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NYC Community-based Behavioral Health Organizations and NYC Health + Hospitals Receive $10.49 million from NYS OASAS to Tackle the Opioid and Stimulant Use Epidemic in the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens
…families in low-income communities heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and remote schooling. Seventy-eight community residents in recovery from substance use—Certified Peer Recovery Advocates and trainees—will help New Yorkers find…
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The Importance of Housing for People on the Road to Recovery
…construct these new supportive units. Of course, successfully treating people in their own community requires a commitment to strong community services. OMH has fulfilled this commitment by reinvesting savings from…
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The Transformative Power of Families Helping Families
…The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC) is built on the transformative power of family-to-family interventions when it comes to caring for and supporting someone living…
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Simple Tools to Overcome Everyday Mental Illness Discrimination
…conflicts. MH Mediate’s Mental Health Safe Project provides free resources to address everyday mental illness discrimination. Visit www.mhsafe.org to learn more or e-mail Dan at dan@mhmediate.com with questions and feedback….
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New, Work-focused Approach Helps Employees with Depression Do Better at Work and Feel Better, Too
…law it’s completely confidential, allaying privacy concerns, too. Employees receive results from the screener immediately — along with data showing how their scores compare to those of co-workers and their…
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What to Expect When Your Service Member Returns Home
…Horizon Village in Western New York, Samaritan Village in New York City and Ulster County, J-CAP in Queens, New York and/or St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation in Saranac Lake. Two other tremendous…
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Total Wellness: The Key to Behavioral Health
…psychological, physical, social, family, educational, and spiritual. Established in 1967, Odyssey House is a nonprofit behavioral health care organization with a mission to provide comprehensive and innovative services to New…
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Lessons Learned in Effectively Advancing Co-Occurring Competent Care
…on licensing/regulatory, quality improvement, and prevention/community engagement. Participating organizations also utilize a tool–the Compass-EZ– to evaluate their level of co-occurring competency and establish goals, including promoting a welcoming atmosphere from…
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CCBHC as a Roadmap for Behavioral Health Leadership and Participation within Accountable Delivery Systems
…behavioral health practice transformation. Founded in 1985, Health Management Associates has 19 offices across the country, including Albany and New York City. For more information, call (212)575-5929 or visit www.healthmanagement.com….
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A Cruel Irony: Less Mental Health Stigma but Fewer Behavioral Health Clinicians
…who are seeking help. While, undoubtedly, some stigma about asking for mental health support exists in some communities, overall, there is a societal consensus that people should feel comfortable coming…
