Effective care for drug addicts often hard to get
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Three months after fleeing a Florida rehabilitation center, Amanda, a 24-year-old from Woodcliff Lake, N.J., was using heroin again. She stole her grandmother's credit card, bought thousands of dollars worth of electronics …
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Mental health advocates put their energy, dedication to work locally
In 2000, Barnett worked to bring FACT — the Florida Assertive Community Treatment program — to Florida. For individuals with severe and persistent mental illness who are released from inpatient facilities, FACT provides what she referred to as …
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Tags: drug addicts, mental health