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The Challenge of Caregiving: A Personal Story
…are caregivers, we commend you for your dedication and hard work. Visit Parent to Parent of New York State at www.parenttoparentnys.org. Some other helpful websites include www.nfcacares.org, www.aoa.gov, and www.caregiving.org….
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His Battle with Depression Opened a Door to Helping Others – A Mental Health News Interview with Award-Winning Actor Joe “Joey Pants” Pantoliano
…people and reflecting on my past I realized that, even as a child, I always had bad feelings about myself and the world around me. To counter these bad feelings,…
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Mental Healthcare in America: An Industry on the Mend
…goods and services that address SDoH are now commonplace, and few practitioners would consider service interventions complete if they failed to acknowledge or to address the significant events, stressors, or…
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Caring for Older Adults With Depression
…National Council on Aging, “Behavioral Health for Older Adults.” Accessed via https://www.ncoa.org/older-adults/health/behavioral-health United States Census Bureau, “65 and Older Population Grows Rapidly as Baby Boomers Age,” 2020. Accessed via https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/65-older-population-grows.html…
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Licensed Practical Nurses: Furthering the Goal of Integrated Health
…Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that one of every three adults with mental illness smokes cigarettes, compared with one in five adults without mental…
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The Center for Practice Innovations: A Resource for the Behavioral Healthcare Workforce
…about CPI at: www.practiceinnovations.org. If your program has not yet signed up for CPI’s training and resources, complete an application at: https://cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7UiDOZnSqJw7hyJ For questions related to this article, please contact…
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Behavioral Health Care Agencies Join Together to Provide Access to Care Across Diverse Populations in New York City
…BHNYC was established with a mission to provide rapid access to mental health and substance abuse services that are embedded in the community and delivered by culturally-competent and linguistically diverse…
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Building Workforce Capacity to Support the Mental Health Needs of Young Children and Their Families
…For additional information, contact Evelyn J. Blanck, LCSW, Director, Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center. You can reach her at ejblanck@msn.com, or visit our website at: www.ttacny.org….
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Legalization of Drugs: The Ultimate Harm Reduction Measure
…addiction. But if we really want to reduce the dangers of drug abuse, we must address its illegality as well as the problem of addiction. What are the dangers due…
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Co-Occurring Fatigue: Compassion, Political, and Oppression Fatigue: Understanding and Meeting Our Special Needs as Helping Professionals
…policies (i.e., voter suppression, cut backs, anti-immigrant, and anti-LGBTQIA+ initiatives) create a nagging sense of hopelessness when it comes to the efficacy of political action or advocacy. It can lead…
