Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Substance Abuse and Mental Health – Presenters discuss evidence-based corrections and treatment practices for individuals with behavioral health disorders. They provide an overview of key resea…

Bartow's Leland Ministries Gives Addicts Tools to Recover

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

As the name implies, the Bartow nonprofit helps people confront addictions through a spectrum of faith-based programs, spiritual counseling and group therapy, using some of the same principles of 12-step organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous and …
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The legacy of Svend Robinson: book excerpt

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

He lived in a unit with 54 other inmates and was treated like any other prisoner. He earned $ 3 a day performing the same menial … Some of Robinson's critics felt his activism and generosity were driven by ego and self-promotion, but Truelove …
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