Older Adults and Substance Misuse: Hiding in Plain Sight

• By: Nancy Harvey, LMSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction treatment, alcohol use, complicated grief, emotional trauma, Fall 2023 Issue, holistic approach, mental healthcare, older adults, pandemic, psychotherapy, social determinants of health, social isolation, substance misuse
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Last winter “Lucy,” an 87-year-old woman, was referred to Service Program for Older People (SPOP) by her primary care doctor. Lucy’s husband had died during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she was struggling with unresolved grief, depression, and panic attacks. A retired teacher, she had enjoyed a...

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...