Peers and Recovery: Models for Success

• By: Angel Anthony Barry Danny Darrell Dennis Desmond Gary Jose Kevin Michael Paul Richard Robbie Stan Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 1st, 2020
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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 of this column facilitated a focus group of their peers to inform this writing. The authors are provided with services by...

Integrated Care: A Model of Service in Behavioral Health

• By: Kevin Steven Christopher Gregory Charles Michael Chrissy Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• October 1st, 2019
• Fall 2019 Issue, integrated care
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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 of this column facilitated a focus group of their peers to inform this writing. The authors are provided with services by...

Our Realizations and Truths About Harm Reduction

• By: Nelly Ms. Arnell Michael Kareem Blake Marabelle Simone Douglas Ronald Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 1st, 2018
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Looking around the room in our focus group, we all realized two really interesting things about who we are and where we’ve been. Number one, that none of us were kids anymore, which is a nice way of saying that most of us already crossed the threshold of mid-life and were heading somewhere on the...

“I’m Not Strong – I’m Steel” Life and Recovery with Co-Occurring Disorders

• By: Juan Richie John Dennis Justin Michael Tanya Eugene Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 1st, 2018
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You may have heard it before: acceptance is the first step in recovery. Nothing could be truer, as was made abundantly clear as each of us shared our histories together in a discussion about Behavioral Health News “Understanding and Treating Co-Occurring Disorders” issue. Trauma leading to...