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Ensuring Best Outcomes for Children with Behavioral Needs and Adults with Medical Fragility in a Congregate Care Setting Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
…the whole community. Such broad ethical principles are consistent with Melmark’s core commitments, which include providing compassionate care and maximizing best outcomes. The Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s Professional and Ethical…
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Still Reaching: The Syndemics that Complicate and Characterize How Drugs and HIV Intersect in People’s Lives
…that addresses the totality of people’s lives. For example, “one-stop” clinics – like the mobile health units in the NIDA-supported INTEGRA trial – test the impact of offering comprehensive services…
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Families and Suicide: How to Engage Your Child in Conversation
…time to prepare, but getting prepared can make you feel more comfortable. Usually, it’s better to have the conversation in person, in private, and somewhere you will both feel more…
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Ensuring Humanity in Human Services Work
…have to be this way?” Coming to understand the answers to these questions is complex, because it requires us to take a critical view of our society. It means coming…
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Addressing Stigma Among High School Students Using NAMI’s Ending the Silence
…mandated “school mental health education” in New York State schools to “help young people and their families and communities feel more comfortable seeking help” (http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/mental-health). Despite the growth of interest…
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The NYSPA Report: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder – Effective but Still Underutilized
…as 80-90%. Comparison studies show that MAT combined with psychosocial strategies is more effective that psychosocial strategies alone. Although some results are mixed, MAT combined with psychosocial strategies appears to…
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Eight Links to Recovery
…their recovery goals. These 8 links have helped me attain success in many areas of my life and I want to pass them on to anyone who feels confused about…
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It Takes A Village
…parent support group. There really is power in numbers. All parents need to be able to advocate on behalf of their children. It’s important to compile a complete history of…
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Helping My Fellow Consumers in Their Recovery
…years in recovery and I feel fantastic! I have left the corporate field for good and have decided to help my fellow consumers who feel devastated when they are diagnosed…
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Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention in the Time of COVID-19
…mind. Prevention: Open lines of communication and messages about suicide. These messages need to convey that help is available. Messages should also communicate accessible resources and that many helpers are…
