New Tool Deployed to Help Veterans: Supported Recovery Training and Certification

• By: Elisabeth Kranson New York Certification Board
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, certification, community-based programs, Fall 2023 Issue, mental health, military culture, New York Certification Board, peer professionals, recovery, substance use disorder, support, training, veteran supported recovery, veterans, workforce
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The prevalence of suicide, addiction to alcohol and other drugs, homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, physical and mental health challenges, and the need for health and social services is disproportionate among Veterans compared to the general population. Among Veterans, one in six who served...

Mental Health and Families: Working Together to Strengthen and Support Loved Ones

• By: Amy E. Schmelz, MS, NCC Shakima Hill, MPA Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• January 17th, 2023
• anxiety, family, healing, mental illness, recovery, stigma, support, Winter 2023 Issue
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Having a family member diagnosed with a mental illness can cause great stress and a deep sense of isolation. Mental health challenges are difficult to open up about because of the fear of judgment, believing that no one will understand. Relationships with family and friends can be difficult to...

The Challenges of Family Caregiving

• By: Sarah A. Lieberman, LMSW WJCS Pathways to Care Program
• January 17th, 2023
• caregivers, caregiving, family, isolation, support, Winter 2023 Issue
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Melissa is in her early 30s and moved back into her parents’ home six months ago when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She and her mother and brother have taken on the loving and overwhelming task of caring for her father through to the end of his life at home. Melissa was building...

Mental Health Is Essential to Stability

• By: Diana El-Quan Herman Jesus Luis Noelle Socorro Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 20th, 2022
• assertive community treatment, crisis respite, housing, mental health, peers, social connections, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use, support
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We are seven New Yorkers ranging in age from the 20s to the 70s. We all have a variety of behavioral health needs and have benefited from S:US programs such as housing assistance and supported housing, crisis respite, care coordination, substance use treatment and recovery clinics and services,...

HHS Announces Nearly $44 Million to Strengthen Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Populations at Risk for or Living with HIV/AIDS

• By: | The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• April 19th, 2022
• AIDS, funding, HIV, mental health, news, overdose prevention strategy, prevention, recovery, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use, support, treatment
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Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced three funding opportunities to strengthen mental health and substance use services for individuals at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS. Totaling...

Connection as Treatment: The Healing Power of the Community Center

• By: Ruthanne Becker, MA Dillon Browne, LMSW Jordania Estrella, LCSW-R, CASAC-G MHA of Westchester's Sterling Community Center
• April 19th, 2022
• community, community center, connection, friendship, recovery, relationships, Spring 2022 Issue, support, treatment
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Humans are social beings by nature. While our level of socialization differs from person to person, the great majority of people have emotional and psychological needs that are best met by interpersonal engagement. In a healthcare system defined and often enhanced by outcome measures,...

The Many Benefits of Volunteer Programming

• By: Meg Dowd Kelly Beliveau The Bridge
• January 6th, 2022
• behavioral health, best practices, mental health, stigma, substance use disorder, support, volunteer, Winter 2022 Issue
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Like many nonprofit organizations, The Bridge welcomes volunteers who are willing to donate their time and expertise to further our mission and enrich the lives of our clients. Founded in 1954 as a self-help organization for adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness, The Bridge has since...

Supporting Mental Health of Frontline Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• By: Michelle A. Dunn, PhD Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center
• May 19th, 2020
• coping, COVID-19, healthcare workers, mental health, summer 2020 issue, support
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The courage, dedication, and self-sacrifice of frontline healthcare staff, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, are nothing short of heroic. However, this work takes a serious toll. A study of the psychological well-being of healthcare providers treating COVID-19 patients in China indicates...