Incarcerating the mentally ill doesn't help them, and it's expensive
Judy Snow, manager of mental health services for the jail, said the program is reaching some of “the most treatment-resistant individuals” who have been in and out of jail. But she said it's too soon to tell if those getting treatment will stay out of …
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My son ia visually and hearing impaired, and he needs help with weed and alcohol. He went The Beginnings here in Tyler, he needs inpatient treatment, and they referred him to a center in Houston who will be able to provide enterpreting ( sign language).
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Eating disorder treatment touted for area residents
The Renfrew Center, in Philadelphia, is the nation's first residential eating disorder facility, providing eating disorder treatment and research since its establishment in 1985. The center has treated more than 65,000 women. • Renfrew's treatment …
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Question by unhuman: How can i volunteer or intern at a mental health facility and/or at drug rehab places?
i want to want to become a drug/alcohol counselor, for a intermediate carrier goal, the certificate only takes a year or so. i been going to college for 2 yrs, and this summer i am planning on taking this summer off and no class, and i really want to do some out of the box activities that i like.

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Answer by jason
Get a resume together with references, and then go by the treatment facility you want to work at and ask to speak to their volunteer coordinator (if they have one). If they don’t, just ask to speak to the person in charge of the facility. Tell them what your interests are, what kind of needs you think you could help with at their facility, and what kind of time you would be willing to spend. It is REALLY important that you make out a schedule and you STICK TO THE SCHEDULE you make. You don’t have to do any particular amount of hours, but you do need to do what you say you’ll do. One of the biggest gripes I’ve heard from volunteer coordinators is that they can’t depend on their volunteers. volunteers think “well, it’s free, so it doesn’t matter when i come in” but remember, they are fitting you into their schedule, and sometimes these schedules are what provide stability to the patients, and is part of the treatment itself. If you say you’re going to be there for some activity, and you’re not, it can mess up everything else.

that being said, remember to treat your volunteer opportunity as IF IT WERE YOUR JOB. remember, you will be asking this person for a reference later, and any future jobs or school programs you want will be calling them to see what kind of person you are. it’s an invaluable opportunity, and i hope you get the best from it..

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Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program lists 2013 Golf Classic results
HDAP has been treating clients who suffer from chemical dependency problems, and family members, since 1977. The agency provides outpatient and intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and prevention education programs. To make a donation …
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Woman Arrested 396 Times Sentenced To Mental Health And Substance Abuse …
CHICAGO (STMW) – An Uptown woman who has been arrested 396 times meekly offered her gratitude and apologies to a Cook County judge Monday as she took a plea deal that will send her to a mental health and substance abuse treatment program, the …
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Question by junebug21: Where can I find real statistics that shows mental health programs are worth the expense?
I live in Illinois. My governor Pat Quinn is cutting funding to mental health services. I want to write a letter to protest. . Can you help me brainstorm some good reasons why these cuts will cause more harm than good? I want the letter to be very persuasive. I really would like hard statistics. I think giving people proper treatment might save money in other areas such as unnecessary hospitalizations and incarceration, homelessness, etc. However I am looking for real statistics to back up my claims.

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Answer by Charles & Judy C
I used to live in Illinois and I think that the cut backs in social programs is terrible! But that state is in big trouble financially and the only hope may be to raise taxes or to rely more often on the private sector for this help.
In the 1960’s Medicare and Medicaid became available to chronically mentally ill people and so the state facilities that housed them opened their doors and let these poor souls go out on their own. Only local mental health facilities which ran on tax dollars in every county were able to provide outpatient care and home facilities for these chronically ill people. With the cut backs, more and more people are turned away even though the population (naturally) grows every year.
Every Illinois county has a “zone center” for the indigent mentally ill. These state hospitals (Elgin, Tinley Park, Manteno etc.) are run on state funds. You have no idea hopw dilapidated, understaffed and inadequate some of these places are. Yet they struggle on year after year.
If you are looking for statistics, look in your local phone book for your nearest board of health department and get the phone number of your local mental health center for the county. Call them. Talk to the director. They have to submit budgets to the state and they probably keep statistics on how their care load has risen. So ask them how many people they gave service to last year and the year before.
You won’t believe how much these centers are needed!
Also, call your local homeless shelter and get their statistics and call your local United Way office and find out how the demand for their services has grown.
Good luck.
Mental health is always on the bottom of any state’s list for funding…those people are invisible to everyone else.

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Xanax Addiction Treatment and Xanax Drug Rehab Announced by Recovery …
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Lawmakers want clampdown on prescription drug abuse
Without that federal funding, "we've shifted our focus from that effort to other technologies," Westley Clark, head of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's substance abuse treatment center, told the panel. That shift of focus …
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Question by nunya: Does anyone know at least 4 to 7 places where someone can get long term treatment for drug addiction?
This is for D.A.R.E

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Answer by cintchick
The link I included below will take you to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) treatment center locator. SAMHSA is a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services

Enter a city and state, then select “Continue”. You will then be offered options to target your search. In your case, under “Services Provided” you would select “Substance Abuse” and under “Type of Care” you would select “Residential Long-Term Treatment” and/or “Hospital Inpatient”. Again, select “Continue”. You will then see a list of centers with their contact information, as well as a summary of the services they offer and forms of payment accepted.

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