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Integrated Care Models to Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Poverty
…these patients tend to end up in emergency rooms, have high rates of avoidable hospital admissions, and have harder times engaging in and being adherent with treatment. Mental health disorders…
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Peers in the Workforce: Reversing Misconceptions and Succeeding
…the death of his mother, when he needed recovery support for alcoholism co-occurring with depression. After completing a free Recovery Peer Advocate Training, he sought out other classes related to…
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Caregiver Support Group
…important this service is to the well-being of caregivers. “The biggest help is seeing people coming together and not feeling alone. People in the same situation get the feelings of…
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Opioid Addiction Wears Many Different Faces
…as buprenorphine, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of opioid dependency. (SAMHSA). The necessary change to combat the problem is in raising…
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What to Expect When Your Service Member Returns Home
…Paige Prentice, MM, CASAC is Vice President of Operations, Horizon Health Services, Horizon Village, Inc., in Buffalo New York. She is the Co-Chair of ASANYS’s Veteran Committee, Committee member of…
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Innovative Housing Initiatives Support Recovery-Based Care
…those they serve. Frequently, Optum partners with local communities to develop supportive housing programs that offer safe and affordable living environments which are free of stigma and discrimination. The programs…
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Building a Wellness Culture for Staff to Promote a Recovery Culture for Consumers
…the training prepares our employees to: (A) Approach situations – even setbacks and disappointments – in positive, nonjudgmental ways; (B) Value collaboration to set and achieve common goals; (C) Focus…
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Person Within
…being non-communicative and spending excessive amounts of time in complete darkness. I experienced a great deal of frustration as I expended limitless energy in firmly believing that my extroverted, optimistic,…
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Integrating Health and Behavioral Health Services: A Personal Perspective on One Agencyβs Experience
…provides the space free of charge, Ryan provides its own equipment and supplies. Communications between Ryan and Bridge staff is a priority. When Bridge clients enroll in the Ryan clinic,…
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Family Support is Key When a Member is Hospitalized
…were taught solely by professionals. The ability to share experiences and solutions with others who have been in the same position – without fear of being judged – is a…
