Healing Choices: Conversations on Addiction and Recovery
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Houston’s leading addiction experts discuss different aspects of and approaches to the disease of addiction and the gift of recovery.
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The Council on Recovery
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The Pace of Guidance: How Do I Recharge & Reconnect After a Natural Disaster?
As people receive the COVID-19 vaccination and cases across the country are in steady decline, daily life is looking more like before the pandemic hit in March of last year. But we know through research and experience that the mental health impact of natural disasters such as the pandemic long outla
The Importance of Treating Substance Use & Mental Health Disorders Together, with Dr. Kimberly Parks
This fall, The Council launched the Center for Co-Occurring Disorders, a groundbreaking initiative designed to address substance use and mental health issues together. Substance use and mental health disorders often go hand-in-hand, with the National Institute on Drug Abuse estimating that about hal
How Do We Address the Mental Health Needs of the Veteran Community?
Thirty percent of active and reserve duty military personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan have a mental health condition. Less than half of these veterans will receive the help they need. Why do so many veterans struggle with substance use and other mental health conditions? Why do so few get tr