Part 2: Why Black History Month Is Important to Psychotherapy

Published February 10, 2013

Part 2: Why Black History Month Is Important To Psychotherapy

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Discharge from incarceration: Sadly, many males of color end up in the criminal/juvenile justice system instead of in mental health treatment. Often, anti-social behavior, drug abuse, confrontational attitudes, suicidal ideation, and depression are an …
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Overdoses a top killer in county

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Heroin was barely on the radar screen when Carmen Ambrosino entered the drug addiction treatment field four decades ago. “It's gone from a drug that was obscure to our number-two drug,” said Ambrosino, head of Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug …
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Teen drug prevention is man's longtime passion

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As a beginning police officer, Gary Frechette arrested his share of teens for drug use. After working in schools to teach kids about the dangers of drugs, he joined Jupiter's Drug Abuse Treatment Association (DATA), to directly impact kids dealing with …
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