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Since Polaris Health Directions first opened its door in 1997, team members have been making waves in the field of outcomes management. Here you will find press releases and news on the company and the tireless efforts of its employees to advance understanding of what works when it comes to addressing behavioral health and associated medical issues. If you are a member of the press, and would like to speak to someone at Polaris, please e-mail us at moreinfo@polarishealth.com.

 PRESS RELEASES

➠ POLARIS PARTNERS WITH BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR ABUSED WOMEN (Sept. 7, 2010).

➠ POLARIS IN THE NEWS: "POLARIS BEGINS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR ONCOLOGY" (SOURCE- OPEN MINDS WEEKLY NEWSWIRE, AUG. 30, 2010).

➠ POLARIS TO PRESENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIOLENCE, ABUSE & TRAUMA. (Aug. 24, 2010)

➠ POLARIS BEGINS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR ONCOLOGY. (Aug. 12, 2010)

➠ POLARIS IN THE NEWS: BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE MAGAZINE TALKS TO DR. LINDA TOCHE-MANLEY ABOUT DATA COLLECTION & OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT. (Aug. 11, 2010)

➠ CANADIAN MILITARY RENEWS CONTRACT FOR POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS' MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. (July 27, 2010)

➠ WHYY REPORTS ON ALBERT EINSTEIN CARDIAC REHAB CENTER'S DECISION TO SCREEN PATIENTS FOR DEPRESSION. Learn more about Polaris-CV, the assessment tool Einstein is using. (July 14, 2010)

➠ POLARIS IN THE NEWS: "POLARIS RECEIVES $1 MILLION GRANT TO EXPAND COLLEGE OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM," OPEN MINDS WEEKLY NEWS WIRE (pdf) (July 12, 2010)

➠ ALBERT EINSTEIN CARDIAC REHAB CENTER NOW USING POLARIS-CV TO SCREEN FOR DEPRESSION (pdf) (July 7, 2010)

➠ POLARIS OFFERS COMPUTER/FAX MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM TO GUIDE CLINICIANS & MONITOR PATIENTS' PROGRESS (June 15, 2010)

➠ POLARIS AWARDED GRANT FOR ITS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENING SYSTEM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS (June 9, 2010)

➠ POLARIS CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: PREDICTING LIKELIHOOD OF PERMANENCY AND IMPROVING CARE (May 25, 2010)

➠ POLARIS RECEIVES GRANT FOR ITS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SOLUTION FOR THE MEDICAL AND PUBLIC SECTOR (May 13, 2010)

➠ NEW POLARIS SOLUTION IMPROVES OUTCOMES, LOWERS TREATMENT COSTS FOR WRAPAROUND YOUTH (April 27, 2010)

➠ POLARIS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PRODUCT SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE (April 13, 2010)

➠ DR. TINA HARRALSON JOINS THE POLARIS STAFF AS SENIOR RESEARCHER (April 12, 2010)

➠ POLARIS STUDY LINKS SOCIAL SUPPORTS TO REDUCED RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR HEART PATIENTS (March 25, 2010)

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS AND MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES TO PRESENT ON POLARIS-YOUTH AT CANS CONFERENCE (March 9, 2010)

➠ INNOVATION IN ASSESSMENT IMPROVES SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT OUTCOMES (Jan. 25, 2010)

➠ POLARIS PRESENTS ON DV PRODUCT AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (OCT. 13, 2009)

➠ POLARIS AWARDED PHASE II GRANT FOR ONCOLOGY SYSTEM (OCT. 8, 2009)

➠ POLARIS HAS MOVED. CLICK HERE FOR OUR NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER (OCT. 6, 2009)

➠ POLARIS AWARDED NIDA CONTRACT TO CREATE STaRS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND REFERRAL (MAY 2009)

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS FROM POLARIS STAFF

Toche-Manley, L.L. (May 2008). Good for the Women or the Children? Changing the way we view and fund treatment in abused families. Invitation for article for HAT ezine for Women’s Health.

Toche-Manley, L.L., Grissom, G. R. (2007). Recovery Outcome Management System (ROMS): Combining ANSA with Consumer Self-Report. In J. S. Lyons & D. A. Weiner (Eds.) Behavioral health care: Assessment, service planning, and total clinical outcomes management. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.

Toche-Manley, L.L., Nankin, M., Dietzen, L. (2004). "Using outcome data to create clinical change: Foundations and example." Child and Youth Care Forum, 33(1), 51-67.

Grissom, G. and Phillips, R. (2005): “Screening for Depression: This is the Heart of the Matter.” Archives of Internal Medicine 165 (11), 1214-1216.

Eisen, S.V, Toche-Manley, L.L., Grissom, G.R. (2004). "Equivalence of a Computer and Paper-and-Pencil Mental Health Survey Among Individuals with Mental Disorders." Psychiatric Services, 55 (11), 1315-1317.

Grissom, G.R., Lyons, J. & Lutz, W. (2003). “Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: Development of an Outcome Management System Based on the Dose Model and Phase Theory of Psychotherapy." Journal of Psychotherapy Research. 12(4) 397-412

Lueger, R.J., Howard, K.I., Martinovich, Z., Lutz, W., Anderson, E.E., & Grissom, G. (2001). "Assessing treatment progress of individual patients using Expected Treatment Response Models." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 69, 150-158.

Grissom, G. (2001): “Matching Substance Abuse Patients to Services”, in Dickey, B. and Sederer, L. (Eds.) Achieving Quality in Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services. Wash. D.C: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.

Grissom, G. (2000). “The Advent of Outcomes Management and the Culture of Measurement”, in Behavioral Outcomes and Guidelines Sourcebook. New York: Faulkner and Gray

McLellan, A.T., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1997) “Problem-Service ‘Matching’ in Addiction Treatment.” Archives of General Psychiatry, 54(4).

Grissom, G.R. (1997) “Treatment Outcomes in Inpatient and Substance Abuse Programs.” Psychiatric Annals, 27(2).

Sperry, L., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1997) “Changing Clinician’s Practice Patterns and Managed Care Culture with Outcomes Systems.” Psychiatric Annals, 27(2).

Sperry, L., Brill, P., Howard, K. & Grissom, G. (1996). Treatment Outcomes in Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Interventions. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

McLellan, A.T., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1993) “Private Substance Abuse Treatment: Are Some Programs More Effective than Others?” Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 10, 254-254.