Medicaid, PTSD and Substance Abuse

Chicago students are in crisis. Here’s how we can help them heal.

Brightpoint

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As if things aren’t hard enough, the tragic reality is that too many Chicago children and teens frequently experience trauma—through gun violence, substance abuse, domestic and relationship violence, and grief and loss. This is double the rate of PTSD among service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

PTSD

PTSD Mental Health Substance Abuse Interventional

What I Learned About Navigating the Mental Health System

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 29, 2022

I begin looking further into more advanced rehabs, but research has shown me that I couldn’t find one mental rehabilitation center that accepted Medicaid or Medicare in the US. Maybe there isn’t enough available medication to subside these symptoms people are enduring and they end up turning to other substances. This is a problem.

Mental Health

Mental Health Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Medicare

Social Work Update

Chicago students are in crisis. Here’s how we can help them heal.

What I Learned About Navigating the Mental Health System

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