Evidence-Based Professionals' Monthly - May 2025

Fresh Starts, Sunny Smarts ☀️

Feature articles and other industry news

FEATURED

• National Stress Awareness Month Is Here
• Obstacles slow Texas’ effort to improve conditions at substance abuse recovery homes
• $4 Billion Dollars in Sexual Abuse Settlement, But Girls Are Still Locked Up in L.A.
• SSM Health launches program for adolescent behavioral health
• New recovery center opening soon in Pottsville
• The viral Ice Bucket Challenge resurfaces to raise awareness for mental health
• Honoring her daughter, Amanda’s House founder seeks to break addiction’s cycle in Green Bay
• Behavioral Health Research and Policy Should Engage People With Disabilities

MORE NEWS

• New mental health facility offers residential care in the Heights
• ‘I could’ve been sober years earlier’: Recovery coaches emerge as growing force in fight against addiction
• Four-legged therapy: When paws and purrs impact mental health
• Missouri legislative panel hears recommendations for state substance abuse care
• Parent Engagement Committee hosts inaugural event to help prevent childhood substance abuse
• Morrisey announces funding for inmate substance abuse treatment
• San Antonio family shares mental health journey to advocate for more resources at State Capitol
• How West Virginia Is Addressing a Spike in Kids’ Behavioral Issues
  

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