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Time To #DumpTheScales For Eating Disorder Treatments

MQ Mental Health

Cross party MP’s and lawmakers call on the government to improve services for eating disorders in a letter, sent to Secretary of State for Health and Social care MP Victoria Atkins. This is where we need every single person who cares about the disastrous impact of eating disorders. We must be the action.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.”

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How you can save babies whose mothers have substance use disorders

Stop Abuse Campaign

The statistics are shocking: ten percent or more of babies born in the United States test positive for alcohol or another mind-altering substance used by the mother struggling with substance use disorder. Should we punish “bad” mothers with substance use disorders ? The inception of ACEs and attachment disorders.

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

NASW Resources: New Messaging from Faces & Voices of Recovery for Talking About Recovery , Faces & Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) is a national campaign of individuals and organizations joining together with a united voice to advocate for public action to deliver the power, possibility, and proof of recovery from substance-use disorders.

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Making Time to Talk About Alcohol Use

Social Work Blog

Other factors include time constraints, as well as concerns about privacy and confidentiality. Studies show women are more likely to experience problems such as alcohol use disorder, liver damage and certain cancers sooner and at lower levels of drinking than men do.

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

NASW Resources New Messaging from Faces & Voices of Recovery for Talking About Recovery Faces & Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) is a national campaign of individuals and organizations joining together with a united voice to advocate for public action to deliver the power, possibility, and proof of recovery from substance-use disorders.

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What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist

Lawson Psychology

After the initial introductions, your psychologist will talk briefly about confidentiality. Many people already know that the conversations you have with your psychologist during your appointments are private and confidential.

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