Enhancing Recovery and Pioneering Hope: Integrating Outpatient and Residential Treatment Amid the Opioid Crisis

• By: Carolann Slattery, EdD, LCSW-R James Hollywood, LCSW Samaritan Daytop Village
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction treatment, community integration, comprehensive integrated outpatient treatment programs, comprehensive support, cultural sensitivity, Fall 2023 Issue, harm reduction, holistic recovery, hope, integrated care, long-term recovery, medication-assisted treatment, opioid crisis, outpatient programs, patient compliance, personalized treatment, reducing stigma, residential programs
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The battle against addiction is a pressing concern, as communities across the United States grapple with the devastating impact of the opioid crisis. In response, the New York State (NYS) government has taken a pioneering step forward by introducing Comprehensive Integrated Outpatient Treatment...

The Evolution of the Behavioral Health Model: 24/7, Walk-Ins, and Crisis and Stabilization Centers

• By: Charles Madray Samaritan Daytop Village
• October 11th, 2022
• behavioral health treatment models, crisis, crisis stabilization centers, education, Fall 2022 Issue, funding, mental health issues, stigma, substance use disorders, support and connection centers, training, treatment
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Our communities are in crisis. Mental health and substance use disorders are affecting communities nationwide from all levels of society, without regard for political affiliation, economic status, age, cultural origin, or educational level. Furthermore, the impact of the crisis is particularly...

How Peers Contribute to Treatment and Recovery on CBC’s Pathway Home™ Care Transition Team

• By: Angelo Barberio, MA, CASAC II Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC) Maynor Alas Samaritan Daytop Village
• April 17th, 2022
• community, critical time intervention, healthcare, independence, intervention, mental health, peer specialists, peer support, recovery, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use, treatment
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Community-based care management services are vital in helping New York City’s most vulnerable members navigate an evolving healthcare landscape. CBC’s Pathway Home™ (PH) program is an evidence based multidisciplinary care transition intervention, tailored to walk side by side members from...

Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Reluctance

• By: Gregory Bunt, MD Samaritan Daytop Village
• March 31st, 2021
• COVID-19, mRNA, risk, Spring 2021 Issue, vaccine reluctance, vaccine safety, vaccine side effects, vaccines
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The past year has been a time of great concern and anxiety acutely felt by our behavioral health workforce. Recently we have been overwhelmed by an influx of information about COVID-19 from its risks, testing procedures, and prevention and treatment as well. New and sometimes confusing information...

Points to Consider During the COVID-19 Pandemic That Are Impacting the SUD Community

• By: Roy Kearse, LCSW, CASAC Samaritan Daytop Village
• May 20th, 2020
• anxiety, COVID-19, recovery, staff, substance use disorder, summer 2020 issue
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As a health care professional with close to 40 years of experience I have seen the behavioral health field and particularly the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) field face many challenges, but none like the current COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to share the following 5 points of...

The Case for Community Recovery Centers

• By: Roy Kearse, LCSW, CASAC Samaritan Daytop Village
• January 1st, 2020
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According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.” In 2018 alone, opioids claimed the lives of more than 3,000 New Yorkers, according to the New York State Department of Health. The misuse of and...