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The Promise and Peril of Performance Measurement
…such tests, is potentially detrimental to students inasmuch as it neglects other subject matter essential to their balanced and comprehensive education. Examples of such unintended consequences abound within the healthcare…
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Assisting Individuals with Employment at WJCS Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
…Clinics. They are located in Yonkers, Peekskill, Mt. Vernon, and Hartsdale. For more information, please email vrosen@wjcs.com or visit the WJCS website www.wjcs.com. Footnotes Case Western Reserve: Jack, Joseph and…
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Treatment Services for Older Adults with Substance Use Disorders
…to address adequately. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (latest data reported in 2018), an estimated one million older people in the United States have a substance use…
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Can You Trust the Research Findings You Read on The Internet?
…organizations. The URL can often help you identify the source of the information (.edu, .gov, .com, .org, .US, etc.). Be wary of commercial sites that are selling products Examine the…
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Creating Innovative Programs for Young Adults in Treatment
As more opioid-addicted young adults are entering treatment facilities, many addiction professionals are seeking alternative ways to guide this demographic into recovery. Marworth Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Treatment Center’s young…
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What Do Age and Disability Mean in Our Culture
…in your community who might be. When groups within companies don’t share information or knowledge, it’s called a “silo mentality.” It reduces efficiency and compromises the culture. Siloing is just…
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Meeting the Housing Needs of Young Adults with Behavioral Health Challenges
…out of foster care, reentering the community after being incarcerated or who have returned home following years of care in a residential treatment facility. These young people face not only…
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Point of View – Elder Suicide: A Public Health Challenge of the Elder Boom
…“U.S. Population Projections.” 2008. www.census.gov/population/www/projections/2008projections.html Friedman, M., Sederer, L. et al. Treating The Individual—Advice for Physicians Treating Older Adults“ in Aging Well, Fall 2011. http://www.agingwellmag.com/archive/fall2011_p18.shtml Joiner T. et al. Interpersonal…
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Healing from Within
…other books include The Anger Diet, (30 Days to Stress Free Living), Zen and the Art of Falling in Love and many others. www.jewishdharma.com. Contact her at: topspeaker@yahoo.com, (212) 288-0028….
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Zero Suicide in the United States
…undertaken by the NYS Office of Mental Health Bureau of Evidence-Based Services, with funding from NIMH to test and evaluate implementation strategies. NYS has served as a test system for…
