Leading the Way in Telehealth
By Dr. Ari D. Kalechstein If you’d asked me back in March 2020 – when I was standing in a line at a local Best Buy in hopes of picking up iPads to launch our very first Telehealth program —…
By Dr. Ari D. Kalechstein If you’d asked me back in March 2020 – when I was standing in a line at a local Best Buy in hopes of picking up iPads to launch our very first Telehealth program —…
Dr. Kristen Eddy, Clinical Psychologist As we age, we look back on our years and, hopefully, feel a sense of pride at the things we’ve done. Erikson’s ultimate stage of Psychosocial development, integrity vs despair, describes this look back on…
The Great Kindness Challenge is a positive and proactive bullying prevention initiative for PreK-12 schools which creates a culture of kindness on campus. Since its initiation in 2021, the program has touched the lives of over 19 million students in…
Ari D. Kalechstein, President and CEO EMH When I was 29 years old, I started my internship at the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) in West Los Angeles. At that time, I was excited. This particular VA was considered to be one of…
Ari D. Kalechstein, President and CEO EMH The past two and a half years have been extremely challenging for SNF healthcare teams, including those of us who provide mental health services. We adapted to the pandemic using telehealth, paid careful attention to new CMS…
Ari Kalechstein, Ph.D. The tragedy of the school shooting in Texas caused many to relive the horrifying emotions associated with similar devastating events, such as the massacre in Sandy Hook. Naturally, a number of leaders of the State of Texas, such…
The last 10 months have been extraordinarily challenging, both personally and professionally. Many have lost colleagues, friends and family, and even more have gone through significant emotional and financial difficulties due to the pandemic. We’ve seen our country endure divisive…
Executive Mental Health has come a long, long way since starting a quarter of a century ago. Timed to our 25th Anniversary we’re proud to share a series of initiatives – including the addition of psychiatry services, community outreach, and continuing…
The world is starting to open back up, but the contributions healthcare workers have made over the last year – and continue to make each day – have not been forgotten. Here is a list of perks available to healthcare…
Congratulations, Michelle Feng, PhD! We are immensely proud to announce Executive Mental Health’s Chief Clinical Officer has been recognized by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living as a Rising Star in the III Annual Women of Distinction Award. Dr. Feng is one…
Dr. Ari D. Kalechstein, president and CEO of Executive Mental Health During the course of the pandemic, a certain tradition fell by the wayside at Executive Mental Health – the monthly celebration of the birthdays of staff. In retrospect, I’m…
We’ve felt a myriad of feelings throughout this pandemic as we’ve seen the numbers change over time. From March’s “stay in your home all the time and stock up on toilet paper,” to “how can we live life now and…
It’s been a rough year, and yet there are things to be thankful for, despite the obvious and very challenging circumstances. As the pandemic drags deeper into the fall, and even with the promise of vaccines in the next year,…
Random or intentional, every act of kindness counts. Today, on World Kindness Day, the clinical psychology team at Executive Mental Health reflects on three stories of kindness they’ve encountered at home, in their communities, and at work, each one of…
Michelle C. Feng, Ph.D., Chief Clinical Office November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month – and for many just getting the diagnosis triggers emotions which can cloud the path towards managing the disease. So, what can be done – and especially in the first…
Dr. Ari D. Kalechstein, Ph.D., President and CEO In September 2020, the mental healthcare community will focus on the troubling issue of suicide. The importance of this issue is underscored by a recent study published by the CDC. Specifically, in a sample…
August 21 is National Senior Citizen Day, the day designated to let seniors know how much we care and to recognize their accomplishments. Started in 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed this holiday to raise awareness about issues that affect senior citizens…
Dr. Ari D. Kalechstein, PhD , President and CEO, Executive Mental Health At this juncture in the history of our nation, we are witness to a crisis, COVID-19, that is unparalleled in most of our lifetimes with regard to the…
Penelope Gallegos, Regional Nurse Consultant and Community Liaison Back in March, Executive Mental Health’s partner facilities started closing off access to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Our psychologists and neuropsychologists couldn’t visit their patients, and neither could the patient’s families.…
Dr. Ari Kalechstein When the stay-at-home order was implemented in California in mid-March, Executive Mental Health (EMH) was faced with the challenge of how best to manage the unexpected changes associated with the pandemic so that we could continue to…
Dr. Jennifer Geren Addressing the Wellbeing of Long-Term Care Workers in the Age of COVID-19 Even before COVID-19, staff at long-term care facilities managed stress and hardship on a daily basis. Every day they care for people facing serious and…
Dr. Michelle Feng Thinking about your aging parents in this crisis can be stressful. They may know to wash their hands and stay at home. But, can you help them feel connected in this time of social distancing, without letting…
Dr. Ari Kalechstein In a Forbes article entitled, America After COVID-19, author Soulaima Gourani opined, “For businesses and industries to recover and thrive in these uncharted waters, they must not freeze and hunker down. Instead, they must move forward and develop new…
Dr. Ari Kalechstein Last Saturday, I purchased two iPads at BestBuy. The process of ordering them online was cumbersome, and the wait to collect them from curbside delivery was equally slow. While waiting in the parking lot to collect the…
Dr. Ari Kalechstein At Executive Mental Health, the safety of our patients, partners, and team is the highest priority. Thus, we are closely following the guidance from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and educating our clinicians and field staff…