Spotlight Magellan Health: Nikki Walker
Nikki Walker is the director of Federal Program Management with a focus on business innovation for the Magellan Federal Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) program. Walker, who has been…
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2022-2023 Influenza Season – What’s In Store This Winter
Influenza (flu) season can be unpredictable. In the United States (US), flu activity typically begins in October and peaks between December and February, but activity can even continue into May….
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How to Create a Resilient Workforce: Guidance for Organizations and Leaders
Introduction Given these extraordinary times, “resilience” has become a very popular word used to refer to a capacity that can be developed in people to withstand disruption or recover from…
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Spotlight Magellan Health: Paul Messier
The role of being a leader is one that is of foremost importance to Paul Messier. As Senior Director of Federal Program Management, Messier, who has been with Magellan Federal…
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Support for the Digital Aged Child
Tips for parents and professionals To be sure, Covid-19 changed a lot of things. One of which was doubling the average amount of screen time for American adolescents[1]. Pre Pandemic:…
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7 ways to reduce mental health stigma for BIPOC
Millions of people are affected by mental health conditions each year. Unfortunately, more than half of them either delay seeking treatment or do not get help at all due to…
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Hope for suicide prevention through action
Suicide claimed the lives of almost 46,000 people in the United States in 2020.[1] It is the second leading cause of death for children aged 10–14 and adults aged 35–44,…
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Recovery is for everyone. Or is it?
A theme for September’s Recovery Month is “Recovery is for Everyone.” It sounds nice, but is it really true? We’re all impacted by mental health and substance use conditions in…
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