communities. Dr. Lloyd Sederer, Medical Director, New York State Office of...
