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Intersectionality in Behavioral Health: Serving Those with Membership in Multiple Stigmatized Groups
…we are not addressing it. If we are not addressing it, marginalized groups will continue to experience of stigmatization. Hence, we become complicit in continuing to perpetuate stigmatizing oppressed and…
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The Challenges of Family Caregiving
…Prevention (CDC) reported that, among over 10,000 U.S. adults surveyed during the pandemic, parents, unpaid caregivers of adults, and parent-caregivers had significantly worse mental health than adults not in these…
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From Crisis to Recovery: The Role of Peer Support Specialists at NYC Well
…them of the wise counsel they had received from grandparents, some of whom had died due to Covid. These and the other peers I connected with viscerally in virtual time…
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Modeling Compassion to Reduce Mental Health Stigma
…include the word “empathy”, but compassion is a much older word than empathy. Per Meriam-Webster, compassion has… “been part of the language since the 14th century, and comes ultimately from…
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The Ways That Stigma Hurts People Who Use Substances and How to Help
…is Chief of Medical Services, at the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). Footnotes https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/the-real-stigma-of-substance-use-disorders/ Addressing the Stigma that Surrounds Addiction | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)…
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Disasters: The Importance of Fighting Mental Health Stigma
…assistance, and childcare can do a lot to buffer a community’s allostatic load by addressing those foundational and chronic stressors. Further, educating community members on disaster planning and recovery allows…
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Stigma: How Vocabulary and Language Can Make a Difference
…has been disproportionately impacting marginalized communities (Carliner et., al, 2016). However, addiction treatment has not been a priority for most policymakers until recently when addiction to opiates had spread among…
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Just Another Day
…knew you had. Even on my worst days, I know I can count on my family to help keep me going. Alissa Langevin You may reach the author at langevinalissa@gmail.com….
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Interview with Arthur Y. Webb for His New Book “Honorable Profession: My Years of Public Service”
…Health Planning Commission and Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services. He’s the author of the book “Honorable Profession: My Years in Public Service.” For more information, visit arthurwebbgroup.com….
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Access for All: Achieving Behavioral Health Equity in Healthcare
…News Education (MHNE); is a Distinguished Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and a member of the Committee on Psychiatric Administration & Leadership in the Group for the Advancement…
