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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults

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Older adults in healthcare settings and long-term care facilities are more likely to have a behavioral health disorder than those who live in the community, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. What are your beliefs about recovery for people with behavioral health conditions?

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.” Department of Health and Human Services. June 21, 2022. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. Prepared by.

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How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan

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Whether they are natural or man-made disasters, human services professionals must prepare accordingly. Disaster behavioral health and recovery. Provide Psychological First Aid. But, for human services organizations it is also key to consider larger, community-level responses to disaster. Disasters happen.

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It’s Time To End Suicide Stigma

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Psychological effects of suicide stigma The pervasiveness of the above myths and the resultant suicide stigma in American society are one of the drivers of increased rates of suicide. In one study , researchers found that self-stigma also correlated with lower rates of recovery from mental illness.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Patients

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. An SUPR grant is a federal monetary award that helps substance use disorder treatment centers expand and enhance their services.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. An SUPR grant is a federal monetary award that helps substance use disorder treatment centers expand and enhance their services.

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The Fatal Five in IDD: What You Need to Know About Seizures

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However, there may be other serious complications due to a seizure or ongoing seizure disorder: Emotional distress — Individuals coping with epilepsy are at a greater risk of depression and other psychological disorders due to the fear and uncertainty that seizures often cause. Prevent choking or aspiration. Do not restrain them.