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Tag Archives: recovery
National Recovery Month – Many Paths to Wellness
The path to recovery for people with mental health and substance use disorders can take many turns and byways: education, employment, physical wellness, and relationship building among them! Continue reading
Posted in Project, Right Resources Right Now
Tagged National Recovery Month, NIDILRR Research, recovery
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America’s Recovery is Powered by Inclusion, Including Those in Recovery
This is Mental Illness Awareness Week and the first full week of NDEAM – we’re highlighting research and resources for workplaces that inclusive of people with mental illness. Continue reading
What are Addiction and Recovery and are They Covered by the ADA?
According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), addiction is a “treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences.” People with addiction may use substances, such as drugs or … Continue reading
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Tagged ADA, addiction, addiction and recovery, Americans with Disabilities Act, NIDILRR, recovery
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a Veteran with a disability. What information and resources are available for me? This edition of Answered … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, benefits, cognitive behavioral intervention, Colombia, Disabilities, disability, discrimination, education, employment, independence, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, older Veterans, people with disabilities, physical activity, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, recovery, retirement, SCI, SCI Model Systems, Spanish, Spanish-language, spinal cord injury, support, TBI, TBI Model Systems, traumatic brain injury, veterans, veterans with disabilities
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After the Disaster: Recovery
This week we saw catastrophic weather up and down the Gulf Coast of Texas with Hurricane Harvey, including wind damage in Corpus Christi and severe flooding in the Houston area. More rain and flooding is predicted through the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now
Tagged assistive technology, disaster, emergency preparedness, housing, Hurricane Harvey, recovery
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Curb Cuts in the Road to Recovery
September is Recovery Month, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), increasing awareness of mental and substance use disorders and celebrating the people who are traveling the Road to Recovery. That road can be a challenge … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, alcohol, recovery, recovery month, substance abuse
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SAMHSA Announces a Working Definition of “Recovery” from Mental and/or Substance Abuse Disorders
On Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the first working definition of recovery from mental disorders and/or substance abuse disorders. The working definition is the result of a year-long-effort that began in … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged disorders, initiative, mental health, recovery, SAMHSA, substance abuse, working definition
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