Sentences with phrase «for substance abuse problems»

Under the plan, those charged with a felony would be screened for substance abuse problems before they appear for trial.

The study bolsters the evidence that alcohol exposure early in life can have long - term effects on risk taking and decision making, which can increase a person's risk for substance abuse problems.

I've noticed that 12 programs are keen to blame the person for their substance abuse problem, but absolutely denies them any credit for getting out of it.

Your child may need counseling or treatment for a substance abuse problem.

Not exact matches

And once they've made a pile of money with no framework or purpose for the «back end,» the troubles begin: serious relationship issues, problems with kids, substance abuse issues, overspending, bad investments.

I respected him even more for admitting to being an alcoholic, facing up to his demons, undergoing rehabilitation and using his post playing life providing support to others with substance abuse problems.

This is one of the few ventures in which union and management are united, and while there's no telling how many people have sought refuge in the program (confidentiality is a key principle), Daneyko says that in the past year, he has learned of several players and family members who have made calls to the program, for alcohol and other substance - abuse problems.

It leads to emotional problems like depression and anxiety, substance abuse (honors students taking Ritalin to stay awake), social isolation and shallow relationships (how can you form friendships if you don't have time for friends?).

«There's more emphasis now and there will be more emphasis because of the Affordable Care Act [on] offering mental health services in primary care settings,» suggests Curry, who is about to start a clinical trial looking at the effects of cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with depression and substance abuse problems.

Substance abuse problems can develop for a wide range of reasons.

A substantial body of research now indicates that high levels of involvement by fathers in two parent families are associated with a range of desirable outcomes in children and young people, including: better peer relationships; fewer behaviour problems; lower criminality and substance abuse; higher educational / occupational mobility, relative to that of parents; capacity for empathy; non-traditional attitudes to earning and childcare; more satisfying adult sexual partnerships; and higher self - esteem and life - satisfaction (for reviews see Flouri 2005; Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004).

She has received more than 40 grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse to design prevention programs for children and families at high risk for HIV, mental health problems, suicide, and substance aAbuse to design prevention programs for children and families at high risk for HIV, mental health problems, suicide, and substance abuseabuse.

The Wellness Recovery Action Plan ® (WRAP ®) is for people struggling with substance abuse problems, mental health difficulties, or who may also be dealing with physical health challenges.

Fathers are cited more than mothers in issues such as psychological maladjustment, substance abuse, depression and behavioral problems, according to research done by Ronald Rohner, director of the Center for the Study of Parental Acceptance and Rejection in the School of Family Studies at the University of Connecticut, and his colleague Robert Veneziano.

A parent with mental health issues or substance abuse problems, for example, may not be able to care for a child's physical or emotional needs on a consistent basis.

While everyone experiences PTSD differently, anxiety, depression, flashbacks, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, and persistent mental health and interpersonal problems are all possible symptoms, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained.

Custody can get a little more complicated when the parents are unable to work together on a parenting plan, for example, or in the case of a parent's substance abuse problems.

The state's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services announced Tuesday that the funding will go toward campaigns to spread awareness of the signs of problem gambling, as well as treatment and recovery services for those struggling with the disease.

There's support for licensed professionals with substance abuse problems at the New York State Office of the Professions.

«I suspect that the problem is hitting us a lot harder,» said Dawn Colburn, acting director of Seneca Strong, a substance abuse outreach and support program for members of the Seneca Nation of Indians in western New York.

Rev. Peter Young, a pioneer of programs for people with substance abuse problems, was treated to a profanity - laced tirade by a Cuomo administration official as the state continues to block the nonprofit from applying for publicly - funded grants and government contracts.

The Department of Mental Health is administratively responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and monitoring programs of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation involving mental health, intellectual / developmental disabilities, problem gambling and, alcohol and substance abuse services.

Sen. Charles Schumer was at a Tarrytown substance abuse prevention agency Tuesday to demand congressional support for $ 660 million dollars in emergency funding to battle the prescription drug, opioid, and heroin problem in the Lower Hudson Valley.

The Correction Department has ended the use of solitary confinement for all inmates under 22 years old and allocated funds to expand public health services throughout the criminal justice system, with the aim of diverting more people with mental health and substance abuse problems from Rikers.

