World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care For World Mental Health Day 2021, consider what you and your organization can do to help address inequities in mental health care. Learn More
Behind the Poor Pay and High Turnover Rates of Direct Support Professionals While many DSPs find their jobs rewarding, they face a variety of challenges, including high turnover, low wages, and limited access to training. Learn More
Suicide Prevention: How to Help When Social Determinants Spiral Social determinants of health play a very large role in substance use disorders and depression. These determinants feed off one another and produce a downward spiral effect that increase the risk of suicide. Learn More
5 Fun Ways to Reconnect With Your Staff During National DSP Recognition Week National DSP Recognition Week is around the corner. Know what it means. Show recognition where it’s due, and start planning your events now. Learn More
How to Improve Suicide Screenings in Primary and Integrated Care Evidence has shown that suicide risk screening in primary care is effective, yet there is still a serious need to improve the frequency with which they’re conducted. Learn More
Recognizing Your DSPs During COVID-19 As part of DSP Recognition Week we join IDD providers across the nation in taking the time to highlight the dedication of this critical workforce. Learn More
Supervision in IDD: Using Checklists To Evaluate DSPs Creating checklists and sharing them with staff can lead to better supervision, better job performance and better employee morale. Learn More
Supervision in IDD: Monitoring DSP Job Performance It doesn’t matter what level you are at professionally or how good you are at your job. Being monitored by your supervisor is stressful. Learn More
The 2021 Direct Support Professional (DSP) Survey Report Learn how direct support professionals like to receive recognition, what makes a good supervisor, and more in our DSP Survey Report. Learn More
Increasing Resilience by Understanding Trauma in the LGBTQ Community Psychological trauma is a common experience, with over 70% of the U.S. adult population having experienced at least one traumatic, …. Learn More