Consumer Perspectives: Regaining Hope in Our Future

• By: David D. David T. Robert Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• October 11th, 2022
• challenges, consumers, Fall 2022 Issue, homelessness, hope, mental health, psychiatric disorders, sobriety, substance use disorders, support services
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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...

Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Jeffrey Borenstein, MD President and CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

• By: Ira H. Minot, LMSW Behavioral Health News
• July 1st, 2018
• brain disorders, early intervention, mental health research funding, neuroscience, psychiatric disorders, public education, research grants, treatment development
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What does the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation do? The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is the largest non-governmental funder of mental health research grants in the world. The Foundation funds the most innovative ideas in psychiatry and neuroscience to better understand the...

10 Percent of US Adults Have Drug Use Disorder at Some Point

• By: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• April 1st, 2016
• addiction treatment, co-occurring disorders, drug use disorder, DSM 5, mental health disorders, psychiatric disorders, public health research, substance use disorders
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A survey of American adults revealed that drug use disorder is common, co-occurs with a range of mental health disorders and often goes untreated. The study, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, found that about 4...