The document discusses addiction treatment and recovery from the perspective of Elizabeth D., a 23-year-old alumna of Hazelden treatment center. Elizabeth describes how she started drinking and using drugs as a teenager and progressed to opioid and heroin addiction in college. She details her daily drug use and withdrawal symptoms. Her family intervened and sent her to treatment at Hazelden. In treatment, Elizabeth had an awakening when she visualized her past self and realized how far off track her life had gone due to her addiction. This realization was her turning point, allowing her to understand she had a problem and seek recovery. She credits treatment for giving her hope and knowledge to start living a sober life.
Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr. is a 46-year-old divorced mob boss referred for therapy after a major depressive episode following his divorce. He has a history of bipolar disorder and noncompliance with lithium treatment. His childhood was marked by abandonment, domestic violence, and witnessing the abuse of his mother. As an adult, he continues criminal activities as head of a crime family and struggles with impulse control issues when angry or perceiving disloyalty.
The document provides an overview of depression, how it can affect different age groups from babies to adults, examples of famous people who struggled with depression like Anna Nicole Smith, quotes about depression, and poems about depression. It includes sections on what depression is, how it can impact people, and how it led to the deaths of some individuals discussed in the document.
The document discusses the issues teens face like depression, eating disorders, self-harm, and substance abuse. It describes a group called Teens Helping Teens where a student leader provides support to teens struggling with various problems. The student leader advocates listening without judgment, encouraging treatment options, removing negative influences, and promoting self-acceptance through compliments and positive thinking.
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting approximately 350 million people. Women are more likely to experience depression than men, especially after childbirth where approximately 2 out of 10 women will experience postpartum depression. Families struggle when a member has depression as the individual is less able to fulfill their roles, placing additional responsibilities on other family members. While depression is treatable, only a small portion of those with depression receive treatment due to lack of access to care and social stigma surrounding mental health issues.
The document discusses the issues of depression, self-harm, eating disorders, and substance abuse among teens. It describes an organization called Teens Helping Teens where a student leader provides support to teens struggling with these issues. The student leader advocates for open communication, seeking medical help, avoiding triggers, and developing a support system to promote recovery.
This document summarizes an issue of the National Council Magazine from 2010 focused on collaborations between mental health/addictions services and the criminal justice system. It includes articles on improving public safety through treatment, human rights issues around mental illness in prisons, decriminalizing mental illness in Miami-Dade County, and training police in mental health first aid. One article tells the first-person story of a woman who found recovery after years of incarceration, hospitalization, and substance abuse through a trauma-informed treatment program. The editorial argues that community behavioral health plays an important but underrecognized role in preventing crime and advocates for stronger collaborations between systems.
This document discusses factors that contribute to drug abuse and ways to address the problem. It provides examples of individuals who abuse drugs, like Jhan and Tina, and explains what led them to drug use. Key contributing factors discussed include family problems, peer pressure, curiosity, and using drugs to cope with problems or feel enjoyment. The document recommends preventing drug abuse through education, counseling, parenting support, and promoting healthy activities as alternatives to drug use.
This document provides information about depression and resources for managing mental health as a college student. It discusses common symptoms of depression and encourages seeking help from a GP if symptoms last more than two weeks. It then discusses challenges college students face like transitioning to college life, relationships, and academics. Myths about depression are debunked, and statistics about depression rates among college students are presented. The document recommends students utilize support services at their college like counseling, health centers, and chaplaincy. It also encourages opening up to family and friends, or using anonymous helplines, when feeling depressed. Ways friends can support others and encourage seeking help are discussed.
Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr. is a 46-year-old divorced mob boss referred for therapy after a major depressive episode following his divorce. He has a history of bipolar disorder and noncompliance with lithium treatment. His childhood was marked by abandonment, domestic violence, and witnessing the abuse of his mother. As an adult, he continues criminal activities as head of a crime family and struggles with impulse control issues when angry or perceiving disloyalty.
The document provides an overview of depression, how it can affect different age groups from babies to adults, examples of famous people who struggled with depression like Anna Nicole Smith, quotes about depression, and poems about depression. It includes sections on what depression is, how it can impact people, and how it led to the deaths of some individuals discussed in the document.
The document discusses the issues teens face like depression, eating disorders, self-harm, and substance abuse. It describes a group called Teens Helping Teens where a student leader provides support to teens struggling with various problems. The student leader advocates listening without judgment, encouraging treatment options, removing negative influences, and promoting self-acceptance through compliments and positive thinking.
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting approximately 350 million people. Women are more likely to experience depression than men, especially after childbirth where approximately 2 out of 10 women will experience postpartum depression. Families struggle when a member has depression as the individual is less able to fulfill their roles, placing additional responsibilities on other family members. While depression is treatable, only a small portion of those with depression receive treatment due to lack of access to care and social stigma surrounding mental health issues.
The document discusses the issues of depression, self-harm, eating disorders, and substance abuse among teens. It describes an organization called Teens Helping Teens where a student leader provides support to teens struggling with these issues. The student leader advocates for open communication, seeking medical help, avoiding triggers, and developing a support system to promote recovery.
This document summarizes an issue of the National Council Magazine from 2010 focused on collaborations between mental health/addictions services and the criminal justice system. It includes articles on improving public safety through treatment, human rights issues around mental illness in prisons, decriminalizing mental illness in Miami-Dade County, and training police in mental health first aid. One article tells the first-person story of a woman who found recovery after years of incarceration, hospitalization, and substance abuse through a trauma-informed treatment program. The editorial argues that community behavioral health plays an important but underrecognized role in preventing crime and advocates for stronger collaborations between systems.
This document discusses factors that contribute to drug abuse and ways to address the problem. It provides examples of individuals who abuse drugs, like Jhan and Tina, and explains what led them to drug use. Key contributing factors discussed include family problems, peer pressure, curiosity, and using drugs to cope with problems or feel enjoyment. The document recommends preventing drug abuse through education, counseling, parenting support, and promoting healthy activities as alternatives to drug use.
This document provides information about depression and resources for managing mental health as a college student. It discusses common symptoms of depression and encourages seeking help from a GP if symptoms last more than two weeks. It then discusses challenges college students face like transitioning to college life, relationships, and academics. Myths about depression are debunked, and statistics about depression rates among college students are presented. The document recommends students utilize support services at their college like counseling, health centers, and chaplaincy. It also encourages opening up to family and friends, or using anonymous helplines, when feeling depressed. Ways friends can support others and encourage seeking help are discussed.
