Hazelden Foundation

Public Comment Period Opens for Updates to Addiction Treatment Standards

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Monday, October 3, 2022

It was first developed by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in the 1980s to define one national set of criteria for providing outcome-oriented and results-based care in the treatment of addiction.

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  • It was first developed by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in the 1980s to define one national set of criteria for providing outcome-oriented and results-based care in the treatment of addiction.
  • The draft standardsdeveloped following a previous public comment period on the proposed frameworkwere posted today on ASAMs website for public input.
  • Subsequent volumes will focus on adolescents and transition-age youth, addiction treatment within jails and prisons, and treatment of behavioral addictions (i.e., gambling, internet, and gaming addiction).
  • ASAM is dedicated to increasing access and improving the quality of addiction treatment, educating physicians and the public, supporting research and prevention, and promoting the appropriate role of physicians in the care of patients with addiction.

Hazelden Betty Ford to amplify hope throughout National Recovery Month

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

This discussion hosted by Hazelden Betty Ford and Minneapolis Fire Station 14 as part of Mobilize Recovery Across America 2022 will explore a promising collaboration between first responders and peer recovery professionals, as well as many other topics.

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  • This discussion hosted by Hazelden Betty Ford and Minneapolis Fire Station 14 as part of Mobilize Recovery Across America 2022 will explore a promising collaboration between first responders and peer recovery professionals, as well as many other topics.
  • Also back for Recovery Month: treatment center unit reunions , which bring together people with shared recovery experiences to find inspiration and fellowship.
  • Hazelden Betty Fords Living in Recovery Speaker Series unites recovery speakers from across the country in order to share hope and a collective set of strategies and expertise.
  • Throughout Recovery Month, people everywhere can download several free and helpful recovery apps from Hazelden Publishing, including the popular daily meditation app, Twenty-Four Hours A Day.

Jennifer Cole and Laura Cunningham Join Westchester Education Services

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

DAYTON, Ohio, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Westchester Education Services is excited to announce that education industry veterans Jennifer Cole and Laura Cunningham have recently joined the company's management team. Each will serve in newly created Content Director roles.

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  • DAYTON, Ohio, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Westchester Education Services is excited to announce that education industry veterans Jennifer Cole and Laura Cunningham have recently joined the company's management team.
  • Gray, President and Chief Content Officer of Westchester Education Services, stated, "As Content Directors, Laura and Jennifer each bring a wealth of industry-specific knowledge and leadership capabilities.
  • Since that time, Westchester Publishing Services has launched Westchester Education Services, based in Dayton, Ohio, to serve the needs of educational publishers and ed-tech providers, as well as Westchester Publishing Services UK, based in Stratford upon Avon, to provide added services for publishers in the United Kingdom and Europe.
  • Westchester Education UK and International, also based in Stratford upon Avon support our education and ed-tech clients located outside the Americas region with market-specific education content development services.

Beyond Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

While the COVID-19 pandemic brought awareness of professional burnout to all industries, the issue of mental and emotional fatigue has been a longstanding and persistent one in the human service and caring professions.

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  • While the COVID-19 pandemic brought awareness of professional burnout to all industries, the issue of mental and emotional fatigue has been a longstanding and persistent one in the human service and caring professions.
  • A new book confronts the crisis of burnout, exhaustion, sacrifice, and separation-of-self-from-service, helping answer the question: What does it mean to serve others while honoring oneself?
  • In Conscious Service: Ten Ways to Reclaim Your Calling, Move Beyond Burnout, and Make a Difference without Sacrificing Yourself readers will discover keys to avoiding compassion fatigue, feeling better, living with purpose, and contributing with impact.
  • Even if serving others isnt the core focus of their vocation, readers will discover keys to avoiding compassion fatigue, feeling better, living with purpose, and contributing with impact.

Spanish-Language Services Expand for People and Families Experiencing Substance Use and Mental Health Challenges

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Our commitment is to ensure that Spanish speakers are able to access and participate in all that we offer, continued Garcia.

