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6 ways to make behavioral health care more equitable in practice

Integrating behavioral health into primary care helps more patients access services. Learn how your practice also can target care inequities.

Health Equity
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4 Min Read

Treating behavioral health to boost patients’ overall outcomes

Learn how physicians are integrating behavioral health care into their primary care practices to improve the health of patients with chronic conditions.

Behavioral Health
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3 Min Read

How this solo family practice integrates behavioral health care

This North Carolina family physician transformed her practice to meet the needs of patients struggling with substance-use disorder and mental health illness.

Behavioral Health
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AMA to states: Stop interfering in health care of transgender children

AMA to governors: forgoing gender-affirming care can have tragic health consequences, both mental and physical.

Press Releases
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How to advance equity by integrating behavioral health

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the integration of behavioral health in physician practices to advance health equity.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
Apr 22, 2021 ·
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Bolstering chronic care management with behavioral health integration

In this webinar, physician experts share how they have used behavioral health integration (BHI) within their practices to improve their management of key chronic conditions and provide whole person care to patients.

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Events
AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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As pandemic enters year 2, mental health burden becomes clearer

One in three COVID-19 long-haulers experience anxiety, depression and more. Learn with the AMA about mental health and COVID-19.

Behavioral Health
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What it’s like to specialize in psychiatry: Shadowing Dr. MacLean

AMA member Lisa MacLean, MD, has found that the pandemic has brought to light the many ways psychiatrists can provide mental health care to those most in need.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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Share these tips to protect your Black patients’ mental health

As Black communities process layers of trauma caused by COVID-19 and police brutality in the country, there are ways to responsibly manage mental health.

Behavioral Health