539: Mental Health in Tribal Communities, Working With Medicaid Partners
Public Health Review Morning Edition
English - November 06, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 5.09 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Government healthcare health healthnews news publichealth Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Kaleb Roedel, News Reporter at KUNR Public Radio, reacts to a recent Pew survey that documents extremely high suicide rates among Native Americans and Alaska Natives; and Stephanie Doyle, Deputy Director for the Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Madi Wachman, Director of Parent, Child, and Family Policy at MassHealth with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, says agencies in Massachusetts are working together to help improve health while utilizing the state’s 1115 waiver.
KUNR News Article: Native Americans, Alaska Natives see big spike in suicide rates
Pew Webpage: Suicide Is an Urgent Public Health Issue in America
CDC Webpage: Celebrate Native American Heritage Month!
Massachusetts Webpage: Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform