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At PHI, we’re committed to improving community health, including understanding the connections to mental health. Mental health is a public health and racial equity issue—our mental health is shaped by a myriad of factors, including community conditions stemming from systemic inequities. On both the individual and systemic levels, many strategies to improve physical and population health also can have positive impacts on mental health. Our programs research these connections; provide trainings to support people, institutions and entire communities to be better equipped in addressing mental health needs; and devise strategies to bridge the gaps between public health and mental health efforts to build healthier, resilient communities for all.

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Screenshot from video: Nafisa Fai, from PHI's Tracing Health contact tracing program, discusses the real mental health impacts of COVID-19, and how PHI's contact tracers are trained to provide intervention, support and resources to those at risk.

COVID-19 has real mental health impacts across communities. Nafisa Fai, from PHI’s Tracing Health contact tracing program, shares why PHI’s contact tracers are trained to provide intervention, support and resources to those at risk.

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New Study: ED Buprenorphine Linked to Sustained Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Patients who get their first dose of buprenorphine in the Emergency Department (ED) are more likely to remain engaged in opioid use disorder treatment 30 days post-discharge, finds a new study from PHI's CA Bridge—reinforcing EDs as critical access points to highly effective, life-saving medication for addiction treatment.

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