Want to Help Underserved Communities Succeed? Adopt a Trauma-Informed Model at Your CEO Table

• By: Lymaris Albors Acacia Network, Inc.
• July 2nd, 2021
• adverse childhood experiences, community, COVID-19, inequality, poverty, race, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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2020 was a year to remember. Not only did the United States –and the world– grapple with a pandemic of epic proportions, but our country was also forced to take a deeper, harder look at the pervasive and deadly impact of racial inequality and systemic discrimination, as the continued violence...

Collaborative Impact Needed for the Opioid Epidemic

• By: Pamela Mattel, LCSW Acacia Network, Inc.
• April 16th, 2020
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Acacia Network, the leading Latino integrated care nonprofit in NY, began in 1969 to address the consequences of heroin in the South Bronx. Our founding leaders, Carlos Pagan, Julio Martinez, Gumersindo Martinez, Hector Diaz, Evalina Lopez Antonetty, and Lorraine Montengreo, among others,...

Permanent Supportive Housing: A Foundation for Wellness and Recovery from Chronic Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

• By: Lorraine Coleman Acacia Network, Inc.
• April 1st, 2020
• mental health, substance use disorders, supportive housing, wellness
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Three years ago, Jeannette Lewis and her 16-year-old son spent Christmas in a homeless shelter in the Bronx. With a history of chronic substance use and a disability due to a traumatic brain injury, Ms. Lewis struggled to maintain stable housing and care for her family. Her two older sons no longer...