The Jericho Project provides an alternative to jail for people with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse who have been arrested and charged with a crime. Many of their clients have cycled in and out of the justice system, homelessness, emergency rooms and other costly emergency services for years without ever getting the treatment […]
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Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has launched Family Checkup, an online resource that provides parents with research-based skills to help keep their kids drug-free. NIDA-funded research has shown the critical role parents play in preventing their children from using drugs. Family Checkup poses questions for parents to consider as they interact with their children; […]
New Futures: Helping Communities and Educators to Provide Children Culturally Relevant Programs
New Futures partners with families in their communities and with educators to ensure that children succeed in school and in life. Their integrated, culturally relevant programs in low-income apartment complexes build skills, foster connectedness, and promote strengths. Population of focus Low income children, youth, families and adults in South King County, Washington state Implementation New Futures increases access to services by […]
Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System: Expanding Culturally Relevant Treatment Alternatives
The overarching goal of the Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System (CT LBHS) is improved behavioral health care through the permanent expansion and enhancement of culturally relevant treatment alternatives for the Latino population of Connecticut. The Hispanic Clinic of the Connecticut Mental Health Center functions as the coordinating anchor for the CT LBHS. The aim is to […]
ConnectFamilias / Little Havana Community Partnership
ConnectFamilias/ Little Havana Community Partnership is built on the premise that children do better when their families are strong, and that families do better when they live in neighborhoods that help them succeed as productive citizens. ConnectFamilias is building a comprehensive, neighborhood based and family focused system of care. ConnectFamilias promotes family and community safety […]
CBT ABC way: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Multilingual Mobile Apps for Kids, Teens and Adults
The CBT ABC way multilingual, mobile applications help to practice paying attention to negative thoughts, and learning to challenge them with reasonable thoughts in order to feel better. They are based on a step-by-step approach that is easy to use and interactive. The apps can also help people practice what counselors and therapists teach in […]