Addressing the Intersection between Severe Mental Illness and Homelessness

• By: Nadjete Natchaba, EdD, LCSW, MPA Lisa Snider, BA Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 19th, 2023
• community-based care, deinstitutionalization, homeless shelters, homelessness, housing, intersectionality, mental healthcare, poverty, serious mental illness, substance use disorder, Summer 2023 Issue
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Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is one the largest community-based health and human services organizations in New York State that works intentionally daily to right societal imbalances by providing comprehensive and culturally responsive services. We provide services to people living with...

Reducing Stigma Through Harm Reduction Interventions

• By: Nadjete Natchaba, EdD, LCSW, MPA Rebecca Linn-Walton, PhD, LCSW Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 18th, 2023
• harm reduction, mental illness, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, substance use disorders
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Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is one the largest community-based health and human services organizations in New York State that works intentionally daily to right societal imbalances by providing comprehensive and culturally responsive services. The pandemic has deepened many of the...

Using the Seven Principles of Afrocentricity to Frame a Community-Based Organization’s Programs and Services for Individuals, Families, and Communities

• By: Nadjete Natchaba, EdD, LCSW, MPA Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 17th, 2023
• Afrocentricity, belonging, BIPOC, culture, diversity, equity, hopelessness, inclusion, sadness, urban farm, Winter 2023 Issue, worthlessness
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Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is one the largest community-based, health and human services organizations in New York State and intentionally works daily to "right" societal imbalances by providing comprehensive and culturally responsive programming. The need to fulfill its mission of driving...