In addition to aiding veterans on the road to recovery via access to treatment for substance abuse, PTSD and other combat - related disorders, the new Veteran Treatment Tracks will provide a range of support services to address associated problems, such as unemployment and homelessness.

For example, a «housing first» policy that brings individuals with substance abuse problems into housing.

After talks with the state for a joint plan yielded no agreement, de Blasio last week announced a $ 2.6 billion, 15 - year city plan to create 15,000 apartments that would cater mainly to people with mental illness and substance abuse problems.

After adjusting for both factors, the team found that adults who had low self - control as children were more likely to be overweight, have substance abuse problems, gum disease and sexually transmitted infections.

Binge drinking is a major public health issue because it is an important risk factor for alcohol - related injuries, accidental death, unsafe sexual behaviour, and long - term substance abuse problems.

The Trump administration has abruptly halted work on a highly regarded program to help physicians, families, and others separate effective «evidence - based» treatments for substance abuse and behavioral health problems from worthless interventions.

Patients with a history of diet problems and substance abuse, both alone and combined with alcohol, should be screened for the heavy consumption of energy drinks;

In June last year he vetoed a bill that would have expanded access to naloxone in the state, justifying his stance on the grounds that the drug «would make it easier for those with substance abuse problems to push themselves to the edge, or beyond».

«Substance abuse and various mental health problems that begin in adolescence are often very difficult to shake in adulthood — there is a need for interventions that bring impulsive behavior under control in this group,» he said.

Non-specialist health workers are beneficial in providing treatment for people with mental, neurological and substance - abuse (MNS) problems in developing countries — where there is often a lack of mental health professionals — according to a new Cochrane review.

«A number of adolescents are both victims of cyberbullying and perpetrators of cyberbullying, but victims are at higher risk for psychological and behavior health problems, like substance abuse, after six months of bullying.»

«On the immediate horizon is a look at the effects of some things that become more common during adolescent years as kids hit a high - risk time for substance and alcohol abuse and other problems that often co-exist with clinical depression.

Unfortunately, my husband's substance abuse problem had gone undetected for more than a year because, as an alcoholic, he got pretty good at hiding it.

However, it seems his general impatience and argumentative nature was as much to blame as his substance abuse for any unevenness in the later films (this problem was apparent in the earlier films too when he was, according to Hanna Schygulla, weary of drugs).

EW: Are there any support programs in the school for children who might have substance - abuse problems at home?

In one, researchers examined how SEL intervention programs (such as social skills training, parent training with home visits, peer coaching, reading tutoring, and classroom social - emotional curricula) for kindergarten students impacted their adult lives, and found that these programs led to 10 % (59 % vs. 69 % for the control group) fewer psychological, behavioral, or substance abuse problems at the age of 25 (Dodge et al., 2014).

Add to this the unseen pressures — fractured or fragmented home lives, emotional or physical violence and abuse, struggles with substance use, legal problems, and the wide range of issues borne by the many immigrant communities across the country — and it makes for a period of unsustainable emotional distress.

People with money might be able to pay for prescriptions for opiod drugs and have «acceptable» substance abuse problems that our society feels free to talk about and have television ads about, up to and including opiod - induced constipation with clean cut, hardworking citizens endorsing the drug remedies.

Substance abuse and alcoholism has been a pervasive problem in our country for many years.

If you have been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or have a substance abuse problem, you may not be eligible for licensure in the State of Oklahoma.

In another way of looking at it, someone in every state acknowledges there is a need for lawyers to have lawyer - specific assistance for substance abuse and mental health problems.

Florida bar examiners will look for evidence of substance abuse in applicants with a history of those problems, and will of course check to see if you would like to overthrow the government.

Colorado Lawyers Helping Lawyers A court - approved peer assistance program that offers support, education and referrals for lawyers experiencing problems with alcohol, substance abuse and mental health problems.

This article originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of the ABA Journal with this headline: «Big Trouble: Experts say substance abuse and mental health issues are a growing problem for the legal profession.»

Colorado Lawyers Helping Lawyers, Inc. (CLHL) is a court - approved, peer assistance program that offers support, education and referrals for those entering or already in the legal profession who are experiencing issues with alcohol, substance abuse, mental health or related problems.

First, on a substantive level, it is sufficient for an employer to show what the Supreme Court of Canada described as ``... evidence of enhanced safety risks, such as evidence of a general problem with substance abuse in the workplace» 2 [emphasis added].