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Salt Lake City conference highlights how health reform helps the mentally ill

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By extending health insurance to tens-of-millions of uninsured Americans, federal health reform will make it easier for people to access behavioral and substance abuse therapy. How much easier hinges on key decisions facing states and the U.S …
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DuPage nets .5 million federal mental health grant

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The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration money will be used to support the integrated care needed to improve the physical health of people with serious mental health challenges and addictions. Studies have found that people …
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Deacon Profile: Lavi Wilson

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Lavi Wilson received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Connecticut and her Master's of Science in Social Work (MSSW) with a concentration in mental health and substance abuse from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is a licensed …
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