Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) Clients Share Their Lived Experiences of Stigma

• By: Clinton Bryant, LMSW St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester
• July 14th, 2022
• mass shootings, mental health, mental health stigma, PROS, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue, town hall
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During the month of May, we at the St. Vincent’s Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) program participated in the observance of Mental Health Month. The topic “Mental Health Stigma” was so timely in the face of current events taking place in our society. This particular...

When Internalized Ableism and Stigma Intersect

• By: Amanda McDowell National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York State (NAMI-NYS)
• July 13th, 2022
• ableism, disability payments, disability rights, employment, internalized ableism, mental health stigma, PROS, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue
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In February of 2020, I received a letter from the government that I had been approved for disability payments. According to their records, I had been disabled with incapacitating, treatment-resistant depression since November of 2017. The Social Security Administration’s definition of disability...

Personalized Recovery-Oriented Services in the Era of Social Distancing

• By: Alicia Lore-Grachan, LCSW Alice Sorensen, LCAT, MT-BC The Guidance Center of Westchester
• October 1st, 2020
• COVID-19, fall 2020 issue, PROS, recovery, social distancing, telehealth
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Personalized Recovery-Oriented Services (PROS) is a program which evolves around increased socialization, togetherness, and connections. Our group classes at The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) are lively, and our participants thrive in an environment where they learn and gain support from...