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Integrating Trauma and Addiction Treatment
…becomes a dangerous path to addiction. Addiction and trauma are not mutually exclusive, but for this population especially, the co-occurring disorders are common enough to necessitate specialized programming that integrates…
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New York State Tailors Treatment Services for Veterans with Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
…of mental health care (Mental Health Advisory Team IV, 2007). According to SAMHSA, service members frequently cite fear of personal embarrassment, disappointing comrades, losing the opportunity for career advancement, and…
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Soldiers at Increased Suicide Risk After Leaving Hospital
…psychiatric treatment. However, researchers found that many factors contributed toward predicting suicide risk in this group, individually and in combination. This fact underscores the complexity of assessing suicide risk and…
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Friendship is Good Medicine at Compeer
…Based on data collected by researchers at Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, the study compared 79 adults who received Compeer services and community psychiatric treatments to 75 adults with…
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ElderCare Services Address “Hidden Epidemic” of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Older Americans
…annual average) to 5.7 million. The increase in substance abuse among older adults has led to a dramatic rise in the number admitted into treatment: substance abuse treatment admissions of…
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Behavioral Health Medical Homes: An Approach to Integrated Care
…whole person can be addressed. It’s no longer news: people living with serious mental illness (SMI) die 25 years younger than people in the general population, mostly due to common…
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HUD’s Role in Supporting the Goals of Olmstead
…accomplishing the goals of Olmstead, visit: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=OlmsteadGuidnc060413.pdf. References Olmstead, 527 U.S. at 607. 56 Fed. Reg. 35694 (1992), codified at 28 C.F.R. pt. 35, app. B. DOJ Olmstead Statement, http://www.ada.gov/olmstead/q&a_olmstead.htm…
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NIMH Director’s Blog: A New Research Agenda for Suicide Prevention
…roadmap to save lives. Read Dr. Insel’s Blog on the NIMH online website: www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/index.shtml. References 1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus10_us.html….
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Second Chances
…had no money and no place to live, and I still thought in my mind that I was okay. At that point I had only my addiction and myself to…
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Court-Approved Settlement Gives New York Adult Home Residents Their Lives Back
…York City’s most vulnerable residents through a combination of direct legal service, systemic advocacy, community education and political organizing. New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) advances equality and…
