Special Session: Dr. Chien and Dr. Flaum on Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Recovery in Veterans

Dr. Peter Chien and Dr. Michael Flaum discuss the Acute Recovery Center at the Hines Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Chicago, IL.  Timestamps: 00:25 Creation of the Acute Recovery Center 07:18 Managing Suicide Risk 11:55   Mental Health Recovery 20:45 Evidence-based Care Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). Free AACP Membership for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows | Other AACP Membership | Instagram | Twitter | Listener Survey | Follow, review, and share! Guests: Peter Chien MD, MA is community psychiatrist at the Edward Hines VA outside Chicago. He co-founded and directs the Acute Recovery Center designed to serve acutely symptomatic veterans who are suicidal in an outpatient setting. which was recognized as  a 2020 VA National Shark Tank Finalist. As a national VA Whole Health educator, he encourages how to promote a comprehensive sense of wellness for veterans in healthcare and within communities. He is additionally the Vice-President of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, with areas of expertise including public health psychiatry, prevention in mental health, social determinants of health, and the effects of climate change on health.  Michael Flaum, MD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa and the immediate past president of the American Association for Community Psychiatry. His work has focused on optimizing the quality, effectiveness and access to psychiatric services within publicly-funded settings. He has been an active member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 2011, working to promote the use of MI within mental health settings as a core communication style, as a means of advancing recovery-oriented, person-centered care, and more recently, as a potential antidote to clinician burnout. Editor: Zoe Wyse is a second-year medical student. Credit Attribution: Stock Media provided by StockAudios / Pond5