No Kidding! Me 2!! is both the title of a film and the non-profit organization behind it dedicated to “stomping the stigma” surrounding mental “dis-ease”. The documentary is the directorial debut of actor Joe Pantoliano, who has appeared in such films and TV series as The Sopranos, The Matrix and Memento. Pantoliano’s goal is to make brain disease “cool […]
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TODAY’S HOT TOPICS IN HIV/AIDS – Fall Classes in West Virginia
HIV/AIDS Clinical Training Program Thursday, November 07, 2013 Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Shepherdstown, WV, 7:30am-4:30pm Credit Provided: Nursing, CME, LSW, Pharmacy See Details for Fee Information Detail View PDF Register
Affordable Care Act Resources
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 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 Health and Human Services (HHS): HHS Website: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): HRSA: https://www.hrsa.gov/get-health-care/affordable/index.html Webinar : Potential Impacts of the […]
Faith Based Role in Behavioral Health Roundtable Discussion
The Danya Institute/Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center was pleased to be able to support this effort of the Maryland faith community on July 25, 2013 at St. James Episcopal Church in Baltimore. Entitled “Where the Hurting Meet the Holy”, an outstanding group of presenters discussed “Building Community through Courage, Commitment, Compassion and Coalition.” We […]
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 […]
September is Recovery Month!
Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Monthspreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention […]
A Look at the New DSM-5
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in May 2013. Like the DSM-IV-TR, which it replaced, the DSM-5 provides diagnostic criteria – descriptions and symptoms – for every known mental disorder. It is considered the leading resource for making psychiatric diagnoses and is used […]
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 […]
Information and Communication Technology to Promote Smoking Cessation
Steven Meredith, PhD, was one of the presenters at the March 8, 2013 Clinical Trials Network’s Symposium entitled “Brave New World: Using Technology to Enhance Behavioral Health”. In his talk, “Information and Communication Technology to Promote Smoking Cessation” he discusses how Web and computer based interventions may increase the effectiveness of efforts to quit smoking. […]
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 […]