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Peer Training and Empowerment at the Howie the Harp Advocacy Center: Keeping Pace with a Bigger, Stronger Peer Movement
…HTH model, under license from Community Access, in 2012). Says Community Access Deputy CEO Alysia Pascaris, “Over 17 years, we’ve seen from experience what works and what doesn’t. We know…
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The Many Aspects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
…such as the example described above, where memories of the event come back to the individual in several different ways, avoidance and numbing symptoms, where the individual tries to avoid…
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Who We Are and How We Arrived at Today: Thirty Years of Treating People Who are Trauma Survivors
…in Westchester County for the past 30 years. Many of the individuals seen through this program have a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) complicated by other factors. It is…
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Riding the Wave of Health Care Reform
…Abuse at Columbia University (CASA-Columbia) represents the culmination of a five year research project that details current research in neuroscience and addictions and reviews the evidence base for effective screening,…
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Supreme Court Decision Benefits People with Mental Illness
…that are particularly common among people with serious mental illness. (6) Finally, the ACA emphasizes services in the home and community instead of in institutions. There are new demonstration grants…
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The Family Clinical Nurse Specialist: Promoting Health in People with Mental Health Conditions
…the current FCNS at the Sterling Community Center (SCC) of the Mental Health Association of Westchester. I am responsible for the treatment of health/illness states, disease management, health promotion and…
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The NYSPA Report: The Need for an “Essential Health Benefits” Federal Floor
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March 2010, health policy experts and health lawyers have been working around the clock to comprehend and respond to an…
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Supportive Housing: A Cornerstone to Recovery in a Changing World
…health services, promoting community integration and recovery. Toward that end, supportive housing is a top priority for our Bureau, comprising approximately $75 million or 40% of our overall funding to…
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When Government Looks for Healthcare Savings, Supportive Housing Has the Answer
…community-based mental health and substance use sector include social and other non-health services that enable people to live and work independently, in the community. Individuals can be linked to various…
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Taking Stock: Mental Health in the Workplace
…approximate loss of 217 million work days annually and comes in at a cost of $17 billion a year to employers. Hence, it has implications for a company’s bottom line….
