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Those free of the constraints of traditional leadership roles must speak out to help organizations ward off burnout among staff members.

Various interventions to address burnout have been tried over the years, but even those that seem popular for a while fall off the menu eventually.

A summit convened this week by a pair of behavioral healthcare associations in Kansas explored ways in which the state can respond more effectively to the growing problem of incarceration of persons with mental health and substance use conditions in county and city jails.

"Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix, offers a rare opportunity to explain why violence perpetrated and received by individuals with mental illness, such as that of Joker and other clowns in the film, could be prevented with better societal leadership and competent mental healthcare.

After a period in which private or semi-private rooms with private toilets became en vogue, treatment center operators are now leaning toward communal toilet rooms because of safety and functional concerns.

New communication modalities can address some of our current problems in the field.

Speaking out about political leadership can be costly for mental healthcare professionals. Yet, in this time of escalating political polarization, mental health professionals and organizations do have the ethical challenge of what, if anything, to say and do about our current situation.

This year's edition of the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services annual conference covered a wealth of topics around peer services, as well as the inappropriate linkage between mass shootings and mental illness.

The recent deaths of two well-known mental health advocates by suicide are a reminder that providers must look out for one another. Here are some interventions that can help.

Last week's International Leadership Exchange in Washington energized leaders in the field to address the challenges of improving access to care and service accountability, and to undertake actions to engage all groups in the leadership of services.