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Jan
28
0 comments Tags: business of healthcare, funding opportunities, health disparities, substance use disorder
Calling all innovators! If you have ideas for improving minority health and eliminating health disparities or a novel approach on how to possibly extend the reach of primary care for treating substance use disorders here is your chance! There are two NIH R43/R44 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants that may be of interest and… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jan
04
0 comments Tags: Addiction, Alternative Peer Group, high school students with substance use disorder, recovery, substance use disorder, treatment
The following blog post was written by Stephanie Briody, co-founder of Behavior Health Innovators, Inc. in South Chatham, Massachusetts. Behaviorial Health Innovators is a recent recipient of NNLM NER grant funding. Stephanie shares the work of her team, creating a program that provides in-school support and treatment for high school students with Substance Use Disorder…. Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project
Nov
12
0 comments Tags: Addiction, human trafficking, prostitution, sexual exploitation, substance use disorder
The following post is written by Nicole Bell, the founder and CEO of the non-profit organization LIFT (Living in Freedom Together). Nicole Bell and Dr. Marianne Sarkis from Clark University were recently awarded a Community Engagement grant from the New England region. The name of their project is “Trauma-Informed Training for Health Providers, Educators,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, NLM Resources, Public Health
Aug
31
0 comments Tags: Addiction, opioids, substance use disorder, vocabulary
Who do you think would receive the better medical care… an “abuser” or a person who suffers from “substance use disorder”? Nearly 21 million people in the US have a substance use disorder, however, just ten percent of that number actually get treatment. What keeps people from getting the help they need? The number one… Read More »
Posted in: NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health, Webinars
Nov
19
A Librarian Can Address Substance Use Disorder
Posted by NNLM Region 7 on November 19th, 2019 0 comments Tags: exhibit, NLM, resources, substance use disorder
This is conference session for my job at the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region. That means I get to attend lots of different conferences and meet and connect with a lot of different people. I was at NAHSL last week, and then I attended the symposium, Communities in Crisis: Libraries Respond to… Read More »
Posted in: Commentary, NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health