Depression is a serious mental illness that affects many people. Left untreated, it can lead to self-harm and suicide. The document discusses the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for depression. It provides statistics on how common depression is and risk factors for suicide. Treatment involves therapy, medication, and lifestyle changes. Support groups and hotlines are available to help those struggling and prevent suicide.
OBJECTIVES
Describe and Discuss what is Pain Recovery
Identify the role Shame has with Chronic Pain
Demonstrate the difference between Acute and Chronic Pain using case examples
Explain the symbiotic relationship between Chronic Pain-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
Identify and Recommend Multidisciplinary Treatment Options for the Behavioral HealthCare Field
This document discusses changing the conversation around mental illness. It notes that Demi Lovato discusses her own diagnosis to remind people to seek help. It urges using respectful language when discussing mental health and not labeling people by their conditions. Stigmatizing words can discourage people from getting help. The movement aims to improve understanding and end discrimination against those with mental illnesses.
The document discusses psychiatric emergencies, defining suicide and suicidal clients. It covers common psychiatric emergencies, risk factors for suicide, and guidelines for preventing suicide through education, screening, treatment, restricting access to lethal means, and responsible media reporting. The document also provides guidance on managing suicidal clients in emergency departments and inpatient psychiatric wards.
Maya Pottiger, a college student, struggles with anxiety disorder and carefully chooses seats in class near exits in case she has a panic attack. A national survey found most counseling centers see increasing numbers of students with mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and severe psychological disorders. While support resources are growing, stigma still prevents many students from seeking help until issues become severe.
OBJECTIVES
--Describe and Discuss what is Pain Recovery
--Demonstrate the difference between Acute and Chronic Pain using case examples
--Explain the symbiotic relationship between Chronic Pain-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
--Identify and Recommend Multidisciplinary Treatment Options for the Behavioral HealthCare Field
Major depression is a mental disorder characterized by low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Some common symptoms include loss of interest, lack of sleep, feelings of hopelessness, inability to control negative thoughts, thinking life is not worth living, changes in appetite or weight, irritability, and lack of concentration. There are many potential causes of depression including loss of a loved one, trauma, biological factors, psychological factors, and social factors. Treatments for major depression include interpersonal psychotherapy, dynamic psychotherapy, and antidepressant medications like SSRIs.
This document provides information on assessing and preventing late-life suicide. It discusses risk factors like prior suicidal thoughts or behaviors, mental illness, medical illness, and negative life events. Warning signs of suicide risk include suicidal thoughts, plans, substance abuse, purposelessness, anxiety, feeling trapped, and withdrawal. Key questions to ask include whether they have thoughts of suicide, specific plans or means, and reasons to live. Risk management involves immediate safety planning and ongoing treatment of underlying issues, monitoring of risk, and enhancing hope and meaning in life.
Friends can help treat the symptoms of adult ADHD. Having a close friend who understands their behaviors and provides support can help women with ADHD cope with stress and feel better about themselves. Friends can assist with tasks that cause overwhelm and provide patience and humor. While friendships with other ADHD individuals can exacerbate symptoms, they also understand the challenges. It is important for adults with ADHD to maintain friendships by making an effort to remember details, keep commitments, acknowledge mistakes, and show interest in the other person.
Audit of TYA cancer patient's views on supportive services offered by UCLHUCLPartners
Presentation by patient representatives Aaron Eglin and Benjamin Wilson at the London Cancer Children, Teenager and Young Adults Study Day, held on 25 July 2013.
This document discusses teen suicide and provides information about risk factors, warning signs, methods, and ways to help prevent it. Some key points:
- Mental health issues like depression and substance abuse are major risk factors for teen suicide. Feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and being a burden are also risk factors.
- Warning signs include sleep problems, withdrawal, changes in behavior/appearance, self-harm, and preparations like writing a note or buying a method.
- Common suicide methods include drug overdose, cutting, jumping, hanging, and gunshot. Each method poses risks of failure and suffering.
- To help someone at risk, ask directly if they're suicidal, listen without judgment
The document discusses suicide awareness and prevention, including definitions of key terms, risk and protective factors, communicating with at-risk patients, and ensuring immediate safety. It defines suicidal behaviors, ideation, gestures, and attempts. Risk factors include mental health issues, substance abuse, hopelessness, and prior suicide behaviors. Protective factors are social support, problem-solving skills, and help-seeking attitudes. When assessing risk, staff should directly and clearly ask about suicidal thoughts and plans. For patient safety, observation levels and contraband policies should be implemented and documented handoff communication is important.
This document discusses suicide and its prevention. It provides information on risk factors for suicide like mental illness, past attempts, and life stressors. Common warning signs and methods are outlined. The assessment and management of suicidal patients is also described, including treatment, observation in hospitals, and ensuring community support after discharge. Suicide prevention strategies discussed include restricting access to lethal means, educating the public, and improving mental healthcare.
- The author has been personally affected by addiction through their father, step-father, and best friend. Their father and best friend are still struggling with active addiction, while their step-father is in recovery.
- Through these experiences, the author has learned that addiction can affect anyone, regardless of their job, home life, or social status. It is a disease that impacts both the addict and their loved ones.
- Treatment alone is not always enough - it requires treatment, support meetings, love, and acceptance to overcome addiction. Even then, relapse is possible as the addict must make the choice for recovery themselves.
The document discusses several myths and facts related to mental health. It notes that mental health problems are very common, affecting 1 in 5 American adults and half of children by age 14. However, less than 20% of children with mental health issues receive treatment. Additionally, the vast majority of people with mental illness are not violent. The document aims to dispel several common myths and promote understanding of mental health issues.
Suicide: Risk Assessment and PreventionImran Waheed
1. The document discusses suicide risk assessment and prevention. It provides an overview of statistical data on suicide rates in the UK, outlines high risk groups, and reviews the Department of Health's suicide prevention strategy.
2. Risk factors for suicide include mood disorders, substance abuse, previous suicide attempts, and easy access to lethal means. A thorough risk assessment involves exploring suicidal thoughts and plans through open and closed questioning.
3. Ongoing support and follow-up are important for managing risk, as risk is dynamic and requires regular reassessment. Early identification and treatment of depression can help prevent suicide.