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  • Our commitment is to ensure that Spanish speakers are able to access and participate in all that we offer, continued Garcia.
  • Following the Minnesota launch, plans call for expanding Spanish IOP services across the country.
  • The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
  • Through charitable support and a commitment to innovation, the Foundation is able to continually enhance care, research, programs and services, and help more people.

Helping More Women Experience Recovery From Addiction, Trauma, Anxiety and Stress

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Empowering Women to Recover & Thrive: A Symposium for Healing Professionals will explore promising new paths and culturally responsive approaches to help more women experience recovery from addiction, trauma, anxiety and stress, emotional challenges and other mental health conditions.

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  • Empowering Women to Recover & Thrive: A Symposium for Healing Professionals will explore promising new paths and culturally responsive approaches to help more women experience recovery from addiction, trauma, anxiety and stress, emotional challenges and other mental health conditions.
  • Working together, and with the professionals who attend the symposium, we will reach and help exponentially more women.
  • All efforts are designed to end the stigma and shame often associated with recovery so that more women may heal and grow.
  • Its stated purpose is to connect, support and empower women in or seeking recovery.

Veltex Medical Inc. Begins Mt. Hope West Virginia Operations

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Veltex Corporation ("Veltex") is proud to announce the opening of the Mount Hope West Virginia complex.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Veltex Corporation ("Veltex") is proud to announce the opening of the Mount Hope West Virginia complex.
  • Hope operations, and the direct collaboration agreement with the State of West Virginia, Veltex Medical, Inc. ("Veltex Medical") recently entered into one of many anticipated Joint Venture Agreements, with Lighthouse Community Investment Agency, Inc. d/b/a Serenity Pointe ("Serenity Pointe").
  • Hope, West Virginia complex and the Williamson West Virginia joint venture, both which provide chemical dependency rehabilitation services in West Virginia.
  • Veltex Properties, Inc., also a wholly owned Delaware subsidiary of Veltex Corporation, is the legal holder of the property and building complex at Mount Hope, West Virginia.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Expands Addiction Services to Arizona, New Mexico

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Hazelden Betty Ford recently was approved to provide insurance-eligible virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) addiction treatment services to individuals and families throughout Arizona and New Mexico.

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  • Hazelden Betty Ford recently was approved to provide insurance-eligible virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) addiction treatment services to individuals and families throughout Arizona and New Mexico.
  • To access Hazelden Betty Fords treatment previously, residents of Arizona and New Mexico had to travel to a facility in another state.
  • A year later, Hazelden Betty Ford has now provided virtual outpatient care to thousands of people throughout the United States.
  • The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Expands Addiction Services to Wyoming, Idaho

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Its collaborators include organizations such as the Curran Seeley Foundation in Wyoming, a preferred provider in the Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network .

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  • Its collaborators include organizations such as the Curran Seeley Foundation in Wyoming, a preferred provider in the Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network .
  • Hazelden Betty Ford recently was approved to provide insurance-eligible virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) addiction treatment services to individuals and families throughout Idaho and Wyoming.
  • To access Hazelden Betty Fords treatment previously, residents of Idaho and Wyoming had to travel to a facility in another state.
  • The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

Hazelden Betty Ford, Sports Video Group Help Video Production Professionals at the Olympics

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and Sports Video Group (SVG) are hosting Mental Health Minute, a new 10-part online video series to support those who are working on the Tokyo Olympics.

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  • The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and Sports Video Group (SVG) are hosting Mental Health Minute, a new 10-part online video series to support those who are working on the Tokyo Olympics.
  • Working with Hazelden Betty Ford has made a difference for our organization, says Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, co-executive director.
  • The expertise offered by Hazelden Betty Ford gives our members clear guidance that can truly change lives and even save them.
  • Three-time Olympic Gold medalist swimmer Carrie Bates, who works for Hazelden Betty Ford, also participates in the video series, along with Jerry Moe, executive director of Hazelden Betty Fords national Childrens Program.