Nellie Galindo

Suicide Prevention Awareness month is an opportunity to share resources and stories on suicide prevention, and to remember those affected by suicide.

Redefining self-care is as much a mindset as it is a specific activity or routine. Here are 5 steps you can take.

Despite consistent news coverage of the individuals affected by the opioid epidemic, the impacts on foster care continue to go overlooked.

COVID-19 was especially detrimental for those coping with opioid addiction. Learn more about how the pandemic effected the opioid crisis.

Thoughts of suicide, or suicidal ideation, rose during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we explore why.

As the nation continues to contend with coronavirus, existing health and healthcare disparities among Americans has been exacerbated.

Any organization can benefit from becoming trauma-informed. Learn the basic principles you need to consider.

The growing behavioral and mental health workforce shortage makes retention more crucial than ever. Learn what factors affect retention and how Relias can help you address them.

Three experts in behavioral healthcare discuss racial trauma, how racism impacts communities, and how clinicians can mitigate its affects.

Whether your organization specifically serves LGBTQ individuals or not, we all play a role in healing trauma in the LGBTQ community.

Many autistic advocates have made the shift to recognize April as Autism Acceptance Month. Meet three young people who give their thoughts on autism awareness, acceptance, and advocacy.

A well-rounded and effective training program can make a huge difference in the overall mental and physical wellbeing of your staff. Learn more about why employee wellness programs in human services should include training.

Social work has always been essential. This social work month, let’s show appreciation for the contributions social workers make in our communities.

Registered Behavior Technicians™ (RBTs) have proven to be a necessary part of ABA services. Quality training can address your need for more RBTs, while also ensuring consistency across skill levels.

A healthy board of directors fosters a healthy organization — which is why you should include board members in your organizational learning and development strategy.

Looking for a fresh start? It’s time to refocus on the importance of training. Here are five reasons human service organizations should reemphasize staff education in these challenging times.

Change is constant, so how can you prepare? These five traits will help you excel as a change management leader in behavioral health.

Leaders at IDD organizations have faced unprecedented amounts of change. Here are 5 tips for leading through change.

Learn how to build a supported employment program and transform the lives of individuals with IDD.

Learn about the many benefits of supported employment programs for clients and health and human services organizations alike.

The growing behavioral and mental health workforce shortage makes retention more crucial than ever. Learn what factors affect retention and how Relias can help you address them.

As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we look at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on domestic violence across the United States.

Voting is considered a universal human right, yet for over 6 million individuals with IDD living in the United States, it’s a right that is often made difficult to exercise.

With millions of Americans struggling with substance use disorder (SUD), this blog looks at the connection between substance use and trauma.

Racial discrimination is a major social determinant of health in the United States. Learn how your organization can identify—and improve—racial disparities in behavioral health.

This blog will help you enhance your interview process to ensure you hire only the most qualified direct support professionals.

Dr. Holcomb answers questions regarding institutional and systemic racism, and ways that white clinicians can better serve their clients of color.

Stories and images of racism and violence has spurred a discussions in health and human services around the impact of racial trauma. Dr. Jamila Holcomb provides insight.

While many healthcare organizations have begun adopting a trauma-informed care framework, it is still less prevalent in those organizations working with IDD.

Epidemics have been shown to create general stress across the populations they affect, and we are yet to see the long-term effects of COVID-19 on mental health.

Any organization can implement and benefit from a trauma-informed system of care, this blog looks at some of the basic principles to take into account.

In a trauma-informed organization all staff should be working from the same vision. In tis blog we share six ways to help nonclinical staff practice trauma-informed care.

Many healthcare leaders have heard of trauma-informed care as well as social determinants of health, but the intersection of the two is rarely considered.

Recognizing whether an individual with IDD has experienced trauma can be difficult for caregivers. This blog looks at how organizations can address this challenge.

Trauma-informed Care is a model that has long been promoted in healthcare and social service settings. However, there are still many providers who struggle to implement it.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to confront the future of telehealth and how to integrate it into care. Here’s what we’ve learned.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact IDD organizations’ ability to provide services. This blog looks at how they can leverage the data from a recent survey by ANCOR to help their communities.

With many clinicians now treating clients via telehealth, how can you safely assess, manage, and address suicidal ideation in a virtual environment?

The coronavirus pandemic has caused major disruptions to ABA services. This blog looks at how providers can use telehealth to effectively and safely provide continued support.

The coronavirus pandemic is driving more organizations who work with young people to transition to telehealth. Here are 7 tips to help to implement systems effectively.

With telehealth now essential to continuity of care in behavioral health, follow best practices to create the best telehealth experience.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people with disabilities in every way. Despite these difficult times, there is always the opportunity to promote independence and self-advocacy.

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is an opportunity to focus on the mental health and well-being of our young people as they struggle to come to terms with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

This year, Mental Health Month is especially pertinent, as we grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. It is a prime time for employers to ensure staff are practicing self-care techniques.

In IDD settings, the ability of supporting health professionals to provide proper care in the midst of a disaster depends on effective emergency preparedness. This blog outline 7 tips to help you prepare.

As millennials are projected to compose 75% of the workforce by 2030, managing and retaining this generation is a topic of interest to most workplaces.