The Impact of Stigmatizing Language from Family and Clinical Perspectives

• By: Amy Kelly, MBA, MNM Emily Garten, LCSW Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Florida
• April 18th, 2023
• acceptance, destigmatizing counseling, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigmatizing language
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Mental health challenges can impact everyone. Even if you have not been personally affected, you likely know someone who has – whether it is a family member, friend, or an individual you support as a behavioral healthcare provider. Mental illness is defined as mental, behavioral, and emotional...

“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
• acceptance, addiction recovery, co-occurring disorders, mental illness diagnosis, stigma, substance use, trauma, treatment and rehabilitation
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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...