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Mental Health Care Monitoring Teams
…only increased suffering. In this case, the lack of coordination, accountability, and provider oversight led to tragedy. Receiving less, if any, media attention are “high-need” individuals who commit suicide. Recommendations…
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The Use of Harm Reduction in Housing Improves Critical Outcome Indicators in the SMI/CD Population
…and well-being. An important resource that can produce critical outcomes within a community is safe and affordable housing of one’s choice. A highly effective method to produce such outcomes with…
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Animal Assisted Therapy for Vulnerable Youth
…the animal. They can then practice without being hit over the head with it by being lectured to. Success comes by noticing the animal or by failing to do so….
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Volunteers: A Critical Support for Families Involved in the Child Welfare System
…Giving of themselves – both of their time and their heart – volunteers in our Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and Host Visitation programs support children and youth who have…
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Points to Consider During the COVID-19 Pandemic That Are Impacting the SUD Community
…system that was just beginning to see some stabilization and reduction in the annual number of overdose deaths that had steadily been rising in America – having reached a high…
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Behavioral Health News Spotlight on Excellence: An Interview with Johana Lizarraga, Program Coordinator with Outreach
…in the Latin community as really a big issue? Johana: I think for the Latin community, it’s heavier on the alcohol and the cocaine, whereas for English speaking tracks, it’s…
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Services for the UnderServed Addresses Mental Illness Among Young Adults Under New Citywide Initiative
Many youth are hit suddenly with mental illness during their teens and early adulthood. For some, it may be as many as seven years between their “first break” and the…
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Peer Training and Empowerment at the Howie the Harp Advocacy Center: Keeping Pace with a Bigger, Stronger Peer Movement
…what’s coming next.” “There are so many ways to serve in the peer movement today,” Brown continues, “and that range of possibilities is growing all the time. That’s exciting –…
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Complete Care Integration: You Can Lead a Patient to the Doctorβ¦
…smoking are also prevalent in the community and can be addressed without negative consequences for those challenged by mental illness. There are many hurdles in practicing medicine. Few patients are…
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Impulsivity as a Predictor of Suicidality
…New York community over nearly 20 years with expertise in the treatment of Anxiety, Panic Disorder and Marital Counseling. He can be reached at (347)772-8373. For more information, visit www.lipsychotherapy.com…
