Samir Malik and Marie Hannah of firsthand

August 03, 2023 00:30:43
Samir Malik and Marie Hannah of firsthand
Behavioral Health Business
Samir Malik and Marie Hannah of firsthand

Aug 03 2023 | 00:30:43

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Show Notes

The 1st episode of the Behavioral Health Business Perspectives podcast is now available!  For this episode of BHB Perspectives, we caught up with Samir Malik, the CEO of firsthand, and Marie Hannah, one of the company’s peers. During the conversation, Malik and Hannah discussed the value of peer-support models, firsthand’s momentum and more. Listen to this episode of Perspectives to learn: – Why Malik identified the peer model as something he wanted to build around after selling a large telepsychiatry business and working at Optum – What it’s like to actually be a peer specialist working with individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) – How recent developments at HHS and SAMHSA give validation to the peer approach – And more Subscribe to Perspectives to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today!

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