As someone whose Spanish vocabulary is embarrassingly limited, it is peculiar that this phrase immediately jumped to mind when deciding to write this month’s column. It was a phrase that someone I knew in the late 1970s named Zack used whenever he added a gratuity at restaurants and bars. As I recall he said the phrase each time indiscriminately, whether the cultural background of the person attending to us was Hispanic, White, African American, Asian, etc. In 1979 I was barely out of college and out and about on the town in my new home of Atlanta far more frequently than my old self today. So, I heard “para los niños” a lot, and early on learned its meaning, ‘for the children.”

nView Health Hosting 'Outcome Measurement in Mental Healthcare' Panel Discussion

ATLANTA, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- nView Health will be hosting leading behavioral health experts for a panel discussion on December 8 from 4:00–5:00 EDT.

Measurement-based care (MBC) is increasingly a primary point of focus in behavioral health and healthcare in general. It's also considered a standard of care for mental health providers. Despite this attention and recognition, MBC remains underutilized, and its importance in behavioral health is often underappreciated. Let's take a closer look at why this is the case.

Honoring our Veterans by Jim Szyperski

On Veteran’s Day 2021, all of us at nView would like to express our deepest gratitude for the lives and service of so many Americans who dedicated themselves and sacrificed so much for our country and our freedom. It is a debt we can never repay, and their service is something we should honor for all service men and women, past and present each day, not just today. Thank you will never be enough.

nView Health Solution Named Finalist for Fierce Healthcare Innovation Award

ATLANTA, November 4, 2021 – nView Health, the premier provider of evidence-based behavioral health solutions, is pleased to announce its solution has been named a finalist of the 2021 Fierce Healthcare Innovation Awards in the Clinical Information Management category. According to Fierce Healthcare, entries were judged on the ability of the applicant to “demonstrate effectiveness, technical innovation, competitive advantage, financial impact, and true innovation.”

When patients are concerned about a behavioral health issue, one of the first recommended steps is talking to a healthcare professional. Whether it's a primary care doctor or behavioral health specialist such as a psychologist, the practitioner may conduct a behavioral health assessment, also sometimes referred to as a behavioral health clinical assessment. Such an assessment can help identify behavioral health problems and assist the practitioner in figuring out the best way to address them.

October is the National Depression and Health Screening Month — an event to help bring awareness to depression and the need for affordable and accessible mental health screening services. Depression is the most common mental health illness, affecting 264 million people worldwide. Take a minute and watch as we illustrate an individual's journey with nView Health solutions.

During OCD Awareness Week, nView Health is calling for the use of new solutions and technologies in conjunction with more conversations to better support individuals with this mental health disorder that affects the daily lives of more than 2 million adults and children in the US. The surging levels of anxiety driven by the pandemic have greatly increased global awareness and sensitivity to mental health issues, which provides an opportunity to act and positively impact the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

National Depression Screening Day takes place this year on October 7. This annual day of recognition is intended to call attention to the illnesses of depression on a national level to help educate the public about symptoms of depression and effective treatments. National Depression Screening Day falls during Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 3–9) and National Depression and Health Screening Month.

In this Q&A, Dr. Thomas Young, an expert in depression screening, speaks about the importance of depression screening, national shortcomings, and opportunities for improvement. The founder and chief medical officer of nView Health, Dr. Young is a board-certified family physician with more than 35 years of medical experience. He is a recognized thought leader in the fields of consumer-directed healthcare and population healthcare management and can often be found speaking on behavioral health podcasts and at industry events.