Consumer Perspectives: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges

• By: Herman Raymond Regina Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 19th, 2023
• depression, domestic violence, homelessness, hope, mental illness, overcoming adversity, peer support, recovery, substance use disorder, Summer 2023 Issue
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors are served by Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a New York City-based nonprofit that is committed to giving every New...

Mental Health Is Essential to Stability

• By: Diana El-Quan Herman Jesus Luis Noelle Socorro Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 20th, 2022
• assertive community treatment, crisis respite, housing, mental health, peers, social connections, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use, support
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We are seven New Yorkers ranging in age from the 20s to the 70s. We all have a variety of behavioral health needs and have benefited from S:US programs such as housing assistance and supported housing, crisis respite, care coordination, substance use treatment and recovery clinics and services,...