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Dana Foglesong is the director of recovery and resiliency services for Magellan Complete Care of Florida. In this role, she leads a diverse team of recovery support navigators who provide peer support services as part of MCC’s integrated health team approach. Foglesong manages the operations and budget for the Recovery Support Initiative, partnering with recipients, peer-run organizations, advocates and providers to expand peer support services in Florida, as well as providing technical assistance and training to providers and community stakeholders. She coordinates companywide initiatives to focus and provide guidance in promoting the concepts of recovery, resiliency, and wellness throughout Magellan Complete Care. Prior to joining Magellan, Foglesong worked for the Florida Department of Children and Families in the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. In that role, she advised the department on key contracts for optimal recovery integration at all levels of care, in addition to working with key stakeholders to define specialized standards for training and supervision of peer specialists. She was a member of The National Association of Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Administrators providing guidance on national projects including a NASPHD publication for enhancing the peer provider workforce. Foglesong has been as a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist in Florida since 2010. She founded The Peer Support Coalition of Florida to expand leadership, advocacy, and employment opportunities for individuals with lived experience. In 2015 she received the Amada Hope Award for her commitment to providing help and hope to others and for exemplifying recovery. Foglesong holds a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in social work. In her free time, she is active in efforts to reduce homelessness in her local community. She enjoys sleeping, bicycling, and dreaming up big ideas in her hammock.
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MY LIFE: Youth-Inspired and Inspiring

by Dana Foglesong
November 28, 2017developing leadership skills, Greg Dicharry, Magellan, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Magellan Youth Leaders Inspiring Future Empowerment, MY LIFE, Youth leadership, Youth mentors
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Strength in the Storm: Thinking about Suicide in the Face of Natural Disasters

by Dana Foglesong
October 3, 2017Dana Foglesong, Driving suicide to zero, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Irma and Mental Health, Magellan, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Mental Health, Mental Illness, natural disasters, Natural Disasters and Suicide, Suicide, Suicide Prevention
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Helping Members Change Their Lives (And Our Own Lives, Too)

by Dana Foglesong
May 8, 2017Care Coordination, Depression, Homelessness, Integrated Care, Magellan Complete Care of Florida, Peer Navigators, Peers, Suicide

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