K is a 26-year-old married woman with two young children who was referred for ongoing mental health treatment. She experiences auditory and visual hallucinations, insomnia, paranoia, and a difficult relationship with her husband. Her history includes type 1 diabetes, multiple hospitalizations, childhood trauma, and a lack of social support. Assessment revealed depressed mood and a need for continued treatment to improve functioning and quality of life.
The document provides guidance for conducting a psychiatric history and mental state examination. It outlines 9 sections to cover in the psychiatric history: date, informant, source/reason for referral, patient identifying data, complaint, history of present illness, past illnesses, family history, and personal history. It then describes the components of a mental state examination including appearance/behavior, emotion, thinking, speech, perception, sensorium/cognition, insight, judgement, and impulsivity. Key details are provided on what to assess within each section/component.
DITA Quick Start Webinar Series: Building a Project PlanSuite Solutions
Presenters: Joe Gelb, President, Suite Solutions and Yehudit Lindblom, Project Manager, Suite Solutions
Abstract:
Migrating to DITA XML-based authoring and publishing promises rich rewards in terms of lower costs and faster time to publication. But DITA migration also requires a well-planned process that will lead you through all the steps of a successful implementation. In this webinar, experienced project manager Yehudit Lindblom and Joe Gelb will review a process that covers all the bases, helping you build your game plan for a winning DITA implementation.
Visit us at http://www.suite-sol.com
Follow us on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/527916
Venkatesh Eganti has over 5 years of experience in IT support and administration. He has extensive knowledge of Windows operating systems, networking, virtualization, security, and project management. He is proficient in technologies like Active Directory, Exchange, firewalls, and VPNs. Currently working as an IT Executive, his responsibilities include server support, network security maintenance, and troubleshooting desktop issues for users.
Depression is a serious mental illness that affects many people. Left untreated, it can lead to self-harm and suicide. The document discusses the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for depression. It provides statistics on how common depression is and risk factors for suicide. Treatment involves therapy, medication, and lifestyle changes. Support groups and hotlines are available to help those struggling and prevent suicide.
OBJECTIVES
Describe and Discuss what is Pain Recovery
Identify the role Shame has with Chronic Pain
Demonstrate the difference between Acute and Chronic Pain using case examples
Explain the symbiotic relationship between Chronic Pain-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
Identify and Recommend Multidisciplinary Treatment Options for the Behavioral HealthCare Field
This document discusses changing the conversation around mental illness. It notes that Demi Lovato discusses her own diagnosis to remind people to seek help. It urges using respectful language when discussing mental health and not labeling people by their conditions. Stigmatizing words can discourage people from getting help. The movement aims to improve understanding and end discrimination against those with mental illnesses.
The document discusses psychiatric emergencies, defining suicide and suicidal clients. It covers common psychiatric emergencies, risk factors for suicide, and guidelines for preventing suicide through education, screening, treatment, restricting access to lethal means, and responsible media reporting. The document also provides guidance on managing suicidal clients in emergency departments and inpatient psychiatric wards.
Maya Pottiger, a college student, struggles with anxiety disorder and carefully chooses seats in class near exits in case she has a panic attack. A national survey found most counseling centers see increasing numbers of students with mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and severe psychological disorders. While support resources are growing, stigma still prevents many students from seeking help until issues become severe.
OBJECTIVES
--Describe and Discuss what is Pain Recovery
--Demonstrate the difference between Acute and Chronic Pain using case examples
--Explain the symbiotic relationship between Chronic Pain-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
--Identify and Recommend Multidisciplinary Treatment Options for the Behavioral HealthCare Field
Major depression is a mental disorder characterized by low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Some common symptoms include loss of interest, lack of sleep, feelings of hopelessness, inability to control negative thoughts, thinking life is not worth living, changes in appetite or weight, irritability, and lack of concentration. There are many potential causes of depression including loss of a loved one, trauma, biological factors, psychological factors, and social factors. Treatments for major depression include interpersonal psychotherapy, dynamic psychotherapy, and antidepressant medications like SSRIs.
This document provides information on assessing and preventing late-life suicide. It discusses risk factors like prior suicidal thoughts or behaviors, mental illness, medical illness, and negative life events. Warning signs of suicide risk include suicidal thoughts, plans, substance abuse, purposelessness, anxiety, feeling trapped, and withdrawal. Key questions to ask include whether they have thoughts of suicide, specific plans or means, and reasons to live. Risk management involves immediate safety planning and ongoing treatment of underlying issues, monitoring of risk, and enhancing hope and meaning in life.
Friends can help treat the symptoms of adult ADHD. Having a close friend who understands their behaviors and provides support can help women with ADHD cope with stress and feel better about themselves. Friends can assist with tasks that cause overwhelm and provide patience and humor. While friendships with other ADHD individuals can exacerbate symptoms, they also understand the challenges. It is important for adults with ADHD to maintain friendships by making an effort to remember details, keep commitments, acknowledge mistakes, and show interest in the other person.
Audit of TYA cancer patient's views on supportive services offered by UCLHUCLPartners
Presentation by patient representatives Aaron Eglin and Benjamin Wilson at the London Cancer Children, Teenager and Young Adults Study Day, held on 25 July 2013.
This document discusses teen suicide and provides information about risk factors, warning signs, methods, and ways to help prevent it. Some key points:
- Mental health issues like depression and substance abuse are major risk factors for teen suicide. Feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and being a burden are also risk factors.
- Warning signs include sleep problems, withdrawal, changes in behavior/appearance, self-harm, and preparations like writing a note or buying a method.
- Common suicide methods include drug overdose, cutting, jumping, hanging, and gunshot. Each method poses risks of failure and suffering.
- To help someone at risk, ask directly if they're suicidal, listen without judgment
The document discusses suicide awareness and prevention, including definitions of key terms, risk and protective factors, communicating with at-risk patients, and ensuring immediate safety. It defines suicidal behaviors, ideation, gestures, and attempts. Risk factors include mental health issues, substance abuse, hopelessness, and prior suicide behaviors. Protective factors are social support, problem-solving skills, and help-seeking attitudes. When assessing risk, staff should directly and clearly ask about suicidal thoughts and plans. For patient safety, observation levels and contraband policies should be implemented and documented handoff communication is important.
This document discusses suicide and its prevention. It provides information on risk factors for suicide like mental illness, past attempts, and life stressors. Common warning signs and methods are outlined. The assessment and management of suicidal patients is also described, including treatment, observation in hospitals, and ensuring community support after discharge. Suicide prevention strategies discussed include restricting access to lethal means, educating the public, and improving mental healthcare.
