BTM71-Acadia Healthcare Military and Family Support Services
Show Summary
On today's episode of Behind The Mission, we feature a conversation with Dr. Michael Genovese about Acadia Healthcare's Military and Family Support Services, and how they are using PsychArmor to train their providers in understanding their military affiliated clients.
About Today’s Guest
Michael Genovese is the chief medical officer of Acadia Healthcare, the largest stand-alone provider of behavioral healthcare in the United States. Acadia operates a network of 238 behavioral health facilities in 40 States and Puerto Rico.
Dr. Genovese is serves on the CMO Corporate Council of the Joint Commission and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a member of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Dr. Genovese co-founded the multidisciplinary medical practice Long Island Mind and Body in New York while practicing as an attending physician at NYU/Winthrop University Hospital. He was a fellow at the NYU/North Shore University Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program, and he completed his residency training at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
Before beginning his medical studies, Dr. Genovese earned a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is a member of the New York Bar and the American Bar Association and is an advocate for attorneys and first responders seeking treatment for addiction and co-occurring disorders.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
The PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course Substance Use Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations. Dr. Genovese has a background in treating substance use disorders and the topic was discussed on this week’s show. This course is one that is specifically for healthcare providers in helping them understand how substance use disorders can be identified and addressed. You can find a link to the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/Substance-Use-Disorder-in-Military-and-Veteran-Populations
Links Mentioned In This Episode
Theme Music
Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
This Episode Sponsored By:
This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com