Affordable Care Act Expands Coverage for Addiction Treatment

Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
SO: In California, the coverage includes both inpatient and outpatient services – so inpatient detox at a residential facility is included. Then there's outpatient care such as day-treatment; intensive outpatient programs – those are programs that … Read more on 89.3 KPCC

When mental illness intersects with the criminal justice system
This bill would provide help moderate- to high-risk offenders with a history of mental illness and substance abuse, before and after release. It would require that a plan for incorporating behavioral health services in all public schools be delivered … Read more on Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online

How one local teen went from pediatric cancer to Penn State and Thon
Week 1: This week was outpatient and included two treatments. One was all day on Tuesday when Colin would receive hours and hours worth of infusions, usually meant to flush the chemicals out of his system. He'd come in again the next day for another IV … Read more on The Patriot-News

Mentoring group accepting girls
330-509-0001 or 330-720-2463. The Survivors Group, Neil Kennedy Outpatient Facility, 7 p.m., open discussion, 160 Clifton Drive, Howland. NAR-ANON, a 12-step program for relatives and friends adversely affected by a loved one's addiction to drugs, 7 p … Read more on Warren Tribune Chronicle