Over the past decade, we have been working with a variety of stakeholders in Pennsylvania to expand behavioral health support to children & youth, including the Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS), Drexel University’s Center for Family Intervention Science (CFIS), and Thomas Jefferson University.
mdlogix is excited to be working with the Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy, a multi-phased intervention program open to 16-18 year olds who have dropped out of high school. The program begins with a 5 ½ month residential phase focused on education and practical life skills, followed by a 12-month…
mdlogix is pleased to announce that we will be working with the state of Pennsylvania to support the development of a statewide suicide prevention model. The project will focus on improving communication between county crisis response teams and other youth-serving systems, as well strengthening care transitions by increasing the number…
We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries from organizations who want to know more about the work we’re doing in Pennsylvania schools, where BH-Works is used to support behavioral health screening and intervention in more than 50% of districts in the state. But we keep hearing the same question from…
mdlogix is pleased to announce that we will be working with California public schools, beginning with Solano County School District in the North Bay region of the state. Stakeholders in the district will leverage our BH-Works software platform to screen students for behavioral health problems, connecting them to support through…
mdlogix is pleased to announce a partnership with Drexel University’s Center for Family Intervention Science (CFIS) and Newport Academy, an organization comprised of several inpatient, outpatient, and day school programs for adolescents struggling with mental health issues, eating disorders, and substance use problems. Through this partnership, Newport Academy will leverage…
The Alabama Youth Suicide Prevention Program (YSPP), an initiative by the Alabama Department of Public Health, is developing and implementing statewide youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies throughout the state. The program involves multiple stakeholders from schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, foster care systems, programs that address mental…
The Case for Universal Mental Health Screening At mdlogix, we believe any kind of school-based mental health support is a step in the right direction, but we are strong proponents of screening entire student populations (i.e. universal screening) for a variety of risk factors. When we talk to staff who…
We are always thrilled to promote the great work we’re doing with our colleagues at the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Since 2013, the department has been helping schools use our BH-Works platform to screen students for behavioral health problems. The program’s director, Dr. Perri Rosen, was recently interviewed by…
Leah Farrell-Carnahan, PhD Over and over again, we hear stories of friends, relatives, and coworkers who are shocked when someone they know completes suicide, often reporting their loved ones were showing no outward signs of suffering. We also hear heartbreaking stories of people who knew a loved one was considering…