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A Journey to Employment
As a person with a disability, it is understandable why I might be considered an advocate for people’s rights. Although I am currently the Special Assistant to the Commissioner at…
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Baltic Street in NYC Shows the Power of Peer Support
…164 consumers who sought employment services, 90% attained productive employment activities and increased their income levels. Eighty-one people (48%) obtained competitive employment; and 74 people (45%) obtained transitional employment. Baltic’s…
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Helping My Fellow Consumers in Their Recovery
…Center and obtained my Certification as a Peer Specialist. I moved on to complete an internship at F.E.G.S., Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment Dept. Simultaneously I did an executive internship at…
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Where Do We Go from Here? Follow-Up Care from Psychiatric Hospitalization
…capacity for honest emotional communication must be opened to establish heart-to-heart connections. New parenting skills have to be learned and practiced both in the therapeutic milieu and on weekend visits…
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Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Veterans and Their Families
…Your Community Serve You.” Working together, community providers, government agencies, and elected officials can help our veterans combat the effects of trauma and depression and achieve peace of mind. Mr….
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RIP Medical Debt Shifting Focus During the Pandemic
…from generous donors in large and small amounts, combine them and purchase large portfolios of medical debt for pennies on the dollar; $100 of donated funds can abolish $10,000 of…
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Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Reluctance
…COVID-19 from its risks, testing procedures, and prevention and treatment as well. New and sometimes confusing information about the COVID-19 vaccination is available on the internet and questions and concerns…
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Consumer Perspectives: Volunteering Makes a Difference in Our Lives
…and basic computer training, as well as instruction in food service, facilities management, computer applications, and office skills. We like the Clubhouse because of the training opportunities they provide, plus…
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Consumer Perspectives: Substance Use Treatment and Mental Health
…served by Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a New York City-based nonprofit that is committed to giving every New Yorker the tools that they can use to lead a life…
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Consumer Perspectives: The Synergy of Housing and Employment Services in Mental Healthcare
…comprehensive recovery and rehabilitation services to adults living with a mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use. The program offers individuals access to the necessary tools to obtain and maintain employment,…
