3-Layered Mental Health Stigma – A Proven Barrier to SUD Treatment
First, What is Mental Health Stigma? Stigma refers to a negative social attitude linked to specific characteristic(s) of an individual, which are seen as shortcomings in mental, physical, or social aspects. Mental health stigma involves disapproval of characteristics related to o
Addressing the Ohio Health Crisis – Our Response to the 2024 HPIO Dashboard
Why are We Writing this Ohio Health Dashboard Breakdown & Response? At the Institute of Family and Community Impact, we take action for community and family health. This includes advocating for policies that improve the overall health and well-being of everyone we serve. Firs
Urgent Need: Increase in Accessible SUD Telehealth Treatment- 06/2021 Position Paper
06/2021 SUD Telehealth Treatment Position Paper Summary: Substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health telehealth treatment have become essential methods of providing healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, substance use disorder is on the rise, fueled by the social
Effectively Addressing Unique Therapeutic Needs in Community-Based Services – 06/2020 Position Paper
Therapeutic Needs in Community-Based Services 06-2020 Position Paper Summary: In community mental health treatment, clients often encounter social, and structural barriers and stressors that impact the effectiveness of therapy. These Therapy-Interfering Conditions (TICs) include
The Tower of Recovery: Free 9-Step Collaborative Recovery Intervention
What is This Collaborative Recovery Intervention and Why Are We Sharing it? This month we conclude our focus on addiction with a collaborative recovery intervention contemplating the importance of support, connection, and teamwork in recovery. We share our 9-step Tower of Recover
Superhero: Free 11-Step Recovery Intervention.
What is this Recovery Intervention & Why are we Sharing it? This month we are continuing our focus on addiction by introducing the idea that one can be their own superhero, even if just a little bit through our superhero recovery intervention. Being a superhero for oneself do
The Lifelong Effects of Toxic Stress Don’t Just Kill — They Torture 1st
To Understand the Lifelong Effects of Toxic Stress, Let’s First Explore the 3 Types of Stress Perhaps you’ve seen or heard this quote or a variation of it from a stranger or a loved one in your life: “You cannot suffer the past or future because they do not exist. What