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Dr. Anton C. Bizzell, President and CEO of The Bizzell Group, is honored to be featured as a contributing author in Psychology Today. This publication reaches 40 million readers worldwide per month; authors include renowned psychologists, academics, psychiatrists, and more. Dr. Bizzell is the expert author of Mind Your Health for the Psychology Today publication and covers behavioral health and substance use disorders.

Contact for public speaking and media interviews: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/anton-c-bizzell-md

Dr. Bizzell’s behavioral health expertise is highlighted in his recent article in the Behavioral Healthcare Executive, “Strategic Approach to Care Coordination Drives Better Outcomes in ER.” While coordinating this care is critical, it is often challenging—or even overlooked—in the complex, sometimes fragmented U.S. healthcare system.

Dr. Bizzell states he has witnessed first-hand hospitalizations that could have been prevented if individuals with mental health disorders had received appropriate support as they transitioned from different levels of care. When a patient leaves an emergency department or a hospital, there must be a plan in place to help them transition in a consistent and coordinated manner to any additional services and treatments they might need, whether these services address a mental health condition, a substance use disorder, or both.

Continuity of care must remain a top priority for our healthcare system, especially during this pandemic, as more people struggle to manage their mental health and substance use disorders. In contrast, emergency departments and healthcare systems may be taxed by COVID-19. Creating workable solutions to these complicated access and service delivery challenges can lessen the burden on our care teams, healthcare institutions, available resources, and, more importantly, save lives.

Read More: Strategic Approach to Care Coordination Drives Better Outcomes in ER

Dr. Bizzell was featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the largest newspaper in the United States organized under nonprofit ownership. It has the 18th largest average weekday U.S. newspaper circulation and has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes. In the Philadelphia Inquirer article, Dr. Bizzell is included as a highly distinguished Substance Use Disorder Expert, shedding light on adolescent struggles with alcohol and drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article talks about how pandemic isolation has some teens turning to substance use. Dr. Bizzell shares that social distancing measures and new access to help through telehealth and technology during the pandemic paradoxically have made some aspects of drug treatment and counseling easier to find.

Dr. Bizzell shares his journey from physician to a businessman in a new Washington Business Journal series, “My Story,” in which business executives share their personal and professional backgrounds and journeys, their challenges, and their successes. Dr. Bizzell discusses how as an established business leader in the Washington, D.C. metro community and President/CEO of The Bizzell Group, he has defined mentorship as one of the company’s core values. He believes it is his responsibility to build a new generation of leaders, given his past experiences of overcoming racial inequity. Dr. Bizzell encourages future generations to see mentorship as their responsibility and as a solution to fight the racial injustices that too many people continue to face today.