You are cordially invited to join us for our annual Kick-Off Festival celebrating the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations’ (SAMHSA) 24th Annual National Recovery Month. The theme this year is “Join the Voices for Recovery: Together on Pathways to Wellness”. Please share this information with your staff and peer mentors working in your programs. […]
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SAMHSA’s 24th Annual “National Recovery Month”
Link to Register for National Recovery Day – http://adaa.dhmh.maryland.gov/SitePages/Recovery_Month_Registration.aspx
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid Event Type: Educational Event What: This 6-hour course is geared to anyone who wants to provide Mental Health First Aid to those in need. It is an excellent introduction for addiction staff to the mental health treatment. As we move to a behavioral treatment system it is increasingly important that those […]
Affordable Care Act Resource List
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Enrollment and consumer information: www.healthcare.gov Health Insurance Marketplace Information: http://marketplace.cms.gov/ The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight: www.cciio.cms.gov Publications and Articles: http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/publications-and-articles/publications-and-articles.html Multimedia information: http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/multimedia/multimedia.html Widgets and Badges: http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/widgets-and-badges/mp-badges-english.html Spanish materials: http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/spanish-materials/spanish-materials.html Other language materials: http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/other-languages/other-languages-materials.html Fact Sheets for other programs such as SNAP, WIC, Head Start, […]
Recovery Plan Development (Central Region)
Recovery Plan Development Event Type: Educational Event What: Participants will be able to help individuals in recovery identify and record individual goals, resources, strengths and skills, and resolve barriers to achieving goals in the eight life domains: Recovery from substance use or abuse, Living and financial independence, Employment and Education, Relationships and social support, Medical […]
Conversations: Trends in Behavioral Healthcare 2012 now available
We are pleased to offer this free publication that spotlights our most timely articles from 2012, including ones on human trafficking, health care reform, HIV/AIDS and veterans issues. Many thanks to Jessica Bumpus for providing professional graphic design services. Click here to download it as a free electronic document (PDF) Click here to […]
Conversations: Trends in Behavioral Healthcare
Conversations: Trends in Behavioral Healthcare Type/Format: Print Media (i.e. newsletterbulletin) Description: regular series oforiginal articles on trends in the field of behavioral healthcare Release Date: 7/11/2013 Language: English This product is available for download using the following link(s). Conversations: Trends in Behavioral Health NOTE: To view Adobe Acrobat files, you must have a copy of […]
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District of Columbia Behavioral Health Association Community Annual Conference!
Behavioral Health Community Annual Conference! When Thursday June 6, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar Where Trinity Washington University 125 Michigan Ave. NE O’Connor Auditorium Washington, DC 20017 Driving Directions You’ve been hearing about health reform for years, but major provisions in the Affordable Care Act are finally set to […]
DC Department of Health to Launch First City-Wide Youth Synthetic Marijuana Awareness Campaign
The DC Department Health is launching the first large-scale education campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of synthetic marijuana among District youth. Fake weed is an herbal mixture that contains dried, shredded plant material and harmful chemical additives. It is sometimes labeled as “herbal incense” and sold in three-ounce plastic pouches decorated with colorful designs including cartoon characters […]