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Peer Workforce Integration in Integrated Healthcare
Advancing workforce integration is a key objective for NYC Peer and Community Health Worker Workforce Consortium. The NYC Peer and Community Health Worker Workforce Consortium at the NYC Department of…
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Uniquely LGBTQ
…is that we are the whole of those life experiences and not just our sexual orientation. Identification with the LGBTQ community is complex. The diversity umbrella within the community makes…
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Elder Abuse: A Commitment to Awareness and Prevention
…for or who has an ongoing relationship with that elderly individual. The highest rates of elder abuse are generally found in women and in persons 80 years of age and…
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New York State Office of Mental Health Using Medication-Assisted Treatment and Other Resources to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
…the Community Service Society, the New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, The Legal Aid Society, the Medicare Rights Center, and the Legal Action Center. CHAMP assists individuals and…
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Web-Based Virtual Humans for Supporting Healthcare and Medical Needs
The rapid pace of Virtual Reality (VR) and interactive computer games advancements are producing significant opportunities for the health and medical communities. The Department of Defense (DoD) is capitalizing on…
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Northern Westchester Recovery Network in Action
…community tenure. Recovery was viewed as linear, that is to say, individuals were expected to demonstrate compliance with a higher, or more restrictive level of care, in order to progress…
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Parachute NYC: A New Approach for Individuals Experiencing Psychiatric Crises
…resources. Third, using the principles of the Need Adapted Treatment Model (NATM) and Intentional Peer Support (IPS) – both described in more detail below – Parachute services will support participants…
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Healing PTSD Through Relationship and Touch
…different relationships that provide safety, closeness, caring and support. But both positions are true, for if change comes only through the quality and consistency of relational care, that care regrettably…
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Riding the Wave of Health Care Reform
…largely separate from mainstream medical and behavioral health care practice. Unrecognized and untreated, addictions cause or contribute to more than 70 other medical conditions with costs to the government alone…
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Integrating Peer Wellness Services into Housing First
…tools, stages of change, motivational interviewing, and minimizing burnout. The Peer Wellness Specialists have emerged as a team of highly skilled and effective peer providers. Program Start-up: How to Integrate…