- The author has been personally affected by addiction through their father, step-father, and best friend. Their father and best friend are still struggling with active addiction, while their step-father is in recovery.
- Through these experiences, the author has learned that addiction can affect anyone, regardless of their job, home life, or social status. It is a disease that impacts both the addict and their loved ones.
- Treatment alone is not always enough - it requires treatment, support meetings, love, and acceptance to overcome addiction. Even then, relapse is possible as the addict must make the choice for recovery themselves.
The document discusses several myths and facts related to mental health. It notes that mental health problems are very common, affecting 1 in 5 American adults and half of children by age 14. However, less than 20% of children with mental health issues receive treatment. Additionally, the vast majority of people with mental illness are not violent. The document aims to dispel several common myths and promote understanding of mental health issues.
Suicide: Risk Assessment and PreventionImran Waheed
1. The document discusses suicide risk assessment and prevention. It provides an overview of statistical data on suicide rates in the UK, outlines high risk groups, and reviews the Department of Health's suicide prevention strategy.
2. Risk factors for suicide include mood disorders, substance abuse, previous suicide attempts, and easy access to lethal means. A thorough risk assessment involves exploring suicidal thoughts and plans through open and closed questioning.
3. Ongoing support and follow-up are important for managing risk, as risk is dynamic and requires regular reassessment. Early identification and treatment of depression can help prevent suicide.
K is a 26-year-old married woman with two young children who was referred for ongoing mental health treatment. She experiences auditory and visual hallucinations, insomnia, paranoia, and a difficult relationship with her husband. Her history includes type 1 diabetes, multiple hospitalizations, childhood trauma, and a lack of social support. Assessment revealed depressed mood and a need for continued treatment to improve functioning and quality of life.
The document provides guidance for conducting a psychiatric history and mental state examination. It outlines 9 sections to cover in the psychiatric history: date, informant, source/reason for referral, patient identifying data, complaint, history of present illness, past illnesses, family history, and personal history. It then describes the components of a mental state examination including appearance/behavior, emotion, thinking, speech, perception, sensorium/cognition, insight, judgement, and impulsivity. Key details are provided on what to assess within each section/component.
DITA Quick Start Webinar Series: Building a Project PlanSuite Solutions
Presenters: Joe Gelb, President, Suite Solutions and Yehudit Lindblom, Project Manager, Suite Solutions
Abstract:
Migrating to DITA XML-based authoring and publishing promises rich rewards in terms of lower costs and faster time to publication. But DITA migration also requires a well-planned process that will lead you through all the steps of a successful implementation. In this webinar, experienced project manager Yehudit Lindblom and Joe Gelb will review a process that covers all the bases, helping you build your game plan for a winning DITA implementation.
Visit us at http://www.suite-sol.com
Follow us on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/527916
Venkatesh Eganti has over 5 years of experience in IT support and administration. He has extensive knowledge of Windows operating systems, networking, virtualization, security, and project management. He is proficient in technologies like Active Directory, Exchange, firewalls, and VPNs. Currently working as an IT Executive, his responsibilities include server support, network security maintenance, and troubleshooting desktop issues for users.
The document is a scanned receipt from a grocery store purchase on June 15th, 2022 totaling $58.37. It lists items bought including ground beef, chicken breasts, tortillas, cheese, and produce such as tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. The receipt shows the item prices, taxes, and total amount paid.
This document provides an overview and syllabus for the Digital Media 2 course (ATLS 3020) taught in Spring 2015. The key points are:
- The course introduces basic programming concepts and methodologies that will be applied to creating digital media applications.
- Students will complete projects to gain proficiency in developing interactive web applications, culminating in a team project.
- Topics covered include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and responsive web design.
- Grading will be based on attendance, quizzes, labs, individual projects, and a team project. Students are expected to complete readings, assignments on time, and adhere to academic honesty and computing policies.
Google uses web crawlers to index the entire web and stores copies in its database. When a user searches, Google matches keywords to pages in its index and ranks results by relevance. Over time, Google has introduced many algorithm updates like Caffeine, Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird to improve search quality and understand user intent rather than just keywords. With Hummingbird, Google focuses on concepts rather than words through features like the Knowledge Graph and natural language processing. Best practices for websites include optimizing titles, content, URLs, images and mobile formatting to be found by Google.
For a limited time, V2 DIY is offering two 50 ml bottles of Platinum E-Liquid and a pack of EX Blanks for $59.90, a savings of almost $15 off the normal price. This 24-hour deal also includes coupon codes for additional savings of 10-15% off V2 products and starter kits.
Trico heavy-duty wiper blades are designed to perform in the toughest environments and help protect precious cargo whether products or people while out on the road.
The document provides details about a student's foundation production portfolio for a psychological thriller film. It includes descriptions of the codes and conventions used for elements like camerawork, editing, characters, settings, and sound. The student discusses stereotypes portrayed, the intended audience, and potential pathways for distribution. Feedback from early test viewers praised the tension and ability to keep them interested. The student also reflects on what was learned from the continuity task to the final product, including improving filming and editing skills through practice.
The director of OPMI Business School wishes students and faculty a happy Thanksgiving and holidays. Significant changes will be coming to the ESL program in 2017. The school is also upgrading technology and exploring new vocational programs. The director is excited to present the first issue of the new monthly OPMI newsletter to better communicate with the school community and seek feedback.
This document provides information about properties for sale in Chintels Paradiso. It lists various 3BHK and 4BHK properties ranging in size from 1785 square feet to 3150 square feet. It includes the contact information for Ashwani Sehrawat to inquire about purchase.
"Reintegrating Returning Warriors and The Subtleties of PTSD: Practice, Research and Policy"
by Col Jeffrey Yarvis, Chief of Soldier Behavioral Health Service, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Washington DC
17 Business Tips to help you keep on track such as:
Do something you enjoy
Take your business seriously
Always, always be learning new things and new ways
Think like your customer - see your marketing from their point of view
And lots more
The document discusses whether greener employees are better for businesses. It suggests that greener employees may be more productive, efficient, healthy, and effective managers. The document then outlines ways companies can encourage greener behaviors in employees, such as through green lifestyle and workplace benefits and initiatives. These include energy efficiency, recycling, commute programs, and educational resources that can help retain and motivate talent while improving employee health, functionality, and satisfaction.
