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Our Realizations and Truths About Harm Reduction
Looking around the room in our focus group, we all realized two really interesting things about who we are and where we’ve been. Number one, that none of us were…
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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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The Spectrum of Healing: Housing, Recovery, Learning, Working
…countless examples of former tenants and participants who sometimes leave the physical structures of Community Access behind but who retain important friendships, life lessons learned, and the skills to establish…
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The World of Bullying
…1980’s early 90’s) we realized that there was more to the story. In reality, there are the people that are “pure” victims; those that are only the victims of bullying….
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Helping Long Islanders Thrive
…first recovery community and outreach center in March 2017. Located in Hauppauge, the Center is named “THRIVE” to represent the Transformation, Healing, Recovery, Inspiration, Validation and Empowerment the program seeks…
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Who Cares for the Caregiver? Responding to the Needs of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
…services. Practitioners need to respond comprehensively to these families’ needs, identify and validate their strengths and work toward successful outcomes. Services and strategies should strive to build resilience, and sustain…
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988 Suicide Lifeline Expected in July 2022 Thanks to SAMHSA Grant
…50 years, our groundbreaking solutions have delivered high-quality services and support, when, where and how people need it. We offer confidential emotional support through our state-of-the-art contact center and crisis…
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Cultural Competence and Recovery
…a genuine commitment in words as well as in actions by developing policies and practices consistent with the goals of recovery and cultural competence. These commitments must come from the…
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Staff Development at the Mental Health Association of Westchester
…investment in improved quality of services, greater efficiency of delivery, and ultimately improved outcomes and client satisfaction. High quality training is expensive. In recent years, government attention to workforce development…
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Does Medicaid Redesign Pay Enough Attention to Older Adults with Behavioral Health Needs?
…older adults with long-term psychiatric disabilities connect to community supports and develop additional relationships – or strengthen existing relationships, where possible – can be particularly critical as they enter older…
