Nurturing Healing Within Our Homes: Pathways to Treatment Within the Family

• By: Megan Ryan, LMHC Outreach
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, community reinforcement, enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy, Fall 2023 Issue, family training, family-centered treatment, healing, hope, multidimensional family therapy, nature, nurture, recovery
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…can come freedom, trust, growth, and evolution in relationships, or, at times, it may come with recurrence or having to set new boundaries. Further, providing a safe space for their…

Finding a Public Health Vision to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

• By: Gary S. Belkin, MD, PhD, MPH NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• April 16th, 2020
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…like Houston, Philadelphia, and San Jose. As trusted leaders of their community, clergy have an important role to play in offering advice and encouraging members of their community to seek…

When the Therapist Comes to You: A Model Home Visiting Program for Seniors

• By: Nancy Harvey, LMSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
• July 1st, 2017
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…executive of Service Program for Older People for 26 years. To learn more about home visiting and SPOP’s other community-based behavioral health programs for older adults visit www.spop.org or contact…

Creating Innovative Programs for Young Adults in Treatment

• By: Valerie Noel, MEd Lori Pilosi, MS, CTRS Dominic Vangarelli, MA, CAC Marworth
• July 1st, 2015
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…recreation therapy, medical, nursing, disease management, quality and support staff to investigate this trend and determine why this population was struggling to make a full commitment to the treatment process….

Who Cares for the Caregiver? Responding to the Needs of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

• By: Deborah Langosch, PhD, LCSW JBFCS
• July 1st, 2010
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…and empower these kin in their caregiver role. The Kinship Care Program at JBFCS provides comprehensive and free services to relative caregiving families in Brooklyn. These services include weekly support…

Social Determinants and Adolescents’ Mental Health: First, Focus on Education and Graduation

• By: Evelyn R. Frankford, MSW Frankford Consulting
• January 1st, 2021
• adolescents, dropout, education, mental health, prison, school, social determinants of health, transition, winter 2021 issue, young adults
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…essential items like food and other important living needs (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/race-ethnicity.html). Changing the School Environment These social inequities impair opportunities for many TAYYA. Current expulsion/suspension rates disproportionately impact young Black males…

988 Suicide Lifeline Expected in July 2022 Thanks to SAMHSA Grant

• By: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• July 2nd, 2021
• 988, lifeline, mental health, substance abuse, suicide, suicide prevention, Summer 2021 Issue
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…President and CEO of Vibrant Emotional Health. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with SAMHSA to bring life-saving mental and emotional health support to all Americans.” The Federal Communications…

Serious Mental Illness Recovery: The Basics

• By: Larry Davidson, PhD Katherine Ponte, BA, JD, MBA, CPRP Yale School of Medicine Program for Recovery and Community Health
• October 4th, 2021
• Fall 2021 Issue, hope, mental health, peer support, person-centered care, recovery, self-determination, serious mental illness, stigma
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…life you want and choose. Gathering Information on Community Factors Practitioners should have adequate knowledge of community factors that may impact care, including opportunities, resources, and potential barriers. These may…

Evolution and Innovation in Care

• By: Shawna Marie Aarons-Cooke, LCSW-R, CASAC2 The Guidance Center of Westchester
• April 19th, 2022
• addiction, community-based organizations, family, mental health, recovery, social work, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use treatment programs
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…health, and comprehensive medical care were all provided within the center. Joining The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) 12 years ago, I learned first-hand the challenges nonprofit community-based organizations face…

50-Year-Old Organization Reflects on Its Achievements and Hopes for the Future

• By: Barbara Faron Federation of Organizations
• October 7th, 2022
• advocacy, community integration, community-based services, deinstitutionalization, Fall 2022 Issue, institutionalization, mental illness, nonprofit organization, psychiatric hospitalization, recovery
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…of community-based services, Federation maintained its commitment to people still living in institutions. The family groups continued to bring resources to the hospitals, usually in collaboration with the hospital’s director…