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Terms & Conditions
…applicable local, state, national, or international law. You are expressly prohibited from compiling and using other Users’ personal information, including addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses or other contact…
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New Directions in Healthcare and the Promise of Recovery
…by all Recovery Center service components is a tool kit composed of seven evidence-based practices: Wellness Self-Management (WSM), Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT), Diabetes Self-Management, Family Psychoeducation, Trauma-Informed Care, Cultural…
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The Importance of Housing for People on the Road to Recovery
…construct these new supportive units. Of course, successfully treating people in their own community requires a commitment to strong community services. OMH has fulfilled this commitment by reinvesting savings from…
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Our Economy’s Effect on New York State’s Mental Health Budget
…on mental health services totaled approximately $240 million. Many of these cuts were realized by deferring or outright cancelling previously approved projects that had not yet begun. Adopting this posture…
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The Road to Independence: Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with a Serious Mental Illness
…illness and are three times more likely to be involved in criminal activity than those without an illness. In addition, serious mental health conditions in adolescence generally continue into adulthood…
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Residential Treatment Services as a Vital Part of the Continuum of Care for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults – An Interview with Harvey Newman, CEO of Wellspring Residential Treatment Facility
…to relate to family, community, and school, to become functioning and productive members of their social community. There are often very complicated, sad, angry, and difficult relations between parents and…
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Preventing Depression in Teenagers
…(Kessler, McGonagle, Swartz, Blazer, & Nelson, 1993). Depression in adolescents is more common than was once believed. It is estimated that the one-year prevalence rate of depression in adolescents is…
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Parity for Consumers: What We Learned, and Where We Go from Here
…and the New York Community Trust, we launched the Mental Health Benefits Project. At its inception, this project focused on achieving parity in mental health benefits by advocating for the…
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Four Considerations for Behavioral Healthcare Design
…practitioners. This collaborative process ideally involves stakeholders including administrators, care providers, the communities they serve, and the design team. A key goal of the engagement process is to collectively develop…
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The Future of Behavioral Healthcare in New York State
…is a new day for the addictions field. Our future will be shaped by ensuring that our vision for addiction and recovery services is strongly recognized as New York begins…
