A State Agency’s Role in Supporting Housing and Employment within Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery

• By: Esteban Ramos, MSW Brenda Harris-Collins Gregory James Angela M. Lockhart, MA, CRC Henry Kurcman Jeffrey Strauss, MS Maggie Taylor, PhD Sarah Gorry, MS NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• January 22nd, 2024
• continuum of care, counseling, permanent supportive housing, recovery, social determinants of health, substance use disorder, vocational rehabilitation, Winter 2024 Issue
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Historically, the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment service delivery system has operated within an episode of care, with separate programs and unrelated options. There has been an evolution towards developing a continuum of care for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services. These...

When Happy Hour Isn’t Always So Happy: One Clinician’s Point of View

• By: Jose Cotto, LCSW Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, addiction treatment, counseling, Fall 2023 Issue, happy hour, harm reduction services, hope for recovery, human connection, integrated services, medication-assisted treatment, overdose crisis, stigma, substance use, substance use disorder clinic, trauma-informed care, trauma-informed interventions, whole health model
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I’m sure many of us reading the words “Happy Hour” get a little excited: as a time to socialize, network, and let loose. For some, it’s a chance to be an extrovert - while an invisible cloak helps suppress insecurities, fears, and worries. For many, in fact, happy hour is not really very...