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Substance abuse, community-based treatment among topics at today's mental …

Filed under: mental illness and substance abuse

Dorroh, who heads the Hill County clinic, touched on her facility's history and her goal to create a substance abuse treatment program. She said substance abuse can often coincide with mental illness. “This county is tremendously under-resourced in …
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Obamacare Should Help Those With Mental Health Issues, Advocates Say

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An estimated 32 million people will gain mental health or substance use disorder benefits, or both, as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Much of this will stem from the requirement that …
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Remote program for mentally ill will launch at SRMC next year

Filed under: mental illness and substance abuse

With the statewide telepsychiatry program, those struggling with mental illness and substance abuse can go to participating medical centers in their area and have a full consultation with a board-certified psychiatrist at East Carolina University's …
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