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CoveCare and MHA Putnam Team up to Provide Continuity and Services
…in our community. Visit www.mhaputnam.org for more information. CoveCare Center: CoveCare Center, formerly known as Putnam Family and Community Services, Inc., is the only private agency providing recovery-based mental health…
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System Transformation in Substance Use Disorder Care: New York State Progress and Priorities
The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (https://addiction.surgeongeneral.gov), issued in November 2016, is a landmark report for the substance use disorder (SUD) care system. This report makes clear…
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The NYSPA Report: Transforming Systems of Care for Children
…The flagship education program has been the REACH-developed Mini-Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. This interactive, adult learning, 28-hour CME program focuses on the most common child mental health…
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Transgender and HIV: Stigma and Discrimination Can No Longer Have a Place in Healthcare
…persons, and that Black/African-American transgender women were most likely to test HIV positive, compared to those of other races/ethnicities: 56% of Black/African-American transgender women had positive HIV test results compared…
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Workforce Development Needs of Addiction Professionals in New Jersey
…agency working to create healthier communities by reducing the burden of substance abuse, addiction and other chronic disease. For more information about the Addiction Training Workforce Development program visit www.njpn.org….
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Changing Physician Roles and Relationships in Integrated Care
…and legitimize the shift in scope that many physicians have had to undertake in order to provide the best care for people with complex health needs. This article focuses on…
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The NYSPA Parity Enforcement Project: New Tools for Patients and Providers in The Fight Against Parity
…to provide access to certain documents that govern the way the plan is operated and the way benefits are administered. Under MHPAEA, current or potential plan participants may request copies…
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The Opioid Addiction Epidemic: An Interview with Andrew Kolodny, MD, National Expert on the Current Opioid Addiction Epidemic in the United States
…most part it’s mostly repeated exposure to the addictive drug that leads to addiction. One exposure to an addictive drug is unlikely enough to cause an addiction. Let’s say I…
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Addressing Trauma and Substance Abuse with Peer-Led Programs
People who experience trauma, either as children or later in life as adults, are at a higher risk of developing mental health and substance use problems and chronic physical health…
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Suicide in the Military: Army NIH-Funded Study Points to Risk and Protective Factors
…the onset of suicidal thoughts and planning became more common than among comparable civilians. Both groups had similar rates of suicide attempts. The last article, by lead author Ronald C….
