“‘Peer Support’ Local mental health consumers are helping each other”

Link to: WTO06122015C01 (pdf format)

The article on Peer Support available through the above link, appeared in the Warren Times Observer on June 12, 2015. The article talks about a variety of Peer programs found at Beacon Light Behavioral Health in Warren, PA.  I felt the article gave a really good representation of some of the changes being seen in Warren County with regards to mental health treatment.

The pdf file was provided to me by Diane Paddock who wrote the piece for the Warren Times Observer, and shared here with her permission. The Warren Times Observer website is located at http://timesobserver.com

“No easy answers for helping homeless”

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This December 26, 2014 Centre Daily Times article talks about some of the issues faced by people who want to help people who are homeless and who have mental health issues.

“Ten Principles of Recovery”

The Front of the SAMHSA building at 1 Choke Cherry Road in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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This video was uploaded to YouTube on October 17, 2012 by Marc Jacques and offers information about the ten principles of recovery from mental illness based on SAMHSA’s principles of recovery.

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• 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Dealt With a Mental Illness in 2013 (health.usnews.com)
• 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Dealt With a Mental Illness in 2013 (webmd.com)
• Nearly 20 Percent Of Americans Dealt With Mental Health Issues Last Year (scienceworldreport.com)