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“Functional Disorders”: One of Medicine’s Biggest Failures | Marion Brown

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’ O’Sullivan suggests that for recovery, community support is needed, including ‘…a community that can tolerate imperfection and failure, and which has the humility to put aside its vested interests.’ Worse still, the patients may find themselves in battles with the medical establishment.’

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Involuntary Care Doesn’t Work. What BC Should Do Instead

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Instead, resources should be focused on voluntary mental health care, services and community support that people desperately need and often cannot access.” An evidence-based approach clearly shows that the reliance on detention, force and coercion over the past two decades has not led to better outcomes.

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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

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Psychiatric medications are often offered as the default solutionbut without complementary options such as therapy, community support, or trauma-informed care, these prescriptions can become long-term crutches rather than bridges to healing. South Koreas mental health crisis is not simply a matter of individual symptoms.

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Filling the Gaps in SUD Care Coordination

National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

As opposed to other chronic conditions, the risk of symptom recurrence in SUD is shaped by more than just clinical treatment; it is also shaped by social stability, stigma and ongoing access to peer and community support. This contributes to missed referrals and inadequate transition support between service settings.

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Conference Colleague Spotlight: Juan Gonzalez

National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

With support from our local Lowes, we built a therapeutic food garden for veterans, and were gearing up for planting season around Memorial Day weekend. Thanks to strong community support, this event has evolved into a veteran celebration, complete with a cookout and live music. What are you hoping to learn at NatCon25?

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Irrational Polypharmacy: How Integrated Mental Health Treatment Can Help

Mad in America

Our practice recognizes that a person’s maladaptive behavior and emotional dysregulation is closely related to the individual’s experiences and is maintained by dysfunctional family dynamics, lack of community support and unhealthy interpersonal relationships.

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Beyond the Diagnosis: Understanding and Supporting Mothers With Substance Use Disorders

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Her career has spanned recovery support services, community organizing and program development. In 2021, she served as a political appointee to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, elevating her community support efforts to a national platform.