The Impact of Substance Use Disorder on Professionals and their Employers
Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) indicates that nearly 11 million full-time workers in the United States struggle with SUD. Read More >>
read moreSD | Innovative Health Services Expand to Oglala Lakota Schools
It's been four years since the Oglala Lakota School District received an almost $100,000 grant to provide behavioral health services via telehealth. Read More >>
read moreNominate an Outstanding Recovery Advocate and Recovery Community Organization
Faces & Voices of Recovery is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Joel Hernandez Award and the Vernon Johnson Awards. Deadline is April 19, 2019. Read More >>
read moreIA | Iowa Lawmakers Back New Mental Health System for Kids
Groundwork proposed for creating a statewide children’s mental health care system is long overdue, much appreciated and yet incomplete — but should be passed quickly, advocates widely agreed before an Iowa Senate panel. Read More...
read moreOver half of ED Visits for Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use are Patients Under 35
Nonmedical prescription drug use is a common cause of emergency department (ED) visits in the United States for medication-related harm, but data on effects of nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals are limited. Read More >>
read moreHow Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band Saved Him From Alcoholism
Ringo Starr recalled how the formation of his All-Starr Band in 1989 saved him from becoming lost in alcoholism, and set him on a road to a “fun” life once again. Read More >>
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Advocacy Alert: New York SB 6544A and Illinois HB 4949
Laws around patient brokering in New York and in Illinois are discussed.
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Advocacy Alert: Spencer Recovery Parity Act Claims
California and Florida treatment facilities claim parity act violations against United Behavioral Health and Optum.
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Legislative Alert: California Laws on Opioids and Conservatorship
California passed two laws in September 2018: one on opioid education, and the other on the procedures to appoint a conservator for a person who is incapable of caring for their own health and well-being due to mental illness and substance use disorder.
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Legislative Alert: Colorado Modernizing Behavioral Health Terminology
Back in March, Colorado passed a bill that helps modernize terminology used in the behavioral health industry.
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