Road to Recovery May 2012: Partnering With Youth and Young Adults in Behavioral Health…
Road to Recovery May 2012: Partnering With Youth and Young Adults in Behavioral Health… – Road to Recovery May 2012: Partnering With Youth and Young Adults in Behavioral Health To Live Happy Healthy and Productive Lives The field of behavioral health has increasingly recognized the importance of addressing the needs of specific age groups with respect to both mental and substance use disorders. Teenagers (ages 12–17) and young adults (ages 18–24) are two age groups for which sensitivity to age is especially important in the practice of prevention, treatment, and recovery. What are the most effective approaches to preventing underage drinking and use of illicit drugs—including the nonmedical use of prescription medications—among youth? What mental, emotional, and behavioral problems are most commonly found in both teenagers and young adults and what are the most effective approaches to prevention and treatment? What are the specialized needs of youth in recovery from substance use, a mental health problem, or both? This show will address these important questions, examining the role of family, schools, and community. More and more, adults working in the field of behavioral health are listening to and partnering with youth in finding better ways to connect and help. This show will highlight innovative and evidence-based approaches to prevention of mental and substance use disorders in youth and young adults. Age-appropriate approaches in treatment and recovery such as recovery schools, recovery homes, and student assistance programs will also be presented …
Dinosaurs? We're not extinct yet! Aerosmith's Toxic Twins on how they survived …
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Our fortunes ebb and flow, but that's never been down to old age. Whenever we come … various demons. Like bandmate Perry, 62, he overcame the addictions of the Seventies and Eighties after stints in rehab. … Tyler says overcoming his leg injuries …
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The Retreat
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Tucked away within a 23-acre stand of old-growth Minnesota “Big Woods” 20 minutes west of downtown Minneapolis, in the town of Wayzata, is The Retreat, a 12-step-focused, gender-segregated drug and alcohol rehab. Most of the people who check in here …
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The Greatest Team That Never Was
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Imagine today's Oklahoma City Thunder never fulfilling their potential, getting sidetracked by injuries and drugs, wiping their roster clean, then winning championships with an aged Kevin Durant nearly a decade later. That's how it played out for the …
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Happenings in Health
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Participants should bring a lunch and drink to class. … Families of addicts support: Changes Recovery Services hosts a weekly support group from 5 to 6 p.m. every Saturday for families whose loved ones are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction …
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