Set 15 odds homework is due the next day and students can get extra credit for signing a test #1. The lesson discusses equivalent fractions and how they have the same value but are written differently. Examples A through U provide practice problems for identifying and converting equivalent fractions.
The document contains a list of locations with time ranges from 5:00PM to 9:00PM on 17/05/2012. The locations include CDLAs (residential areas), streets, and neighborhoods in a city. Each entry repeats the date and time range followed by the name and possibly a phone number for each location. There are over 50 entries in the list.
The document summarizes Hyundai winning the Intellichoice award for Best Certified Pre-Owned program in 2012. It details the benefits of Hyundai's CPO program, including extended warranties, vehicle inspections, roadside assistance, and more. It quotes executives from Hyundai and Intellichoice praising Hyundai's commitment to quality pre-owned vehicles and growth in the CPO market.
Rufus May was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 18 and committed to a psychiatric hospital where he received poor treatment. After being released, he retrained as a psychologist to help reform the system from within. Now, he runs alternative treatment programs that focus on creativity, spirituality, and understanding mental distress as meaningful rather than just chemically-based. While medications have their place, May is concerned about over-prescription of drugs and the pharmaceutical industry's growing influence over how society views mental health issues.
When addiction crept into my household 11 years ago, I retreated to a journal. The clean, white pages offered me refuge to pour out my anguish, fear, confusion, and shame. It was a safe place to unveil my secret.
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This document summarizes interviews with 43 newly diagnosed HIV-positive men in Toronto. Many reported experiences with childhood abuse, depression, polydrug use, and partner violence, supporting the "syndemics hypothesis" that these psychosocial problems interact to worsen the HIV epidemic. However, some men acquired HIV through relationships, travel, or other means outside this framework. The researchers aim to understand resilience as well as risks, and how to build healthier communities through addressing trauma, promoting well-being, and fostering social connections rather than pathologizing groups. The study was conducted by researchers from various universities and health organizations, funded by CIHR.
Kathryn Bumgarner experienced symptoms of poor circulation, cognitive issues, and extreme weakness at age 12, leading to a difficult diagnosis process. She learned three important lessons that shaped her identity. She discovered the importance of empathy from instances of disbelief from doctors and a lack of understanding from others. She realized the importance of support from family and friends to one's physical and emotional health from a lack of support during her illness. Finally, she had an epiphany that she could use her experiences and appreciation for understanding patients to become a compassionate doctor.
Michael Matsoukas wrote a self-evaluation for his counselor at Daytop Fox Run where he has been attending an inpatient treatment program. He discusses his substance abuse issues beginning in high school with alcohol and marijuana which later led to cocaine and ecstasy use. He has struggled with addiction for years, attending multiple treatment programs but often relapsing. In his current program, he has learned skills to maintain his sobriety including building a support system, avoiding triggers, and establishing a daily routine of positive activities like working out, attending meetings, and helping his family.
Michael Matsoukas is a 17-year-old living in Hastings on The Hudson, NY who has struggled with alcohol and marijuana addiction since high school. He has been in and out of various treatment programs over the past few years, relapsing each time after discharge. He is currently at the Daytop Fox Run inpatient treatment facility. In his self-evaluation, he reflects on his substance use history and the various treatment programs he has attended. He discusses learning about himself and his triggers during this most recent stay. Michael plans to continue his recovery by attending outpatient treatment and AA/NA meetings when he is discharged, and have a daily routine of work, school, chores, and church to stay on track
Douglas Worthy earned his BA in Psychology/Substance Abuse in 2010 from Argosy University online. He has a background as a nurse and case manager working in hospice and long-term care. His childhood was difficult, marked by alcoholism, abuse, and neglect from his father. He himself struggled with alcoholism from a young age. After getting sober in the 1980s, he graduated nursing school and had a successful career before pursuing psychology to help others struggling with substance abuse and trauma like he had experienced. His goal is to earn a PsyD from Argosy University to work with adult survivors of child abuse and help them cope with issues like substance abuse.
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3. *2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
** Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
For a disease that strikes 1 in 10
Americans over the age of 12,*
addiction to alcoholor other drugs
is surprisingly misunderstood
by most people.
Addiction is a disease.
Addiction has been recognized as a disease by the American Medical
Association since 1956. The American Society of Addiction Medicine
describes addiction as “a primary, chronic disease of brain reward,
motivation, memory and related circuitry.” Like other chronic diseases
such as diabetes, asthma, and hypertension, addiction often involves
cycles of relapse and remission.
Addiction doesn’t discriminate.
It is an equal opportunity disease. It reaches across age, race, gender,
and socioeconomic status, striking more than 20 million Americans.
There is hope.
Like other chronic diseases, addiction can be managed successfully.
Most people who go to treatment programs not only stop using drugs they
also improve their occupational, social, and psychological functioning.**
Three things you should know–
4. MY RECOVERY STORY
Why I couldn’t see where drugs
were taking me.
Elizabeth D., 23, an alumna of Hazelden in Plymouth, Minnesota
INTERVIEW
Meet Elizabeth D., age 23.
Today, with four years
in recovery from
opioid/heroin addiction,
Elizabeth describes
the awakening during
treatment that saved
her life.
When did you start drinking or
using drugs?
When I was 15, in high school. It started with
drinking and study drugs [Ritalin, Adderall]. On
weekends, mostly. I had good grades and was
involved at school; I was in marching band and took
Advanced Placement classes. But by senior year, my
weekends got crazy. I drank a lot, and I don’t really
remember much of what happened. Even today,
friends from high school tell me stories about what
we did, and I don’t remember.
I went away to college, and I was on my own for the
first time. That’s when I went completely overboard.
I was taking Oxycontin. Later, when it was difficult
for me to get Oxycontin, I switched to heroin.
I didn’t go to classes. Didn’t make friends. Just
wanted to do drugs or “have fun,” as I called it.
What was your day like?
I would wake up at two or three in the afternoon;
missed all of my classes. And I’d immediately go
to the bank and withdraw cash from the savings
account my parents set up for me. I’d withdraw $200
or so, thinking it would get me through a few days,
which it never did. It lasted one day. I had a guy
living in my all-girls dorm room with me. He would
drive me about an hour away from campus where
we picked up what we needed at a hotel room. Then
I would go back and hole up in my dorm room and
watch Netflix until I passed out. That was my life.
