The Impact of Youth Peer Advocates: An Early Look at Findings

• By: Darren Cosgrove, LMSW University at Albany School of Social Welfare Thomas M. LaPorte, PhD Margaret Gullick, PhD Center for Human Services Research, University at Albany
• July 1st, 2019
• care coordination, family engagement, lived experience, peer support, recovery-oriented services, workforce training, youth mental health, Youth Peer Advocates
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The incorporation of peer support in the treatment process for individuals experiencing mental health challenges has been increasing over recent decades (Campbell, 2005). Adults with mental health conditions have pursued roles as facilitators in recovery-based work (Mead, Hilton & Curtis,...

Treating Psychosis Patients Early and Comprehensively Has Resulted in Improved Outcomes

• By: Peter Tarr, PhD Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF)
• July 1st, 2018
• community treatment, coordinated care, early intervention, first episode psychosis, psychosis, recovery outcomes, schizophrenia, youth mental health
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An interview with Patrick McGorry, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRANCZP, Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia; Executive Director, Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health; 2015 Lieber Prizewinner; 1998 Distinguished Investigator Anew approach to...

SIMHS SafeTY.net Early Intervention Program Fills Gaps in Services for Staten Island Youth Battling Trauma-Related Substance Use/Abuse

• By: Fern A. Zagor, LCSW, ACSW Staten Island Mental Health Society
• January 1st, 2017
• addiction recovery, adolescent substance use, case management, community-based treatment, early intervention, trauma-informed care, Wraparound services, youth mental health
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For more than a decade, Staten Island has been harboring a shameful secret that is only recently coming to light. Our Island outranks each borough, as well as the whole of New York City and State, in the rate of adolescent drug and alcohol abuse, including binge drinking and use of prescription...