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Addressing Social Determinants of Health Among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
…comprised 37 percent of individuals who identified as Black and 24 percent identifying as Hispanic. Homelessness is associated with a higher prevalence of mental and substance use disorders when compared…
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The Transformative Power of Families Helping Families
…really understood what she was going through. With this learning and community around her, she came to the realization, “It’s hard for your family member to change the way they…
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Harm Reduction: A Bridge Back to Life
…housing through a combination of concrete and free tools, education, and approaches to interacting with persons served. Throughout shelters and supportive housing, individuals are trained in using and sharing Narcan…
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Current Trends and Controversies in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
…psychiatric co-morbidity. Our best practices treatment guidelines are not specific enough to guide comprehensive treatment planning for patients with ED combined with other conditions such as primary depression and other…
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Consumer Perspectives: Supported Housing is Key to Our Recovery
…aspects of life at one time, so there is something extremely comforting about coming to a place that really is home. As individuals who have struggled to maintain stable housing…
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Serge and Pierre: Coping with Schizophrenia on Two Continents
…of our son. Things began to change during Serge’s freshman year of high school. He cut classes and didn’t complete his schoolwork. High on marijuana, he skateboarded all day. He…
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From Isolation and Despair to Engagement and Activation: The Peer Support Specialistβs Role in the Behavioral Health Care System
…Health Promotion. Addressing chronic disease through community health workers: A policy and systems-level approach. Policy brief on community health workers. Washington, DC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2010. http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/docs/chw_brief.pdf…
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Prescription Drug and Heroin Epidemic A Central New York Perspective
…treatment and recovery community for additional support. The campaign has raised awareness of the epidemic in communities across the state. The combatheroin.ny.gov website has a wealth of information and assists…
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Supporting Veterans and Families in Conquering PTSD
…100 people, will be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), at some point in their lifetime. In veterans, it increases to 7 out of 100 (or 7%). While PTSD can…
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Mental Health in Schools: Moving Stigma Out in the Open
…School of Medicine. https://www.schoolmentalhealth.org/media/SOM/Microsites/NCSMH/Documents/Quality-Guides/Tier-1-Quality-Guide-1.29.20.pdf New York State Education Department. (July 2018). Mental Health Education Literacy in Schools: Linking To A Continuum of Well-Being Comprehensive Guide. http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/continuumofwellbeingguide.pdf Teen Mental Health (www.teenmentalhealth.org)…
