The Kitchen Problem No One Talks About in Behavioral Health: How Residential Treatment Programs Are Rethinking Food Service and What It Means for the People in Their Care

• By: | CookUnity Health
• August 18th, 2026
• behavioral health, food insecurity, food service, kitchen replacement, meal delivery, nutrition, recovery, residential treatment, substance use disorders
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Someone enters residential treatment. They have made one of the hardest decisions of their life. They give up their phone, their schedule, their routine. For the next 28 to 90 days, almost every aspect of their day is structured for them. When they wake up. When they go to therapy. When they...

Consumer Perspectives: Food Security is a Social Justice Issue

• By: Anna Francisco Glen Jackie Sherese Steve Wiley Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 18th, 2023
• cultural needs, equitable food system, food access, food insecurity, food justice, food pantries, food scarcity, homelessness, inflation, job training, mental illness, nutrition, physical illness, SNAP, social justice, Spring 2023 Issue, supportive housing, unemployment
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors are served by Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a New York City-based nonprofit that is committed to giving every New...

Merging Missions: Building a Staff Wellness Program

• By: Colleen Beagen Odyssey House
• January 1st, 2016
• employee well-being, employee wellness programs, health promotion, mindfulness, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, workplace wellness
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Bringing wellness into the workplace is a natural development for Odyssey House where the mission of the organization is to promote a healthy recovery for individuals and families facing a range of life challenges from substance use disorders, mental illness, homelessness and chronic medical...