Rhode Island Quality Institute Receives National Award For Excellence In …
“The National Council Awards of Excellence this year commemorate President Kennedy's vision of a new frontier in behavioral health, one in which individuals with mental illnesses and addictions recover in community. Our honorees are helping us advance …
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Ashley Judd, Mitch McConnell and mental health as campaign fodder (Other …
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 20.9 million, or 9.5 percent, of adult Americans suffer from depression and other mood disorders each year. Thanks to President … Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, Americans are finally …
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Health and Support
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA): Meets in Wareham at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 a.m. Fridays at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 74 High St. (lower rear); and 9 a.m. Wednesdays at the Gleason Family YMCA, 33 Charge Pond Road. (781) 932-6300. Also …
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N. Philly recover center helps addicts through empathy
Evans' recovery-centered approach to addiction and mental-health services, which he instituted in Connecticut, has spread to city and state governments across the country in the past few years and was embraced by the White House Office of National Drug …
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William Cope Moyers to speak about addiction and recovery in Colorado
Steven Millette, executive director at CeDAR, hopes that Moyers' openness about his own struggles will help shift attitudes about addiction away from stigma and shame, toward a wider understanding of prevention and recovery. "The best prevention is …
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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
WAREHAM – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous will hold a public meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 74 High St., Wareham, parking and entrance to meeting at rear of church. Meeting room and bath are …
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'Rehab capital of the West': Prescott tackles complaints about group homes …
While everyone on the council appeared to agree that many of the community's rehab centers and group homes do good work, Arnold said, "There also are the ones that are not providing good services. That is why we're getting the phone calls." While the …
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Actor Martin Sheen helps Tulsa addiction treatment center at fundraiser
"Addiction treatment and recovery centers help the entire community in ways most never see," Sheen said during a recent phone interview. "People we all know need help. They're in our churches. They're our co-workers. They're our children and our family …
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Rehab centers: Love, pray, understanding
Some rehab centers are offering a different atmosphere, including Breakthrough Rehabilitation Center, situated at the heart of Bukit Sentul, Jl Bali Raya no. 31 in West Java. There is a sense of serene silence as you enter the place. The air is fresh …
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Sally Gammon to retire from Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Since then, Good Shepherd has expanded to include a licensed long-term acute care hospital for critically ill patients. Good Shepherd operates inpatient rehabilitation facilities at Easton Hospital, Pocono Medical Center and Wayne Memorial Hospital in …
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