Ensuring a secure financial future for older adults
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Every day, 10,000 Americans turn age 65. Adults over this age…
Aging In America: Help us ensure a better future for older citizens
For the 2017 Better Government Competition, Pioneer seeks ideas on how to ensure a better future for aging citizens in Massachusetts and throughout the country by providing more effective and sustainable support systems for older citizens, and leveraging their social capital.
Announcing Pioneer Institute's 2017 Better Government Competition Topic: "Aging in America"
Each year, the Competition focuses on one of the country’s…
2016 Special Recognition: Coordinating Care For Individuals Transitioning Through The Corrections System
Ensuring adequate health care for justice-involved individuals…
Virtual Therapy Environments: leveraging new technologies to treat wounded warriors
The policy proposal discussed in this article, from Dr. Charles…
A Step Forward in the Battle Against Opioid Abuse
Through its working group to address the Commonwealth’s opioid…
2016 Special Recognition: Homeless Intervention Programming
The policy proposal discussed in this blog, from Drs. Dennis…
Mobile Medication, Early Intervention, Suicide Prevention, and Opioid Addiction Programs Win 25th Annual Better Government Competition
BOSTON – Pioneer Institute’s 25th annual Better Government…
2016 Winner: North Carolina Mobile Medication Program
A pilot project that provides home visiting support to help ensure continuity of care for adults with severe psychiatric illness. The program focuses on low-income participants who have been prescribed psychiatric medications, and have a history of hospitalization or repeated emergency room visits.
2016 Runner Up: Integrated Healthcare and Substance Use Collaborative
A partnership between behavioral health specialists working within primary care practices and the hospital Emergency Department, and the police department, school district, and Mental Health and Drug Courts to address the community’s substance abuse needs through comprehensive support.