NYS OMH ACT Teams Utilize Harm Reduction Techniques

• By: Dr. Ann M. Sullivan New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• April 1st, 2018
• assertive community treatment, co-occurring disorders, community integration, harm reduction, mental health services, recovery support, severe mental illness, substance use disorders
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Harm Reduction can be a useful tool to help address potentially risky, dangerous, or self-destructive behaviors, including drug addiction, unsafe sexual activities, self-harm, and binge eating. The goal of harm reduction is to make dangerous behaviors safer, and to reduce the level of harmful...

The NYSPA Report: Momentum Building for Comprehensive Mental Health Reform in Congress

• By: Matthew Sturm American Psychiatric Association
• April 1st, 2016
• evidence-based care, healthcare legislation, mental health parity, mental health policy, mental health reform, mental health research, mental health workforce, severe mental illness
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More than three years after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School sparked a national conversation on issues related to mental illness and the prevention of violence to self and others, Congress is currently closer than any point in recent history to act on bipartisan, bicameral...