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SBIRT: Stopping Addiction Before It Starts
…deemed drug use a serious problem in their community; by 1995, 63 percent said it was a serious problem and an additional 31 percent called it a “crisis.” As have…
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Finding the Right Tools for the Job
…consumers according to their level of compliance with treatment and insight into their illness. Pilon & Ragins (2007) assert insight and compliance are poor indicators because both do not predict…
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Will We Need a Separate Mental Health System in the Future?
…leadership roles with the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, the Joint Commission, the National Institute of Mental Health’s National Advisory Mental Health Council, and the National Association of…
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Are Bridges Suicide Magnets? They Don’t Have to Be!
…However, after considerable research that included mental health professionals, international experts, and law enforcement officials, the NYSBA implemented “a comprehensive package that utilizes technology, awareness and informed intervention.” (Comprehensive Plan…
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Designing Integrated Services for Adolescents: One Agency’s Experience
…post-test Youth Self Report for 11- 18-year-olds) completed during this period showed the following results. When asked to respond to “I am better at handling daily life” 71% agreed, 24%…
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We Are All Essential: Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Supportive Housing Agency
…compassion for the long haul. To bolster the planning of our journey, we turned to several universal principles of mindfulness and compassion learned from work retreats at the Garrison Institute…
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Ensuring Best Outcomes for Children with Behavioral Needs and Adults with Medical Fragility in a Congregate Care Setting Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
…the whole community. Such broad ethical principles are consistent with Melmark’s core commitments, which include providing compassionate care and maximizing best outcomes. The Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s Professional and Ethical…
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Housing and Mental Health Services Are Key to Recovering from Trauma
…still out here facing my mental illness and S:US is there. I gotta commend S:US, my family, and the community. Everybody plays a part. The community really accepted me as…
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SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grant Funding Opportunity to Help Address the Nation’s Substance Use and Overdose Epidemic
…reduction service providers in historically under-resourced communities will receive long-awaited support to help stem the disproportionate number of overdose deaths and related health issues facing those communities.” SAMHSA will distribute…
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Still Reaching: The Syndemics that Complicate and Characterize How Drugs and HIV Intersect in People’s Lives
…largest funders of HIV research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We highlight the stories behind this essential research in the video series, “At the Intersection: Stories of Research,…
