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From Crisis to Recovery: The Role of Peer Support Specialists at NYC Well
…more than a job for me. No longer able to care for my brother, who was quarantined in a nursing home, ironically freed me from that stress to come out…
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On International Overdose Awareness Day, HHS Announces Awarding of $79.1 Million in Overdose Prevention Grants
…to advancing innovative and comprehensive approaches that prevent overdose, expand quality treatment and sustain recovery.” The $79.1 million in grant funding comprises: $14.5 million for First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery…
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The Arc of Eating Disorders: Co-Morbid Diagnoses Contained Within
…recovery. Complicating the picture is often the co-morbid diagnosis, which runs parallel to the eating disorder, and the eating disorder is also a vehicle to express and concretize the co-morbid…
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An Interview with Ann Marie Albano, PhD, ABPP, Director of the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders
…either cognitive behavioral therapy, medication, their combination, or pill placebo. Results indicated that all three active treatments were superior to pill placebo, with the combination treatment having the greatest advantage….
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SAMHSA’s Working Definition of Recovery
…comments from the public via SAMHSA Feedback Forums. The blog post received 259 comments, and the forums had over 1000 participants, nearly 500 ideas, and over 1,200 comments on the…
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The Road to Recovery Through Housing and Employment
People USA is thrilled to contribute to this important issue of Behavioral Health News on housing and employment. We first considered sharing data demonstrating our positive outcomes in these areas….
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Does Medicaid Redesign Pay Enough Attention to Older Adults with Behavioral Health Needs?
…a comprehensive package of services and coordinate all care, including behavioral health services, for individuals in the downstate region (New York City, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties) who are dually…
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Understanding Eating Disorders: An Overview from the NIMH
…(eds.), Eating disorders and obesity: A comprehensive handbook, 2nd ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2002, pp. 210-214. Bulik CM, Sullivan PF, Kendler KS. Medical and psychiatric comorbidity in obese women…
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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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Workforce Development Needs of Addiction Professionals in New Jersey
…individuals interested in becoming New Jersey addiction counselors. As CEO and Executive Director of NJPN, I am proud that our agency is the steward of a comprehensive workforce development program…
