Carmen Collado: Championing Community Care and Strategic Growth in Mental Health Services

• By: Staff Writer Behavioral Health News
• January 14th, 2025
• community services, cultural competence, mental health, nonprofit, social equity, underserved communities, Winter 2025 Issue
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Carmen Collado, LCSW-R, is a seasoned leader in the behavioral health field, recently appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Community Counseling & Mediation (CCM). With over 30 years of experience in human services, Collado brings a wealth of expertise in delivering compassionate,...

The Case for Community Recovery Centers

• By: Roy Kearse, LCSW, CASAC Samaritan Daytop Village
• January 1st, 2020
• community services, harm reduction, opioid epidemic, peer support, post-treatment care, recovery centers, relapse prevention, substance use disorder
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According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.” In 2018 alone, opioids claimed the lives of more than 3,000 New Yorkers, according to the New York State Department of Health. The misuse of and...

CBHS IPA Secures Funding for Lower Hudson Valley Adults

• By: Richard M. Tuten, JD, MSA Coordinated Behavioral Health Services IPA, LLC
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, community services, HCBS, Medicaid, peer support, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, workforce development
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Coordinated Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) Independent Practice Association (IPA) is pleased to announce it has been awarded $4.7 million in infrastructure funds to finance the enhancement of Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) available in the Hudson Valley. HCBS...