Work in progress.(EDITORIAL)
Late last year, I began to pay particular attention to efforts in
Virginia to reform its mental healthcare system and laws/policies
related to people with mental illness. In October 2006, the . . .
Making the case for harm reduction: a provider organization cites
the success of harm reduction efforts in Vancouver, British
Co
Medicine has long recognized the detrimental effects of addiction.
For more than 40 years, physicians have attempted to provide those
struggling with addiction solutions to moderate substance . . .
Essex County Hospital Center, the Institute for Mental Health
Policy, Research and Treatment: Cedar Grove, New Jersey.(FACILITY
Built on an 11-acre sloping site, the new Essex County Hospital
Center's (ECHC) Institute for Mental Health Policy, Research and
Treatment is a 180-bed acute psychiatric care facility in Cedar . . .
Audit survival: a look at seven characteristics of organizations
well-prepared for audits.(FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT)(Cover story)
We all have experienced many kinds of audits in our tenures in
behavioral healthcare: financial audits, workers' comp audits, IRS
audits, accreditation audits, and on and on ad nauseam. There are . . .
Letter.(community helath programs)
Dear Mr. Edwards,
In response to your May editorial "Frustration," I want
to share how our community mental health center would have responded if
your friend and "George" lived in our area. Our . . .
Symbolizing the disease of addiction: making the case for a pin,
ribbon, or wristband to represent the disease of
addiction.(PER
Aquick Internet search shows that almost every disease has an
awareness campaign that involves ribbons, wristbands, or pins, such as
the red ribbon to draw attention to AIDS or the yellow Lance . . .
Learning from the Davies Awards: you can use the Davies Awards
application process to evaluate your organization's IT
efforts.(P
The Texas Department of State Health Services was fortunate to win
one of this year's prestigious Davies Awards for Public Health
bestowed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems . . .
Facing the realities of the electronic age: despite its
staff's initial trepidation, Sundown M Ranch pushes forward with
impleme
Sundown M Ranch soon will celebrate its 40th anniversary. The
Selah, Washington-based chemical dependency treatment center has had its
share of major challenges during the past four decades. But . . .
Cranking up the pressure: advocates convince a national retailer
to can a promotion involving a pen shaped like a
syringe.(ADVOC
For more than 60 years, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) and its National Network of Affiliates have
served as an effective advocacy voice for issues pertaining . . .
Time for a new war plan.(Editorial)
For my entire life, America has been at war: not a military
conflict, but rather a social struggle--the war on drugs. Our country
has spent billions and billions on law enforcement, prisons, . . .
Asking peter to empower Paul: personal independence accounts
could transform consumers' role in the healthcare
system.(PERSPECTI
Federal government researchers have predicted that U.S. healthcare
expenditures will reach more than $4 trillion by 2016, with about half
coming from the federal government. This compares with . . .
Jordan House: a community alternative to hospitalization; A
provider organization offers a "natural" environment to people
in ps
Sometimes developing an innovative program for the treatment of
psychiatric illnesses does not necessarily require coming up with a new
idea--but rather returning to a great one. Although the . . .
Help from man's best friend: psychiatric service dogs are
helping consumers deal with the symptoms of mental illness.(MENTAL
HEA
With greater frequency, mental health patients are presenting at
emergency rooms, hospitals, and clinics with a service dog in tow. These
are psychiatric service dogs, specially trained to partner . . .
Better data gathering to prevent suicide: expanding a national
reporting system will enable stakeholders to craft better suicide
In Iowa, 22-year-old reservist Joshua Omvig died by suicide after
suffering from untreated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following
his 11-month tour of duty in Iraq. In Massachusetts, . . .
Company index.(Directory)
A
Accumedic Computer Systems, Inc.
Ph. (800) 765-9300
Web: www.accumedic.com
AdCare Hospital of Worcester, Inc.
Ph. (800) 252-6465
Web: www.adcare.com
Addiction Professional
Ph. . . .
In support of abstinence: harm reduction ultimately fails to
improve the quality of life for people with
addictions.(PERSPECTIVE
Many visitors to Caron Treatment Centers' main campus in
Pennsylvania remark about a sign in the admissions area that says
"If you want to drink--that's your business! If you want to
stop drinking . . .
Crafting information management processes: data management
processes are increasingly important as IT systems become more
comple
Rapid improvements in data collection, analysis, and planning are
driving wholesale changes to information management in human services
organizations. As a result, leaders of these organizations . . .
Healing in the community: details of one provider's path to
recovery for patients with traumatic brain injuries.(BRAIN
INJURIES)
In the United States, 1.4 million people per year sustain a
traumatic brain injury (TBI). The number of individuals who sustain TBIs
but are not seen by a physician, treated, or correctly diagnosed . . .
Training veterans in recovery: two female veterans share how peer
employment training is making a difference in their recovery f
Chris recently introduced us to two female veterans, Lisa and Jo,
who had completed the Peer Employment Training (PET) class he teaches at
Recovery Innovations (formerly META Services). They taught . . .
Buyers guide.(Directory)
ACCREDITATION
Brown Consulting, Ltd.
121 N. Erie Street
Toledo, OH 43604
Contact: Daniel Brown, President
Ph. (800) 495-6786 Fax (419) 241-8689
E-mail: info@danbrownconsulting.com
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