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Integrating Primary Care into Assertive Community Treatment
…number of ACT clients who have had a physical exam, accepted recommended cardio-metabolic monitoring (body mass index, blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c and cholesterol screenings), and other health interventions. However, a…
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The NYSPA Report: Families of Suicided Soldiers to Get Letter of Condolence from President
…and complicated but these Americans served our nation bravely. They didn’t die because they were weak.” Long Campaign to Change There has been a long-standing campaign to get the President…
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The Economics of Recovery: Finding Your Voice
…YouTube.com: There are over ninety-thousand “non-profit” videos posted on You Tube and over thirty-thousand videos for “Mental Health.” Facebook.com: Modeled on the student yearbook photo/profile format, Facebook was created to…
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Housing for Older Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Continuing Critical Need
…Hearing in 2007. http://www.budget.ny.gov/pubs/press/2007/hearings/budgetIssueHearings/housing/NewYorkStateCampaignforMentalHealthHousing.pdf (4) NYS Department of Health. RFA for Senior Supportive Housing. http://www.health.ny.gov/funding/rfa/1212230202/index.htm (5) NYS Department of Health. RFA for Nursing Home to Independent Living Supportive Housing. http://www.health.ny.gov/funding/rfa/1310280314/index.htm…
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Consequences of Blissful Ignorance: Marijuana’s Health Risks
…Published –. Accessed June 6, 2023. https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/what-are-marijuanas-effects-lung-health Will recreational marijuana cause an increase in lung cancer? | hartford hospital | hartford, ct. Accessed June 6, 2023. https://hartfordhospital.org/about-hh/news-center/news-detail?articleid=46820&publicId=395 Vaughn E. How…
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Tips on Becoming an Antiracist Leader
…www.marypendergreene.com, email mary@mpgconsultingnyc.com, or call (212) 245-2510. References Borysenko, K. (2018, September 30). How to create your own psychological safety at work. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlynborysenko/2018/09/30/create-your-own-psychological-safety-work/?sh=20ef989051ef Cheeks, M. (2018, March 26). How…
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We’re in a Mental Health Crisis. Why Do We Refuse to Help People with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia?
…of Treatment Resistance in Schizophrenia. Psychiatrist.com. https://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/many-treatments-before-clozapine-medication-choices/#:~:text=Clozapine%20was%20approved%20in%201990,criterion%20for%20starting%20clozapine%20treatment. Kelly, D. (February 2018). Addressing Barriers to Clozapine Underutilization: A National Effort. Psychiatric Services. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29032704/. Mijovic, A. (August 2020). Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis. Annals of…
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An Overview of Family-Based Substance Use Therapy
…effective option to engage treatment-resistant substance-abusing individuals in treatment. Addiction, 105(10), 1729–1738. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03016.x Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2020). Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Family Therapy. SAMSHA. https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/SAMHSA_Digital_Download/PEP20-02-02-012-508%20PDF.pdf…
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Peer Support Workforce Shortages Anticipated: What You Can Do
…of Peer Supporters (NAPS): www.peersupportworks.org/ Ostrow, L., Cook, J., Salzer, M., Pelot, M., Burke-Miller, J. (2023, Oct. 30). Employment of Certified Peer Specialists in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs)….
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Panic and Anxiety Disorder: One Person’s Journey
…me in waves. I was overwhelmed by a sense of impending doom. “You can’t die while you’re driving, you’ll kill somebody,” I told myself. I pulled the car over and…
