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Today, we celebrate Juneteenth and honor the history, resilience, and achievements of Black Americans.

We recognize the many contributions that have strengthened communities and enriched our nation.

Good listen from the latest National Council for Mental Wellbeing podcast on how global collaboration can strengthen mental health care, substance use treatment, and behavioral health systems.

In this episode of The State of Mental Wellbeing, Mohini Venkatesh, Steve Appleton, and Chuck Ingoglia explore workforce shortages, peer support, crisis response, leadership development, and innovative approaches to improving access to care and community-based services.

Listen to the episode here:

The State of Mental Wellbeing: A Podcast on Mental Health & Substance Use Discover the impact of mental health conversations on the future with our Mental Health podcast, hosted by Mohini Venkatesh.

Diabetes affects millions of Americans and places a significant burden on individuals, families, communities, and health systems. Evidence-based interventions can improve health outcomes while also reducing health care costs.

Explore the CDC’s resources on the health and economic benefits of diabetes interventions and learn how prevention and management strategies can create healthier communities.

Read more: https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/priorities/diabetes-interventions.html

Health and Economic Benefits of Diabetes Interventions Healthy choices and good diabetes management can reduce cases, complications, and associated costs.

Health care organizations are facing workforce shortages, rising turnover, increasing demand for services, and resource constraints. As organizations seek solutions, investing in leadership development may be one of the most effective strategies for supporting staff and strengthening the workforce.

This is a good read from The National Council for Mental Wellbeing on the value of investing in middle managers to improve retention, strengthen workplace culture, and build more resilient organizations.

https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/roi-strong-managers-leadership-development-matters/

The ROI of Strong Managers: Why Leadership Development Matters Now More Than Ever Discover the ROI of managers and their crucial role in handling workforce challenges. Elevate performance through leadership development.

For patients living with opioid use disorder (OUD) and stimulant use disorder (StUD), the move between inpatient care, primary care, and pharmacy settings can be a critical point in their recovery journey.

The American Hospital Association's "Bridge to Care: Advancing Linkage to and Retention in Care Across Health Care Settings for Patients with Opioid and/or Stimulant Use Disorder" toolkit explores how health care teams across these settings can strengthen connections to treatment, improve care transitions, and support long-term engagement in care.

Learn how inpatient teams, primary care providers, and pharmacists can work together to help patients stay connected to the services and support they need.

Explore the toolkit here:

Bridge to Care: Advancing Linkage to and Retention in Care Across Health Care Settings for Patients with Opioid and/or Stimulant Use Disorder | AHA Improving care transitions for patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Stimulant Use Disorder in inpatient, primary care and pharmacy settings of care.