Sentences with phrase «other substance abuse problems»

Cutting Violence and Cutting Prison Costs in Maine: Accessing Available Federal Funds to Provide Essential Health Care (PDF - 569 KB) Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Maine (2013) Offers information on how Maine has increased access to health screenings and treatment for people with mental and behavioral health challenges — including alcohol and other substance abuse problems for improved parent - child welfare.

He emphasizes, though, that an attorney who has recovered from addiction, mental illness, or other substance abuse problems, can often be a superb attorney.

Directs the State Education Commissioner to update the drug abuse curriculum every three years so that students have the most current and up - to - date information on coping with drug abuse and other substance abuse problems.

Not exact matches

Jack mentioned that some other airlines fired employees who had substance abuse problems, whether or not they had jobs in which safety was on the line.

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.

Spanking: Parenthood's Dirty Little (and Common) Secret This week a study was released saying when children are disciplined using harsh physical punishment like spanking, they are at higher risk of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other mental health problems - even if they aren't otherwise abused or maltreated.

However, many of these warning signs can be related to other problems, such as depression, child abuse, domestic violence, and substance abuse.

This week a study was released saying when children are disciplined using harsh physical punishment like spanking, they are at higher risk of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and other mental health problems — even if they aren't otherwise abused or maltreated.

It becomes more acute if your teenager is facing issues like depression, substance abuse, school problems, pornography, out - of - control behavior, and a whole host of other issues.

Building a good relationship could help you identify and avert problems of teenage depression, substance abuse and other problem behaviors.

WCBS 880 story on BP Adams urging family members to connect police officers who have substance abuse problems to treatment, after an off - duty officer who was allegedly drunk driving killed a man in Williamsburg and injured three other people.

Referencing the report, «Homelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.»

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.

His priorities include implementing procedures to deal with new requirements to provide counsel to all defendants at the initial arraignment; taking advantage of modern information technology in the court to process its caseload and exchange information with other parts of the state court system; and to improve the court's ability to address the problems of domestic violence and substance abuse.

«It will have individuals who have substance abuse problems, their families, other relatives or significant others come together, and it will offer a configuration of services or opportunities and resources.»

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.

«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.

Your future significant other could have a criminal background, be married, running a financial scam or hiding a substance abuse problem.

It is also important to remember that untreated ADHD is associated with increased risks of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, school dropout, and other behavioral problems.

Behavior problems in 3 - year - olds, such as aggression and hyperactivity, may be related to mental health, substance abuse, and other difficulties their mothers experienced within a year of giving birth, according to a study in the May issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

• Teach parenting skills, problem - solving strategies, substance abuse, and other topics pertinent to healthy schools;

Also, many work - place programs are in place to assist employees and family members with substance abuse, mental health and other problems that affect their job performance.

Some focus only on substance abuse problems, while others take a broad brush approach and include your health and family problems.

Therefore, to implement testing, the employer must show that it is a safety sensitive workplace; there is evidence of a pervasive substance abuse problem which can be tied to the safety of the workplace; other less intrusive measures to deter substance abuse have failed, and testing must assess current impairment.

Charted and recorded information in client files.Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards.Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.Organized treatment projects that focused on problem solving skills and creative thinking.Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for each client.Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans.Developed appropriate policies for the identification of medically - related social and emotional needs of clients.Assisted clients in scheduling home visits and phone calls and monitored effectiveness of these activities.Evaluated patients for psychiatric services and psychotropic medications.Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications» effectiveness and side effects.Evaluated patients to determine potential need to transfer to specialized inpatient mental health facilities.Administered medication to patients presenting serious risk of danger to themselves and others.Conducted psychiatric evaluations and executed medication management for both inpatient and outpatient facilities.Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.Consulted with and developed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients.Referenced and used various therapy techniques, including psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive behavioral and lifespan integration psychotherapy.

The pressure can lead to other problems, like trouble getting to sleep, difficulty making decisions, poor self - esteem, substance abuse, physical pain, or troubled relationships.»

These warning signs can also point to other issues or problems, such as depression or substance abuse.

Mothers were eligible to participate if they did not require the use of an interpreter, and reported one or more of the following risk factors for poor maternal or child outcomes in their responses to routine standardised psychosocial and domestic violence screening conducted by midwives for every mother booking in to the local hospital for confinement: maternal age under 19 years; current probable distress (assessed as an Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS) 17 score of 10 or more)(as a lower cut - off score was used than the antenatal validated cut - off score for depression, the term «distress» is used rather than «depression»; use of this cut - off to indicate those distressed approximated the subgroups labelled in other trials as «psychologically vulnerable» or as having «low psychological resources» 14); lack of emotional and practical support; late antenatal care (after 20 weeks gestation); major stressors in the past 12 months; current substance misuse; current or history of mental health problem or disorder; history of abuse in mother's own childhood; and history of domestic violence.

Men tend to experience certain issues more than others such as anger management, substance abuse, impulse control problems and problems with intimacy.

«I provide psychotherapy, counseling and group therapy for anxiety, depression, bereavement, grief, men's issues, anger management, substance abuse / addiction and a wide range of other personal, family and marital problems, including couples counseling.

If problems in the marriage stem from domestic violence or substance abuse, the therapist might refer a spouse to other resources.