I didn’t do anything else. I didn’t eat. I didn’t want
to spend money on food when I could use it to buy
drugs. I don’t know where all of that time went.
Sometimes on Sundays I would try to clean up and
eat something and not use. But by the end of the day
I would feel so sick that I always ended up back at
the hotel room buying drugs.
Q
A
5. When did you know you needed help?
I didn’t. My family did an intervention when I was
home for winter break. It was the classic scene
where they each read their notes to me about how
my actions made them feel. Right out of the TV
show, I was thinking. Even then, I didn’t think I had
a problem. I mean, I wasn’t using needles. I wasn’t
out on the streets. Those were the kinds of thoughts
going through my head.
My family had an assessment and treatment
program all lined up for me at Hazelden and
a plane ticket to Minnesota. I was extremely angry
and didn’t want to go but decided to play it out so
my family could see I didn’t have a problem. I was
completely convinced the assessment would show
I wasn’t an addict and didn’t need treatment.
Were you scared to go to treatment?
I didn’t know anything about treatment outside of
what I saw on TV. I thought it would be cold, sterile,
scary, uncomfortable. It’s not like that at all. It’s
a really nice place to be. You’re completely taken
care of the whole time. Everybody gets their own
treatment plan, so each morning your schedule is
printed off for you listing your appointments and
assignments for the day.
What changed in treatment?
My counselor told me I was in denial about my
situation and gave me the assignment to talk with
a peer about it. So I asked one of the other girls in
treatment what she thought. She told me to think
about myself before I started using, to look at my
19-year-old self through my 14-year-old eyes.
Betty Ford’s legacy of hope
Former first lady Betty Ford put a courageous
new face on recovery in 1978 when, at age
60, she openly sought treatment for addiction
to alcohol and prescription medications. Her
candor created a national dialogue and lifted
the shame surrounding addiction, unlocking
the door to recovery, especially among women.
In 1982, the
former First
Lady opened
the door to
recovery even
wider when she
cofounded the
nonprofit Betty
Ford Center in
Rancho Mirage,
California,
modeling
the clinic after Hazelden. She became an
outspoken advocate for treatment, raising
awareness about the disease of addiction
and the potential for recovery. Her legacy of
courage and compassion, now united with
Hazelden, ensures countless more individuals
and families will find new life in recovery.
Closer than you
might think
Patients come to the Hazelden Betty Ford
Foundation from across the country and
around the world. With treatment centers in
California, Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois, New
York, and Florida, we’ve been a place of new
beginnings for hundreds of thousands of
people from all walks of life.
See a list of our locations at
hazeldenbettyford.org
And to ask myself what, back then, I thought my
life would be like. And that’s when it dawned on me.
I’d pictured going to Duke University. Becoming an
attorney. Being surrounded by lots of friends and
family. Instead, I was alone. Miserable. So, so low.
That was your turning point?
Completely. I got a before-and-after picture of my
life, and I could finally see that drugs and alcohol
were ruining everything. Once I realized where my
life was going, I was so extremely grateful to be in
a place where I could get help. There was a solution
for me. Things could be different. I was thirsty for
this new knowledge. That’s how I started to learn
about my addiction and how to start living again.
The First Lady
of Recovery
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H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
THE VERY
DEFINITION OF
TREATMENT
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s earliest clinicians
developed the addiction treatment approach most widely used
in the world today, known originally as the Minnesota Model.
Combining medical care with the emerging Twelve Step mutual
support practices, addiction treatment for our patients was, above
all, provided with empathy and dignity.
Fast-forward to today. The innovation continues. As science
further reveals the complex biological and behavioral workings
of addiction, our treatment approach integrates the latest research
and proven effective practices—always leading with the respect
and compassion that has set our care apart from the beginning.
TREATMENT & RECOVERY
7. LEVELS OF CARE
A plan built
for you.
Addiction doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a gradual
process so incremental that it’s often not recognized
until someone else intervenes.
And, with addiction, every person’s situation is
different. At the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation,
we take into consideration physical and mental
health, gender, family history, types of drugs being
abused and many other variables.
Understanding those differences is important in
developing the best possible plan to help you or your
loved one get well and stay well.
Assessment
A careful process to ensure an accurate diagnosis.
Residential Addiction Treatment
Campus-based intensive care to meet the unique
needs of each individual.
Outpatient Addiction Treatment
Programs that meet during the day or evening
so you or your loved one can tend to work and
family responsibilities.
Structured Living
Residential options with treatment and
counseling support.
Continuing Care
Ongoing counseling to support and reinforce
development of healthy behaviors, relationships,
and lifestyle.
TREATMENT & RECOVERY
8. FAMILY SERVICES & SUPPORT
Being there
for families.
Addiction is called “a family disease” for good
reason. Families are in pain. By the time most
families reach out for help, the disease has
progressed to a crisis level. Families feel
traumatized and overwhelmed; they’ve been
lied to and betrayed. There are arguments and
confrontations, slamming doors, and sleepless
nights. Often, there’s more serious trouble—
an accident, a lost job, an arrest.
Families need help in their own right. Our
educational and support programs help families
learn about the disease of addiction and how it
affects them. With care and support, families are
able to work through the chaos they’ve experienced,
understand how to set healthy boundaries, and
begin to rebuild a trusting relationship with
their loved one.
Knowing that the disease of addiction is passed
from one generation to the next, our prevention
programs embrace children who are directly
affected, and educate K–12 students, their parents,
and school communities.
Family Programs
Social Communities
Parent Recovery Groups
Parent Coaching
Children’s Programs
Prevention Programs
To learn more, visit
H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
TREATMENT & RECOVERY
9. To learn more, visit
H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
RESIDENTIAL & OUTPATIENT
ADDICTION TREATMENT
Getting your
whole picture.
The way you think. How you feel. What you
believe. Addiction changes everything about
a person. It affects judgment, emotions, and beliefs.
That’s why our treatment approach is holistic and
personalized, providing care for the mind, body,
and spirit and taking into account everything you
or your loved one needs to get well.
For Men
For Women
For Adolescents & Young Adults
Our residential treatment centers maintain separate
programming and lodging for males and females.
TREATMENT & RECOVERY
10. INTEGRATED CARE
Designed to
meet your
needs.
