The Doctor Will Actually See You Now

• By: Harshal Kirane, MD Elina Drits, DO Northwell Health – Staten Island University Hospital
• April 16th, 2020
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…patient commented, “I was lost before walking through these doors, I could never have imagined the connection I feel to my counselor and safety I feel here. For the first…

Wraparound and Wellness: A Catalyst for Recovery

• By: Crystal Wytenus, LPC, LCADC, NCC, ACS Jan Schlaier, EdD (c), FNP-BC Ellen Indoe, MA, CHES Bergen’s Promise
• April 16th, 2020
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…this complex dilemma? Wellness and community connectedness are essential components for a successful recovery process in this population. The theoretical constructs of the Wraparound Model of Care while using the…

From the Publisher’s Desk “The Handshake of Hope”

• By: Ira H. Minot, LMSW Behavioral Health News
• January 1st, 2017
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…arriving in the coming weeks – take a moment and consider us in your annual giving plans. You can also make a donation directly on our website at: www.mhnews.org/donate.htm. Please…

NIMH Director’s Blog: A New Research Agenda for Suicide Prevention

• By: Thomas Insel, MD The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• July 1st, 2014
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…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….

Employment, Quality of Life and Recovery

• By: Cherene Allen-Caraco, BA, QMHP, QDDP, CPSS, CESP The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL)
• July 1st, 2014
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…low expectations and that passivity and compliance are requirements for stability. The notion of thriving and healing have not been part of the equation, let alone recovering one’s identity, confidence,…

Constance Brown-Bellamy Appointed to New Position at Inperium

• By: Staff Writer Behavioral Health News
• January 1st, 2020
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…concerning Inperium may be found on our website: www.inperium.org. Ms. Brown-Bellamy is a former Board Chair and is a current member of the Mental Health News Education Board of Directors….

Transformations at MHA Westchester: Integrated Services to Address the Opioid Epidemic

• By: Rosemarie Spencer, MS, LMSW Alison Carroll, LCSW-R The Mental Health Association of Westchester
• January 1st, 2020
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…person, and does so in a collaborative, strengths-based and person-centered approach. For more information about MHA Westchester and its services, please call (914) 345-5900 or visit our website at www.mhawestchester.org….

The Tradition of Excellence Continues at Wurzweiler School of Social Work

• By: Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, DSW, ACSW Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University
• October 1st, 2013
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…including working with military families, elderly, child welfare, Jewish communal service and Latino communities; clinical practice, group work and community practice; hearing impaired infants, women with Lupus, and end of…

How Can We Fight the Prejudice and Discrimination of Psychiatric Labels?

• By: Susan Rogers National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse
• April 1st, 2013
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…with Disabilities Act; the Olmstead decision, which mandated community inclusion; and acknowledgement by the powers-that-be that most individuals with psychiatric diagnoses are trauma survivors http://www.samhsa.gov/nctic/ and that peer support is…

Aging with Optimism in FEGS Behavioral Health Residential Programs

• By: Laura Williams Sara Smith Alice Lundrigan FEGS Behavioral Health Residential Services
• April 1st, 2011
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…as well as their psychological needs if aging populations are to remain in and flourish in their communities. As new housing opportunities for the mentally ill open in the community,…