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 — what the future held for us, I would have hesitated to answer, except that I’ve…
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 either a life well-lived (integrity) or years of regrets and lost opportunities (despair.) Helping the…
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 39 million schools carrying out over 950 million acts of kindness…including one very special event…
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 the prestigious in the country with regard to expertise in the research and clinical care…
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 payment requirements, created new jobs to optimize remote mental health services, and generally sought to evolve during…
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 as Governor Abbott and Senator Cruz quickly and vocally attributed the behavior of the killer…
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 politics and social turmoil and thought hard on what we truly need to move forward…
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 education – designed to support skilled nursing facility teams and their resident’s mental health needs and…
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 workers as of April 2021. Thank you for all that you have done and all…
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 of 17 accomplished women under 40 working in senior living or skilled nursing – and…