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Mental Illness Education Does Make a Difference: “Breaking the Silence” Found to be Effective
…felt compelled to share that her sister has obsessive compulsive disorder. I also wanted to let you know how much I learned while teaching the Breaking the Silence lessons. My…
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Schizophrenia Management as Part of Home Health Care
…complete history and needs, providing a complete package of essential multidisciplinary services to help them, following a hospital discharge, to attain and maintain optimal health and functioning in their communities….
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The Economics of Recovery: The Making of a Consumer Advocate
…wrote for a course in Psychometrics. I sent it to Steven Friedman, Commissioner of Westchester’s Department of Community Mental Health. The interview with DCMH’s Program Director was not going well…
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The Diabetes Co-Morbidity Initiative – The Institute for Community Living Responds to Health Crisis
…about diabetes is available at: The American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org and The Joslin Diabetes Center: www.joslin.org. Rosemarie Sultana-Cordero, LMHC, Diabetes Co-morbidity Initiative Clinical Coordinator, at the Institute for Community Living….
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The Importance of Building Community and Family Support with Latina Teens at Risk of Suicide
…Program Director for Life is Precious at Comunilife, Inc. Rosa M. Gil, DSW is President and CEO at Comunilife. For more information, visit www.comunilife.org and www.comunilifelip.org or call (917) 304-3645….
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When Staff Burnout Prevents Progress
…from the loss of patients, loved ones and our communities as a whole, is painful and exhausting. It can last for extended periods of time and may become a complex…
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Buprenorphine Misuse Decreased Among U.S. Adults with Opioid Use Disorder From 2015-2019
…the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov. Reference B Han, CM Jones, EB Einstein, WM Compton….
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How Peers Contribute to Treatment and Recovery on CBC’s Pathway Home™ Care Transition Team
…of relationship. They share their stories and actively listen in return. There is reciprocity, transparency, and mutuality to provide comfort in situations that can feel very isolating. In other words,…
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When Internalized Ableism and Stigma Intersect
…L. (2021, August 11). Internalized Ableism and 5 Healthy Strategies for Disability Empowerment. The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. https://www.christopherreeve.org/blog/life-after-paralysis/internalized-ableism-and-5-healthy-strategies-for-disability-empowerment Social Security Administration. (2022) How Do We Define Disability? https://www.ssa.gov/redbook/eng/definedisability.htm?tl=0…
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Drug Use Severity in Adolescence Affects Substance Use Disorder Risk in Adulthood
…programs, visit https://www.nida.nih.gov. About the National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIH, the nation’s medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of…
