The Integral Role of Families in Promoting Mental Health and Managing Mental Illness

• By: Crystal Taylor-Dietz, PsyD Amy Kelly, MBA, MNM Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• January 17th, 2023
• COVID-19, culturally responsive, de-stigmatization, families, integration, interventions, mental illness, pandemic, Winter 2023 Issue
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When you think about those at the forefront of managing mental health concerns – psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, counselors, and other professionals may come to mind. However, former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher released a mental health report in 2000 that declared “families are...

The Integration of Treatment and Recovery: Special Considerations for Working with Children

• By: Crystal Taylor-Dietz, PsyD Molly Stubbs, LPC Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• April 17th, 2022
• behavioral health, community, evidence-based treatment, health, home, mental health, purpose, recovery, researchers, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use, treatment
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Historically, the term “recovery” was commonly associated with substance use/addiction services and was popularized in the United States through Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) (Witkiewitz, K., et al., 2020). Beginning in 1939, AA published materials highlighting recovery as a personal journey toward...

Utilizing Trauma-Informed Care to Address Trauma Reactions in Staff: Potential Impacts on Retention

• By: Crystal Taylor-Dietz, PsyD Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• July 2nd, 2021
• compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, research, secondary traumatic stress, self-care, staff retention, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care, vicarious trauma, workforce
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In our current sociocultural climate, we have been hearing the term “trauma” discussed more frequently, not only in healthcare, but in a variety of environments and social circles. This shift signifies a changing of the guard, as there is now a social and professional movement toward...