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Peer support, engagement boost addiction treatment readiness

February 14, 2013     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Peer support shows women the way to addiction recovery

Report reveals cost of veterans’ unmet mental health needs

November 16, 2012     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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A report by the National Council calls on community behavioral health centers to fill the gap in care for veterans.

Mike Hogan, New York OMH Commissioner, to step down

October 25, 2012     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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OMH Commissioner Michael Hogan says goodbye to his current position and discusses the evolution of the mental health field as he has witnessed it.

SAMHSA offers 20 year retrospective report

July 12, 2012     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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NACBHDD executive director Ron Manderscheid and Paul Samuels, Director and President of the Legal Action Center, team to look back to SAMHSA's creation in 1992 and its achievements since.

Don Cornelius death sheds light on depression for African Americans

February 3, 2012     Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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Don Cornelius, the creator Soul Train, passed away this week at the age of 75. Can his apparent suicide help shed some light on the prevalent mental health challenges facing the African American community?

Postpartum Support International unveils Spanish language DVD

January 24, 2012     News release
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Postpartum Support International (PSI) has unveiled its new Spanish language educational DVD, "Madre Saludable, Familia Feliz," distributing it to hospitals and healthcare agencies nationwide in an effort to help inform Latina women suffering from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs).

Study evaluates substance abuse treatments for African Americans

October 19, 2011     News release
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A new study is the first to examine the effectiveness of a widely used counseling approach to treating substance abuse among African Americans. The

Low-level depression 'prevalent' in African American communities

September 19, 2011     Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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There are a number of challenges facing African American communities today, but according to Virgil Gooding, Sr., MSW, LISW, executive director and therapist at Keys to Awareness & Associates (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), most of them center around mental health.

Suicide prevention funds awarded to states and tribes

September 8, 2011     News release
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $52.9 million in new grant awards to states and tribes for youth suicide

Mental Health Home as Hospitals Without Walls: New York State's Mental Health System Reform

September 1, 2011     Jack Carney, DSW
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It appears that “mental health homes” are the hot new items in the public mental health system. Nationwide. The Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s healthcare initiative, contains incentives for the tates to establish the homes and incorporate them into their treatment systems.

Website aims to remove stigma of mental illness in black communities

August 11, 2011     News release
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Atlanta — According to statistics, only 1 in 3 black people who need mental health care receive it. This exemplifies the well-known fact that the

UT Arlington researcher to study depression in elderly Latinos

July 5, 2011     News release
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Arlington, Texas — Pablo Mora, an assistant professor of psychology at The University of Texas at Arlington, has been awarded funding from the

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