much appreciated. ...usic) hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to the road to recovery 2012. this episode highlights the many accomplishments of the 2011 national recovery month observance as we look forward to a successful celebration in 2012. throughout the country, millions of americans have been making their voices heard by telling their story of recovery from mental and substance use disorders. they know that they are not alone in their journey of recovery; that family, friends, and entire communities are walking alongside them. as the power of recovery becomes a reality for them, they also reclaim their health, relationships with family and friends; lead rewarding lives; and contribute to their community. more and more, we can all see that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover. recovery... it's worth it! for more than 20 years, national recovery month has honored and celebrated persons in recovery and helped to educate and inform others about the process of recovery. we know that almost 1 in 10 americans struggle with a substance use di

driven not [music] hello, i am ivette torres and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery . today, we will be talking about our military service members, veterans, and their families; and providing support for their substance use and mental health problems. joining us in our panel today are: jennifer crane, operation enduring freedom veteran, outreach assistant, give an hour, coatesville, pennsylvania; dr. barbara cohoon, deputy director, government relations, national military family association, washington dc; dr. mike haynie, executive director and founder, institute for veterans and military families, syracuse, ny; a. kathryn power, samsha strategic initiative lead for military families and regional administrator region 1, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, boston, massachusetts. kathryn, there's approximately 2.3 million active military men and women and about 22 million vets. um, talk to us a little bit about why military families are important to our national security. well, i think that one of the

[music] hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery . today we'll be talking about trauma and justice issues and the delivery of services through behavioral health settings. joining us in our panel today are dr. joan gillece, project director and principle trainer, samhsa national center for trauma-informed care, rockville, md; tonier cain, team leader and director of peer/consumer involvement, samhsa promoting alternatives to seclusion and restraint through trauma-informed practice, rockville, md; dr. h. westley clark, director, center for substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human serviceses, rockville, m; dr. maxine harris, ceo and co-founder, community connections, washington, dc. dr. clark, what is trauma and how do we define trauma? the definition of trauma is a little ambiguous, but it's tied to specific adverse events that a person may experience or a community may experience, including disasters, physical or sexual abuse, or witnessing the above-menti

i wake up every day and thank i wake up every day and thank that i have [music] hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to another addition of the road to recovery . today, we'll be talking about obtaining and retaining employment for people in recovery. joining us in our panel today are david berns, director, district of columbia department of human services, washington, dc; dr. gary bond, professor of psychiatry, dartmouth psychiatric research center, lebanon, new hampshire; peggy burns, eap counselor, employee assistance program, university of maryland medical system, baltimore city, maryland; neli vasquez-rowland, president, a safe haven, chicago, illinois. of those individuals that are unemployed, there was about a 15.7 percent rate of drug dependency among them. of the ones that are employed with a drug dependency, there were 23.3 million people overall, and about 49.8 percent of them were employed. and from the mental health community, there were 6 million people who were served by mental health authorities across the nation, and roughly 21 percent, or about, of the 6 million, were

hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery. today we'll be talking about prevention and early intervention in behavioral health, promising practices. joining us in our panel today are kristen brennan, executive director, fairfax partnership for youth, fairfax, virginia; dr. richard brown, professor of family medicine, school of medicine and public health, university of wisconsin, madison, wisconsin; gail ritchie, public health analyst, center for mental health services, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; dr. pierluigi mancini, ceo, clinic for education, treatment, prevention, and addiction, inc., norcross, georgia. pierluigi, between 2002 and 2011, the total number of adolescents that received prevention messages through the media went from 83.2 percent in 2002 and 75.1 percent on 2011. are we reaching enough young people with prevention messages? well, i think the question is how are we trying to reach the youth with prevention messages?

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[music] hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to another addition of the road to recovery .

i wake up every day and thank i wake up every day and thank that i have [music] hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to another addition of the road to recovery . today, we'll be talking about obtaining and retaining employment for people in recovery. joining us in our panel today are david berns, director, district of columbia department of human services,