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Adapting the Compeer Volunteer Program During COVID-19
…pandemic. Laura Stein, LMSW, is Coordinator at the WJCS Compeer Program. To learn more about the Compeer program, please go to www.wjcs.com. To contact Ms. Stein, please write to lstein@wjcs.com….
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Preparing the Workforce to Improve Health and Wellness
…Associate Professor at Rutgers University (SHRP) and collaborates with CSPNJ on a number of wellness-related projects. She can be contacted through her website at www.patnemec.com. Resources Promoting Wellness for People…
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NYSPA Report – Chronic Pain and Behavioral Health: Underlying Data and Regulatory Responses
…and analyzing pertinent legislation, providing legislative and electoral research, memo preparation, and in-depth legislative and regulatory reports. Footnotes www.cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/bsc/BSC_Background_Overview_Progress-GL-Update_6_28_cleared_final_D_Dowell-508-fx.pdf www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/chronic-pain-and-mental-health-interconnected www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm www.cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/bsc/BSC_Background_Overview_Progress-GL-Update_6_28_cleared_final_D_Dowell-508-fx.pdf www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pmtf-final-report-2019-05-23.pdf www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm#contribAff www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472077/ adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/other-related-conditions/chronic-pain healthsciences.arizona.edu/news/releases/study-shows-millions-people-live-co-occuring-chronic-pain-and-mental-health-symptoms www.mhanational.org/mental-health-america-reports-strong-connection-between-chronic-pain-and-untreated-mental-health www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pmtf-final-report-2019-05-23.pdf www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/directors-messages/all-directors-messages/september-pain-awareness-month-we-are-all-together#:~:text=Each%20September%2C%20Pain%20Awareness%20month,better%20prevent%20and%20treat%20it….
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In the Shadow of the Pandemic: The Suicide Crisis in America
…are the most common means of suicide, especially among men in rural areas. Hanging and drug overdoses are the next most common but are comparatively infrequent. Michael B. Friedman, LMSW…
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“Decriminalization” is Misconceived: Towards Improved Drug Policy
…has worked as a behavioral health advocate for over 50 years. He is the author of over 250 articles, essays, book chapters, and more. Most can be found at www.michaelbfriedman.com….
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Understanding Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Pornography Viewing as Addictions
…and feel as if they’re beyond one’s control. Feeling driven or having frequent urges to do certain sexual behaviors, feel a release of the tension afterward, but also feel guilt…
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Intersectionality in Behavioral Health: Serving Those with Membership in Multiple Stigmatized Groups
…a learning and teaching environment, inclusive but not limited to, supervision spaces, with our organizations leadership, speaking with community members, and with community partners about intersectionality, make it an inclusive…
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Caring for The Caregiver: Becoming Fearless During Illness and Loss
…longer feel so alone, patients do not feel so abandoned. By expressing feelings, hopes and expectations with kindness and receiving feedback, everyone can realize that their feelings may not point…
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Caring for the Caregiver
…can see, a caregiver gives their love and time with compassion and empathy but needs to learn how to connect to self. The idea of “feel your feelings” by becoming…
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No Judgment. Just Help: What You Can Do to Support Suicide Prevention Month Efforts
…serve, as well as a focus on upstream suicide prevention that addresses social determinants of health and emphasizes effective youth-, peer-, and community-run interventions. SAMHSA’s Commitment to Suicide Prevention Efforts…