More often than not, addiction comes with
complicating factors, including mental health
issues related to anxiety, trauma, eating disorders,
or depression. As many as 80 percent of alcoholics
experience symptoms of depression.*
With such complex disorders, the most effective
approach is to integrate addiction and mental health
treatment so that both issues are addressed at the
same time. Your treatment team includes medical
and mental health professionals who design your
care plan with whatever therapies, mental health
services, and medications are appropriate.
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Eating Disorders
Compulsive Behaviors
*“Addiction and Mental Illness,” Research Update, published
by the Butler Center for Research, a part of the Hazelden
Betty Ford Foundation.
To learn more, visit
H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
TREATMENT & RECOVERY
11. To learn more, visit
H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
TARGETED CARE
Extra focus
when needed.
The more we learn about addiction, the more our
treatment efforts can be targeted to address specific
risks and challenges. For those who suffer from
chronic pain or those in recovery from addiction
to painkillers, careful medication management
can be an important part of aftercare. Peer group
support can be an especially important part of
treatment for physicians, attorneys, and other
licensed professionals who face significant risk
and recovery issues unique to their professions.
Informed by the latest research and best practices,
specialized treatment programming for you or your
loved one ensures the most effective care.
Chronic Pain
Older Adults
LGBTQ
Trauma
Eating Disorders
Pain Medications/Heroin
College Bound
Health Care Professionals
Legal Professionals
Licensed Professionals & Executives
TREATMENT & RECOVERY
12. LIVING IN RECOVERY
With you
every step
of the way.
The changes made in treatment—the way you think
and react and care for yourself—are new ways of
living that take practice. Regaining and maintaining
health means learning to live differently; learning to
manage a chronic disease.
Staying connected with others in recovery is one
of the healthiest moves you can make. Whether you
want to be part of a structured recovery support
program or you prefer informal support networks,
our services and resources are designed to help you
get answers when you need them and share that
wisdom with others along the way.
Web-Based Recovery Tools,
Coaching, and Support
Recovery Support Apps
Recovery Support Text Programs
Recovery Coaching & Monitoring
Online Recovery Social Network
Alumni Groups & Activities
Recovery Retreats
Recovery Celebrations &
Special Events
Daily Inspirational Emails
Books & e-Books
To learn more, visit
H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
TREATMENT & RECOVERY
13. If you or a loved one is struggling with alcohol or other drugs, call 800-257-7800.
H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
WRITING NEW
CHAPTERS IN
HOPE
In 1954, Hazelden published a book written by a man who
simply wanted to help other alcoholics. The book’s format was
untried—a daily reading, meditation, and prayer. Selling almost
5,000 copies in its first year, Twenty-Four Hours a Day launched
Hazelden’s publishing division and introduced a now iconic
self-help tool: the daily meditation book.
Today, we are the world’s leading publisher of addiction treatment
and recovery resources. Our mobile apps and e-books, online
bookstore, and on-demand curricula and videos for professionals put
this world of information and inspiration at your fingertips, 24/7.
PUBLISHING
14. IT TAKES A FAMILY
Families and addicts can find healing
from addiction, together.
Recovery author Debra Jay
INTERVIEW
PUBLISHING
Meet Debra Jay, author,
clinical interventionist,
and addiction counselor.
In 2008, Jay coauthored
Love First: A Family’s
Guide to Intervention,
a breakthrough book
for families hoping to
get a loved one into treatment. In
2014, Hazelden Publishing released
Jay’s newest book, It Takes a Family:
A Cooperative Approach to Lasting
Sobriety. In it, Jay draws from wisdom
born of experience—her own as an
addiction professional and that of
countless families she’s helped
along the way.
Isn’t treatment for the addict the end
goal families need most?
Treatment for the addict is a starting place for the
rest of the family to begin healing. Families need
help in their own right. When an intervention
is done properly, family members rally together
and are educated about the disease of addiction
and supported in taking action against addiction.
I’ve seen families come together in unbelievable,
amazing, beautiful ways through an intervention.
The family is able to set the anger aside and move
into empathy. Then their loved one goes off to
treatment, the family is left on their own, and
nothing more changes for them. Most alcoholics
and addicts coming out of treatment have
a recovery plan, but families are left to figure
things out for themselves.
What kinds of things do families
need to change ?
Families are profoundly affected by the disease of
addiction, but they don’t realize the extent.
More than anything, family members need help in
recognizing and changing the fear-based behavior
patterns they’ve developed in response to the
Q
A
15. disease of addiction. They have
been living in crisis mode and,
as a result, have developed some
unhealthy survival skills that carry
over into all other areas of their
lives. These survival skills become
behavior patterns, or what’s called
“character defects” in Twelve
Step language.
Some of the more common
behaviors include the need to
control others, perfectionism,
hanging onto resentments, or
behaving like a martyr. These are
ways we learn to protect ourselves
from pain. Peel back each of
these behaviors and you’ll find
the same thing: fear. Families
who live with addiction live in
a state of fear, behaving in ways
to keep themselves safe—not
understanding that those survival
behaviors further perpetuate
the fear.
How does the family
get out of that cycle
of fear?
There are simple, practical
strategies families can put into
action to build a circle of support
for each other. I call it “Structured
Family Recovery.” It begins when
family members learn to take focus
off of the addict and, instead,
begin to focus on their own
behaviors. More than anything,
families worry about relapse.
Everyone’s focus is on the addict.
This has been the pattern. For
months or years leading up
to treatment, the family has been
in crisis and watching the addict
like a hawk, fearing whatever
the next consequence might be.
During treatment, all attention
is on the addict, too. And after
treatment, everyone’s attuned
to the addict’s every move,
terrified at the prospect of relapse.
But families can change their
focus and work in a collaborative
way to not only reinvent their
relationships but also be of
support to one another, which
reduces the probability of relapse.
So, you use the term
“circle of support” to
describe a family?
The circle image came to me in
working with a young man whose
family was at a loss after years
of experiencing his mother’s
struggle with addiction to opiates.
His mother would go to treatment,
stay sober for a while, and then
relapse. Each time she relapsed,
he said it felt like his family
was standing outside a circle,
turned inward, and all pointing
at his mother in judgment. When
his family finally got help for
themselves, he described it as
standing inside the circle—holding
hands, working recovery together.
That’s what Structured Family
Recovery feels like for the family:
You’re all in it together, including
the recovering alcoholic or addict,
each taking personal responsibility
for yourselves and at the same
time supporting one another.
