Evidence-Based Professionals' Monthly - July 2026

❤️🤍💙  From 1776 to 2026—250 Years of Freedom Worth Celebrating! ❤️🤍💙 

As we celebrate Independence Day and America's 250th anniversary, July reminds us that lasting achievements are built on courage, resilience, and a willingness to embrace new opportunities. The milestones we honor today are the result of generations who looked ahead with purpose—a mindset that continues to inspire us in our own work.

As we move through the second half of the year, let this be a time to build momentum. Approach each challenge with curiosity, celebrate the successes of those around you, and remember that meaningful progress comes from working together toward a common goal. Every contribution strengthens our team, and every day presents another opportunity to make a positive impact.

MORE NEWS

• Reentry and Reintegration: Overcoming Barriers to Housing for Formerly Incarcerated Individual
• Secretary Kennedy Announces Over $700 Million in New Funding to Address Mental Illness, Addiction, Homelessness
• 56 Youth Graduate High School at Juvenile Justice Facilities
• ChatGPT bot made man’s mental health worse, not better: lawsuit
• Optimizing Reentry Resources: A Multi-Stage Model for Successful Reintegration
• SC behavioral health agency cuts 47 jobs in administrative overhaul, workers say they had no warning
• Secretary Kennedy Announces Over $700 Million in New Funding to Address Mental Illness, Addiction, Homelessness
• From Streets to Stability: Ending the Criminalization of Homelessness Through Housing First and Structural Reform
• After mysterious four-month absence, GOP congressman arrives back on Capitol Hill
• A Review of Corporal Punishment in the United States
• Shelter dogs give a new lease on life in addiction recovery
• My wait for a psychiatric bed in Denver highlights this nation’s overburdened system (Opinion)

GRANTS & FUNDING

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