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How Our Programs Are Making a Difference
Numerous consumer surveys, research projects, interviews and patient satisfaction studies confirm what most clinicians already know—behavioral health consumers want and need the same things the rest of us do; a balanced, rewarding and healthy life. The role of psychosocial rehabilitation...
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Successful Consumers Make Successful Providers
There is a Danish proverb that says, “He knows the water best who has waded through it.” For those who are traversing the waters of mental illness, this is particularly true, and it is with this knowledge that Federation of Organizations was among the first to begin employing individuals who...
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VNSW Mental Health Home Care Program: In Harmony with the Consumer Movement
It is becoming increasingly understood and appreciated just how much healing and comfort extend beyond the physical. There is a decided mental well-being component as well, recognized by Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester (VNSW), the White Plains-based home health care agency that several years...
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New York State Agencies and Vet Centers Team Up to Provide Mental Health Screening To New York’s National Guard Soldiers
The New York State Division of Veterans Affairs and New York State Office of Mental Health are teaming up with the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs to provide mental health screening to Citizen Soldiers returning from war zones. The state agencies coordinated with the...
