Toward a New Recovery Culture
Justin Luke Riley
President and CEO, Young People in Recovery
Young People in Recovery advocates for a new recovery culture in all communities. What can you do in yours?
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Smokers Need Not Apply
Mary Johnson
Staff Writer
ServiceNet, a mental health and social service agency headquartered in Northampton, Massachusetts, had long been a tobacco-free environment when they decided to take it a step further and create a policy to no longer hire smokers. A potentially controversial decision, Sue Stubbs, ServiceNet president and CEO, knew her staff would have concerns. They suggested that […]
Strengthening Communication and Collaboration: The Travis County Health Justice Learning Collaborative
Hannah Huntt
Manager, Communications Projects at National Council for Behavioral Health
Danny Smith, Director of Mental Health and Inmate Programs in the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, and Sherry Blyth, Director of Crisis Services at Austin Travis County Integral Care (ATCIC), have known each other for over ten years. However, despite their long-standing ties and the significant overlap in the populations their organizations serve, their professional relationship […]
How do we decrease tobacco use for everyone?
Laura Galbreath
Director, SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions
Last week, the New York Times reported on the the continued decline of cigarette use, a trend highlighted by a recent CDC survey. While tobacco use has continued to go down for the general population, one group has not made the same progress. Half of the annual tobacco-related deaths in the United States are people with a mental illness. […]
Putting Community Back into Community Mental Health: How the Mental Health Center of Denver Did It
Heather Cobb
Sr. Director, Creative & Strategy, National Council for Behavioral Health
Denver’s Northeast Park Hill is a proud neighborhood filled with strong people. Built in the 1950s, Dahlia Square was the largest African-American-owned shopping center in the U.S. with a thriving grocery store, roller-skating rink, bowling alley and a full array of local businesses. But times changed and gradually the once popular neighborhood nucleus became an […]
It’s time to talk about tobacco use
Shelina D. Foderingham
Director of Practice Improvement
If you don’t already know, people with mental illnesses and addictions are more likely to smoke than the general population. And, of the 480,000 tobacco-related deaths each year, nearly half are among people living with these disorders. This very real problem that affects the people you treat, contributes to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other […]
Health Care’s Role in Ending Homelessness
Hannah Coen
Communications Associate, NCBH
Every night 580,000 people will experience homelessness, and more than 84,000 people will live through chronic or long-term homelessness because of a mental illness, physical disability or addiction. Traditional medical care is not enough to care for a population disconnected from health care and social networks. Reducing these numbers takes trust and collaboration between people […]
Waiting to be asked: Trauma-informed care
Cheryl Sharp, MSW, ALWF
Senior Advisor, Trauma-informed Services, National Council for Behavioral Health
Waiting to Be Asked: A Population Crying Out for Trauma-informed Care Interview with David Johnson, CEO, Navos; Megan Kelly, Vice President, Trauma Informed Services, Navos; Cheryl Sharp, Senior Advisor, Trauma-informed Services, National Council for Behavioral Health This article was originally published in National Council Magazine Trauma is pervasive in our society. In the U.S., 61 […]
Stemming the Flow of Persons with Mental Illness into the Justice System
Judge Steven Leifman
Chair, Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues in the Cour t, Supreme Cour t of Florida and A ssociate Administrative Judge, County Cour t, Criminal Division, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Judge Steven Leifman, Chair, Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues in the Court, Supreme Court of Florida and Associate Administrative Judge, County Court, Criminal Division, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida; Tim Coffey, Coordinator, 11th Judicial Circuit, Criminal Mental Health Project The Parable of the River One day, two villagers were walking along […]
Beyond the Bedside: Nurses In Integrated Care
Joan King
Senior Integrated Health Consultant, National Council for Behavioral Health
This article originally appeared in National Council Magazine. As integrated care continues to advance, questions around workforce are a cause for much discussion and concern. These questions include supply, competencies, workforce makeup, scope of practice questions, and changing roles for all professional disciplines in these settings. As a nurse and integrated health consultant, I often […]