Even when a child or adolescent is well known in a pediatric practice, only 50 % of those with clinically significant behavioral and emotional problems are detected.23 Other investigators have found similarly high failure of detection rates ranging from 14 % to 40 %.22, 24 Surveyed pediatricians, however, overwhelmingly endorse that they should be responsible for identifying children with ADHD, eating disorders, depression, substance abuse, and behavior problems.26

The individual may be ordered to undergo substance abuse treatment, anger management classes, or other forms of counseling targeted to his specific problem.

Changes can include instability of the living arrangement, substance abuse issues, financial problems, behavioral or medical changes and one parent's interference of the other parent's ability to maintain a beneficial relationship with the child.

The most common adult psychiatric problems among childhood ADHD cases were alcohol dependence / abuse (26.3 %), antisocial personality disorder (16.8 %), other substance dependence / abuse (16.4 %), current or past history of hypomanic episode (15.1 %), generalized anxiety disorder (14.2 %), and current major depressive episode (12.9 %).

Felitti and colleagues1 first described ACEs and defined it as exposure to psychological, physical or sexual abuse, and household dysfunction including substance abuse (problem drinking / alcoholic and / or street drugs), mental illness, a mother treated violently and criminal behaviour in the household.1 Along with the initial ACE study, other studies have characterised ACEs as neglect, parental separation, loss of family members or friends, long - term financial adversity and witness to violence.2 3 From the original cohort of 9508 American adults, more than half of respondents (52 %) experienced at least one adverse childhood event.1 Since the original cohort, ACE exposures have been investigated globally revealing comparable prevalence to the original cohort.4 5 More recently in 2014, a survey of 4000 American children found that 60.8 % of children had at least one form of direct experience of violence, crime or abuse.6 The ACE study precipitated interest in the health conditions of adults maltreated as children as it revealed links to chronic diseases such as obesity, autoimmune diseases, heart, lung and liver diseases, and cancer in adulthood.1 Since then, further evidence has revealed relationships between ACEs and physical and mental health outcomes, such as increased risk of substance abuse, suicide and premature mortality.4 7

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

The Drug Abuse Screening Test, Short Form (DAST - 10) was used to screen for probable drug abuse or dependence on a wide variety of substances other than alcohol.26 Respondents who used drugs other than alcohol in the past 12 months were asked whether they had experienced any of 10 drug - related problems in the past 12 moAbuse Screening Test, Short Form (DAST - 10) was used to screen for probable drug abuse or dependence on a wide variety of substances other than alcohol.26 Respondents who used drugs other than alcohol in the past 12 months were asked whether they had experienced any of 10 drug - related problems in the past 12 moabuse or dependence on a wide variety of substances other than alcohol.26 Respondents who used drugs other than alcohol in the past 12 months were asked whether they had experienced any of 10 drug - related problems in the past 12 months.

Family structure — single motherhood in particular — has been identified in a number of studies as an important correlate of children's behavioural and social adjustment.18 Substance abuse, 19 genetic differences, 20 and exposure to early trauma21 are other possible factors that may account for the link between low family incomes and children's behavioural problems.

They might also come because they wish to work on one or other of these symptoms: Depression, Anxiety or Panic attacks; Obsessive and or Compulsive Behaviour; Psychosexual Problems; Substance Abuse (including Food, Alcohol, Pornography, Drugs) or Suicide and Self - Harming.

Solution - Focused Brief Therapy is an effective way of helping people solve many kinds of problems, including depression, substance abuse, relationship problems, and many other kinds of issues.

Promoting School - community - university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience (PROSPER) is a program - delivery system in which universities partner with community teams to implement evidence - based programs for preventing youth substance abuse and other problem behaviors.

Other Strengthening Families Projects include counselling and support for families with a young person who has a drug problem and Indigenous specific projects that help young aboriginal people and their families affected by substance abuse, including kinship carers.

On the other hand, the failure to achieve meaning in life may lead to depression and anxiety (Steger et al., 2006; Debats, van der Lubbe, & Wezeman, 1993), substance abuse (Steger et al., 2008a; Steger & Kashdan, 2006), increased suicidal ideation (Harlow, Newcomb, & Bentler, 1986) and other mental health problems, mainly due to the experience of boredom, emptiness and apathy (Frankl, 1963).

The integrative approach outlined in this book will help your clients conquer substance abuse by identifying their own values, strengthening their motivation, and tackling other mental health problems that may lie at the root of their addiction.

Target Population: Adolescents 11 to 18 with the following symptoms or problems: substance abuse or at risk, delinquent / conduct disorder, school and other behavioral problems, and both internalizing and externalizing symptoms

Brief Strategic Family Therapy ® (BSFT ®) is a culturally - competent family therapy intervention for children and adolescents ages 6 to 18 years, who exhibit behavior problems including but not exclusive to substance abuse, associations with antisocial peers, bullying, truancy, and other recognized youth risk factors.

Over the past 25 years, program developers, school districts, universities and independent research firms have conducted program evaluations which indicate that the Lions Quest program improves achievement test scores, changes attitudes and beliefs regarding substance abuse and violence, lowers rates of disciplinary problems, lowers risk of dropping out of school and decreases use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

In other words, experts say the problem is complex, which means efforts to reduce deaths must be comprehensive, from tackling poverty, substance abuse, domestic violence and isolation to improving education and services for children with health and behavioral problems.