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Getting Help: What Are Your Rights in the Workplace if You Are Battling Addiction
…to the ADA’s restrictions on medical examinations. However, the law prohibits employers from discriminating against drug users who are currently in a rehabilitation program. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission further…
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The NYSPA Report – NYS Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal: Issues for the Mental Health System
…in the hope of stimulating urgent attention and spurring the Legislature to act expeditiously. The budget proposal can be viewed online at: www.assembly.state.ny.us/comm/WAM/20081216/a158.pdf. In addition to proposals for cuts in…
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The Economics of Recovery: When Worlds Collide
…Walmart. Beginning in August, the Pepsi Refresh Project will support a number of community projects, including “refreshing” the Gulf in the wake of the tragic oil spill (www.refresheverything.com). Walmart has…
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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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Peer Run Services Playing Pivotal Roles in Promoting Health, Recovery and Full Citizenship
In the words of one of our greatest peer support leaders Shery Mead, “In peer support we come together with the intention of changing our patterns, getting out of ‘stuck’…
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A Family’s Recovery Journey, An Interview with Jorge R. Petit, MD
…communities. We work to eliminate the root causes of inequity and poverty, while addressing people’s unique needs—needs that are compounded by the challenges people face due to a lack of…
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We Are All Essential: Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Supportive Housing Agency
…property management, compliance, employment and housing sites, with regular communication around staff and tenant needs. For example, our property maintenance staff have modified their responsibilities all over the agency to…
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Helping Moms and Kids
…MCPAP for Moms (https://www.mcpapformoms.org/) program to help physicians treating pregnant and postpartum women and their children to identify and manage depression up to one year after delivery. Another example is…
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Schizophrenia: Current Research and Treatment
…research have illuminated much about the nature of the illness – though there is much more to learn – that will undoubtedly lead to better treatments. Clinical research has also…
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The Economy’s Effect on People: A Peer Perspective
…fallout of the current economic crisis. With that comes the increasingly important role of the recovery model of mental illness as an essential component of treatment. Unfortunately, many critics still…
