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For over 25 years, Behavioral Health News has been your trusted source of education, information, advocacy, and quality resources on #MentalHealth and #SubstanceUseDisorder treatment and services. https://behavioralhealthnews.org/
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The Massachusetts Young Adult Access Centers provide free, #PeerLed #support to #YoungAdults with #MentalHealth challenges, helping them transition to #adulthood with strong engagement, progress, and satisfaction outcomes.

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Congratulations Ira H. Minot, LMSW, for receiving the Founder’s Legacy Award!

Support Ira by purchasing a Ticket, Sponsorship, Event Journal Ad or 50/50 Raffle Ticket: mhne.org/awards

MHNE 2025 Leadership Awards Reception
5/21/25, 12PM, NYC
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Now in @behavioralhealth.bsky.social—Pregnancy and early childhood impact physical and mental well-being throughout one's life. How do we seize opportunity? NYCCD & McSilver experts explain what’s going on in NY State + the power of evidence-based treatments: behavioralhealthnews.org/developments...
Developments Towards Greater Social-Emotional Support Before and After Birth
Enhancing early childhood mental health through training, support, and evidence-based care to strengthen parent-child relationships.
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Maggie G. Mortali, MPH, has been named CEO of @naminyc.bsky.social, bringing extensive experience in suicide prevention and public health to lead the organization’s efforts in expanding equitable mental health access.

📰 Read the article: behavioralhealthnews.org/nami-nyc-boa...
NAMI-NYC Board of Directors Announces New CEO Maggie G. Mortali, MPH
NAMI-NYC welcomes Maggie G. Mortali as the new CEO, bringing expertise in mental health advocacy and suicide prevention.
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#Therapists can prevent #burnout and maintain #WellBeing by setting #boundaries, prioritizing #SelfCare, leveraging #technology, and seeking #support.

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#SubstanceUseDisorders and #suicide, linked by shared factors like #MentalHealth challenges and #trauma, require integrated #support and #intervention to foster #recovery and reduce #harm.

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@sus-org.bsky.social combines trauma-informed care, peer #support, and #community collaboration to prevent #suicide and promote #recovery with dignity and #hope.

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#Schools play a crucial role in #suicide prevention by promoting #MentalHealth awareness, providing early #intervention, and creating #supportive environments for students at risk.

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#SocialMedia isn’t just a source of harm — it’s also a space where young people build #resilience, support each other, and share #LifeSaving #resources.

By Sophie Szew, student at Stanford

#HarmReduction #MentalHealth #Youth

📰 Read the article: behavioralhealthnews.org/beyond-moral...
🎄The #Holidays Are Coming: How to Handle #Disagreements🎄

1. Check your #emotions before engaging
2. Stay curious about other #perspectives
3. #Respect disagreement; don’t aim to “win"
4. Take breaks if it gets heated

By @achrisheathmd.bsky.social

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During the holidays, overdose risks increase. Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Carolann Slattery spoke w/ Epicenter NYC’s Ambar Castillo about the importance of providing compassionate care to break down stigmas that too often prevent people from seeking support: epicenter-nyc.com/during-the-h...
During the holidays, harm reduction groups offer a lifeline to New Yorkers facing overdose risks
Advocates say harm reduction isn’t just about clean needles or naloxone kits — it’s about meeting people where they are. During the holidays, that connection can save lives.
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