{"product_id":"foundations-of-behavioral-health-9783030184339","title":"Foundations of Behavioral Health","description":"This comprehensive book examines the organization, financing, delivery, and outcomes of behavioral health (i.e., alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health) services from both U.S. and global perspectives. Addressing the need for more integrative and collaborative approaches in public health and behavioral health initiatives, the book covers the fundamental issues in behavioral health, including epidemiology, insurance and financing, health inequities, implementation sciences, lifespan issues, cultural responsiveness, and policy.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing insightful research from scholars in an interdisciplinary range of academic and professional fields, chapters fall into three distinct sections: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOverview: \u003c\/b\u003eOutlines the defining characteristics of behavioral health services and identifies significant challenges in the field\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAt-Risk Populations: \u003c\/b\u003e Explores critical issues for at-risk populations in need of behavioralhealth services, including children in school environments, youth in juvenile justice systems, and persons with developmental disabilities, among others\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eServices Delivery: \u003c\/b\u003e Presents a rationale for greater integration of health and behavioral health services, and contextualizes this explanation within global trends in behavioral health policy, systems, and services\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003eAn in-depth textbook for graduate students studying public health, behavioral health, social work policy, and medical sociology, as well as a useful reference for behavioral health professionals and policy makers, \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Behavioral Health\u003c\/i\u003e provides a global perspective for practice and policy in behavioral health. It promotes better understanding of the importance of integrating population health and behavioral health services, with an eye towards improving and sustaining public health and behavioral health from national, regional, and global perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Lubotsky Levin, DrPH, MPH\u003c\/b\u003e, is Associate Professor \u0026amp; Editor-in-Chief, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Behavioral Health Services \u0026amp; Research\u003c\/i\u003e, Department of Child \u0026amp; Family Studies, University of South Florida (USF) College of Behavioral \u0026amp; Community Sciences. He is also Associate Professor \u0026amp; Head, \u003ci\u003eBehavioral Health Concentration\u003c\/i\u003e, USF College of Public Health. He is Co-PI \u0026amp; Director of Curriculum, USF Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Drug Abuse (NIH-NIDA grant) for the past seven years. Dr. Levin is Co-Author and Senior Editor of nine other textbooks, including \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Public Health for Pharmacists, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2018); \u003ci\u003eMental Health Informatics\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2013); \u003ci\u003eMental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2010); and \u003ci\u003eA Public Health Perspective of Women's Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer, 2010). Dr. Levin's research focus is the study of alcohol, drug abuse, \u0026amp; mental disorders from a public health or population perspective, translational research, behavioral health services research, and policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArdis Hanson, PhD, MLIS\u003c\/b\u003e, is the Assistant Director of Research and Education at the Shimberg Health Sciences Library at the University of South Florida. Dr. Hanson has over 25 years of experience as a research librarian and has published extensively in behavioral health services, policy, and research. Her research focus is on language and social interaction, that is, how language is used in everyday practice to negotiate claims and identities, particularly in how behavioral health policy is created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507427741970,"sku":"9783030184339","price":128.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_81d0702c-dcc5-4bb9-afa8-5de5691e43ae.jpg?v=1730861557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/foundations-of-behavioral-health-9783030184339","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}