A New Year — A New You?
January is Mental Wellness Month, which is an excellent place to start. The World Health Organization defines mental wellness as “a state
Assertive Community Treatment
Using the PACT Model to Navigate the Pandemic
Since March 2020, we have been navigating an unpredictable, delicate, and always changing landscape due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this
Community Integration: The Linchpin in Deinstitutionalized Care
In October 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Act, which was a pivotal event in the lives of
“The Crowning Fortune of Purpose” Recordings
On June 23, 2022 Ellenhorn alongside the Menninger Clinic hosted “The Crowning Fortune of Purpose,” a community integration conference focused on helping
Purpose, Meaning and Healing: An Interview with Dr. Alejandro Chaoul
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Alejandro Chaoul to talk about mind, body and spirit work as well
Ellenhorn New Perspectives Series: Cultivating curiosity and motivation: cornerstones of change behavior in tri-occuring recovery
On May 2, 2022, Ellenhorn hosted the second of five talks in our 2022 New Perspectives on treatment series. This presentation was
An Interview with Ellenhorn’s Director of Pact Support, Miranda Levy
PACT Support at Ellenhorn Ellenhorn, the most robust community-integration program in the United States, serves each client in their own home or
Hope and the Courage to Continue: 5th Community Integration Conference “Turns a Light on a Dark Room.”
Hope is the key driver of personal change. Hope enables us to take action toward a goal and to trust that we
VIDEO: Laurie Damsky, PMHNP appears as guest on Recovery X
On July 23rd, 2018, Laurie Damsky, PMHNP, appeared as a guest on Recovery X with Dan Sevingy. Laurie and Dan talk about
How PACT Allowed Me to Be the Best Clinician I Could Be
By the time I was halfway through my psychiatric clinical training in nursing school, I was sure I wanted to enter this
Ross Speaks on Mental Health News Radio: The Importance of the Social Experience
Last week, Ross sat down with Mental Health News Radio host, Kristen Walker, to talk about the importance of the social experience
Assertive Community Treatment, Addiction, and Empowerment
Addiction in the US is a growing epidemic. Everyday there are blotter reports of drug arrests in small towns, overdoses photographed and