PUBLISHING
IT BEGINS
WHEN FAMILY
MEMBERS
LEARN TO
TAKE FOCUS
OFF OF THE
ADDICT AND,
INSTEAD, BEGIN
TO FOCUS ON
THEIR OWN
BEHAVIORS.”
“
16. Hope, to share.
As long as people in recovery and their families courageously tell their stories.
As long as clinicians and researchers push for new approaches and more answers.
As long as educators and community leaders believe in reducing risks and building resilience.
We will continue to publish resources to build that better tomorrow.
PUBLISHING
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H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
A STUDIED
INSTITUTION
Our earliest leaders believed there were too many people suffering
with addiction for us to keep our knowledge and experience to
ourselves. That’s why our doors have always been open to other
treatment providers and professionals—physicians, psychologists,
social workers, clergy—to come and learn with us.
Today, our Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies is an
accredited institution of higher education where the next generation
of addiction counselors gains the professional competencies to
deliver the most effective help. And with each new clinician comes
the uncharted potential to save hundreds if not thousands of lives.
18. AN EDUCATION IN
ADDICTION
Two counselors discuss the science
behind hope.
Hazelden graduate school alumni Manuel G. & Ahmed E.
INTERVIEW
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Meet Manuel G. of Mexico
and Ahmed E. of Egypt,
licensed and practicing
addiction counselors and
alumni of the Hazelden
Graduate School of
Addiction Studies. Both in
long-term recovery from
addiction, Manuel G. and Ahmed E.
started graduate school with a special
place in their hearts for people still
suffering from the disease. What they
gained was a different education in
addiction recovery: the clinical skills
to deliver the most effective help.
What brought you to the
graduate school?
Manuel: I first heard of Hazelden when I was 16 as
one of the treatment options my parents considered
for me. At 18, after I got clean and sober, I needed to
decide what to do with my life. I realized I wanted
to help other addicts. That was an important turning
point for me because I was a guitarist, a performer,
and was accepted at the Berklee College of Music
in Boston. Instead, I stayed in Mexico City to earn
a bachelor’s degree in psychology, with the goal of
going on to become an addiction specialist through
the Hazelden graduate school.
Ahmed: I was working as a counselor in the
addiction unit of a psychiatric hospital in Egypt.
I am a recovering addict, and I’d actually gone to
treatment in that same hospital. I knew of Hazelden
through its books and pamphlets on addiction and
recovery. I had a bachelor’s degree in psychology,
and my supervisor suggested that I continue
my education if I wanted to work as a clinician.
Hazelden seemed the obvious choice. I didn’t
know it at the time, but our treatment model in
Egypt was based on the Hazelden model of care.
That’s something I discovered after arriving at
the graduate school.
Q
A
19. Does your recovery experience
make you a better counselor?
Manuel: A natural and important part of recovery
is sharing your experience with other people who
are working a Twelve Step program. Having that
shared experience is still important, but now, as
an addiction counselor, I’m able to clinically guide
people through the stages of change.
Ahmed: Being in recovery gives me a better
understanding of challenges the addict and family
members face, but I don’t think it makes me
a better counselor. My education through the
graduate school makes me a more effective
counselor, a skilled clinician. I have the knowledge
and skills to be effective–the scientific approach to
treat the disease using evidence-based practices.
What does the world need to
know about addiction?
Ahmed: What people don’t understand is that
treatment works. We tend to hear and see only the
bad outcomes, the news stories about famous people
who get DUIs or commit other crimes or relapse and
A Big Reveal
Professionals gain insight
into addiction treatment.
A week-long summer institute held at
the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage,
California, puts a face on the disease of
addiction for medical students. Shadowing
treatment patients or family program
participants, medical students learn about
addiction, treatment, and recovery from
the patient’s perspective.
It’s quite an awakening, as described by
medical student Sahbina E., from Meharry
Medical College. “I was overwhelmed by the
honesty and openness of the family members
who were a part of my group. I will never lose
sight of the fact that addiction is a disease
and that, as a future physician, I now carry
the responsibility to use the information
I’ve acquired to help future patients and
their families.”
Social workers, health care professionals,
educators, and other helping professionals
have opportunities for on-site learning at
the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, as well.
Through residential study programs, visiting
professionals get an up-close look at the
challenges of addiction and the effectiveness
of treatment.
Online and in-person continuing education
courses, delivered by our clinicians, authors,
and other experts in the field, connect
professionals with the latest thinking and best
practices in addiction prevention, treatment,
and recovery.
die. There are so many more people who go through
treatment and are doing well. I think we will start
hearing more and more of the good news. People in
recovery are beginning to speak up.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
“NOW, AS AN ADDICTION
COUNSELOR, I’M ABLE
TO CLINICALLY GUIDE
PEOPLE THROUGH THE
STAGES OF CHANGE.”
“I WILL NEVER LOSE
SIGHT OF THE FACT
THAT ADDICTION IS
A DISEASE … ”
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H A Z E L D E N B E T T Y F O R D . O R G
THE FIELD’S
RESEARCH
ENGINE
We know addiction treatment is effective, measurably so.
And treatment outcomes improve even more for patients who
participate in continuing care or stay involved with recovery
support groups. But more can be done. By studying the dynamics
of addiction—how change happens, what internal and external
factors matter most—we can help even more people.
Through clinical and institutional research, the Butler Center
for Research at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation asks the
questions that lead to increasingly effective methods of addressing
addiction, from prevention to treatment to lasting recovery.
RESEARCH
21. PHILANTHROPY & ADVOCACY
TOGETHER, WE WILL
OVERCOME ADDICTION.Millions of people die because of the stigma that surrounds
addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Our Center for Public
Advocacy is dedicated to breaking the silence around addiction
and promoting policies aimed at helping people more easily access
treatment and recovery support.
As the nation’s largest nonprofit treatment provider, we rely on
the generosity of donors who make hope and healing possible.
We see a future where no one suffers or dies from addiction,
a disease that can be treated, managed, and overcome. And
every day, through expert care, published resources, professional
education, research, and the support of donors, we are helping
to build that promising new world.
HAZELDENBETTYFORD.ORG
22. If you or someone you love
is struggling with alcohol or other
drug abuse, there isn’t a better place
to find help and answers than the
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
Reach out today.
We’ll be there for you.
Call us toll-free, 24/7, at 800-257-7800
or visit us at hazeldenbettyford.org