Friday Morning Plenary
Friday Morning Plenary – 8:15am — 10:00am: Welcome and Plenary Tools to Support True Social Inclusion and Community Integration Confirmed Speakers: Director, Center on Mental Health… NHRMC Will Respond to the Market Challenges – and Succeed In our previous Insights entries, we discussed how government policy changes and market forces are impacting New Hanover Regional Medical Center, and how we are using Lean methodology and other innovations to respond to those changes. Today we will … Read more on Greater Wilmington Business Journal Read more... ...
Looking for a Psychiatric Hospital. Location Anywhere?
... by Just wonderin’: Looking for a psychiatric hospital. Location anywhere? What are some great psychiatric hospitals? I really need help and the ones here are horrible. Please someone help me. I don’t have a lot of money but I have blue cross blue shield. I live in Atlanta, I’ve been to countless all throughout atlanta and I don’t want to go to anywhere NEAR atlanta. So please no Athens or lawrenceville or something. Get me away From there! I didn’t mention where I lived because I didn’t want to ...
Collaboration Brings Mental Health Services to Schools
... and Bianca Otterbein, Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center administrators, are working with the Aiken County School District in provide in-school services. Editor's note: This is the first part of a three-part series … Read more on Aiken Standard Subcommittee recommends triage centers, adding mental health professionals Triage centers are one way to relieve hospitals, especially UMC, from beds being occupied by mental health patients. Dr. Carrison says the state's Rawson Neal Psychiatric Hospital doesn't have all the resources it needs. "If they don't have any room at … Read more on MyNews3 Las Vegas KSNV Read ...
What Kind of Degree Would I Need to Be Able to Become a Case Manager at a Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center?
Question by Rachel: what kind of degree would i need to be able to become a case manager at a drug and alcohol rehab center? I am in recovery myself and have went down a long dark road and have came out on the other side. I know first hand the pain and heartache that people in recovery go through and I want to help others and give back. I have found a school that has a fast track alcohol and drug counseling program that after 10 months they send you a diploma for that and then you have the option to continue to get your associates degree. I’m not a spring chicken so I’m trying to do the fastest thing possible and I’m not looking to go back to school for 4 years or more!! Please help!!! Thank you Read more... ...
A Poet Mines Memories of Drug Addiction
... Poet Mines Memories of Drug Addiction For a good part of his adult life — after he kicked heroin — he worked in a psychiatric hospital in the Bronx and later ran a drug rehabilitation center in Brooklyn. Poetry came later, when he was in his 40s, though it did not come easily, given his … Read more on New York Times Life and Arts Announcements, Feb. 23 Liz-Beth.com. “Illimunation”: Through March 22, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Info: email [email protected]; 865-357-2787. “The Manhattan Project-Secrets Revisited”: Through May 2, Farragut Folklife Museum, 11408 Municipal ...
Just Say No, Governor Cuomo
... Say No, Governor Cuomo Unlike community-based programs, psychiatric hospitals cater to those who need inpatient services, cannot survive safely in the community, or who refuse treatment. New York currently has about 4,000 state psychiatric hospital beds—roughly 27 per 100 … Read more on City Journal County makes progress with Psychiatric Health Facility Although the county contracts with the now Doctors Behavioral Health Center for a minimum of 21 inpatient beds, there are currently no county-owned and operated facilities for acute or sub-acute inpatient psychiatric care. With the opening of the … Read more on Ceres Courier Read ...
Legislative Spotlight: Mental Health Services Needed
Legislative spotlight: Mental health services needed At the same time, it closed its inpatient psychiatric unit for children. Since then, every child and teenager in need of hospitalization for emotional or mental distress (28 during December) has been sent to Westchester County for treatment. Due to … Read more on Poughkeepsie Journal State workers fare well in House budget plan The budget also will include about $ 10 million more in funding for mental health services than proposed by McDonnell. He had requested an additional $ 38.4 million in response to an attack on Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, by his son, Austin C. "Gus … Read more on The Daily Progress Read more... ...