Douglas Braun-Harvey's blog

Sex addiction or sex offender? Treatment limitations for men engaging in non-consensual sex

May 1, 2012     Douglas Braun-Harvey, MFT
Is treatment for non-consensual sex available only for men meeting assessment criteria for "sexual addiction" or convicted of a sex crime?

Sexual health, drug and alcohol treatment, and FBI rape statistics

January 7, 2012     Douglas Braun-Harvey
It turns out there is a significant discrepancy between local and national criminal definitions of what constitutes "Forcible Rape" and the FBI crime statistic definition of rape.

Censorship or barrier to sexual health conversation? Followup on SAMHSA online forum's censorship of 'sexual' health

September 15, 2011     Douglas Braun-Harvey
Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief of Behavioral Healthcare Magazine spoke with SAMHSA Public Information Officer, Brad Stone about my recent blog describing the surprising censorship of "sex" and "sexual" on their online feedback forum.

Health/drug-linked patterns of addiction: SAMSHA Online Stakeholder Forum on Principles of Recovery censors sexual health

August 31, 2011     Douglas Braun-Harvey
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) is piloting a new online feedback forum as part of its continuing efforts to increase opportunities for public engagement, collaboration and participation.

Can state funded drug and alcohol treatment professionals talk about sexual health?

March 27, 2011     Douglas Braun-Harvey
In July 2010 President Obama directed the Office of National AIDS Policy to develop a National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Ok, what does this have to do with drug and alcohol treatment in Maryland talking about sexual health? And why should I keep reading this post? Hang in there; it gets interesting.

Building behavioral healthcare bridges: Start by reaching out

January 27, 2011     Douglas Braun-Harvey
When I was invited to contribute to the conversations, observations and dialogues found within Behavioral Healthcare, I wondered what voice I could bring.