u.s. department of health and human services. music playing] i have used methadone as my treatment for my disease of addiction, and by doing so i have been able to help other mothers that are on medication-assisted treatment. i think what the great thing about it is that because i've already walked that road, that in working with these mothers i get to bring them hope and to show them the light at the end of the tunnel and in some ways light that path for them, so that they can begin on their journey and walk down that path towards a beautiful life with their children in recovery. erica, does all of this seem familiar to you? the whole area of family dysfunction and substance and mental health issues? very much so. i, myself, am in recovery and i am the parent to six children and my family-i became-using alcohol, and that roller-coastered into other substances, and it was very hard to keep the family dynamic together. how early in your age? i started using alcohol originally when i was 14 years old, but kind of took a break from t

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] i think it is important to point out how many vets are going through substance abuse problems and a lot of that is being due to the depression, the anxiety, the post-traumatic, the tbi, you know, the loss of limbs, all the things that we've seen and done while we were overseas. it's important for vets and their families to know that they are not alone, that this is more common than we like to admit and that the help is out there. all you have to do is reach out and realize that you are worth it. jen, you previously were alluding to some of the issues that you had upon your return from, from your deployment. do you want to cover some of those for our audience? absolutely. first, i want to go back to what mike was saying, he was talking about, you know, that kind of loss of identity. and that was a huge factor for myself and for my brother and many of the veterans that i've met. as to what we go through when we come home, because all of a sudden you're not a soldier, you are put

health issues among military families. joining us in our panel today are kathryn power, director, center for mental health services, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, md; captain joan hunter, director of psychological health, u.s. public health service, detailed with the national guard bureau, arlington, va; hector zayas, recovery coach and consultant, orlando, fl; dr. bradley karlin, national mental health director for psychotherapy and psychogeriatrics, office of mental health services, department of veterans affairs headquarters, washington, dc. kathryn, more than 2 million troops deployed to afghanistan and iraq. what are some of the behavioral health issues related to the returning vets that are there, the vets that are there, and the returning vets? i think all of us are paying great attention to the behavioral health issues of anyone who has been in combat. and, first of all, when we use the term "behavioral health," we generally are talking about a broad range of mental and emotional and substance abuse disorders and/or problems. we know that anyone who has been in combat will probably suffer from trauma and anyone who

u.s. department of health and human services. i think one of the keystones or the next steps in moving forward for treatment programs and organizations and prevention services is to remove stigma around young people in recovery. i've now grown up, for about 5 years now, in recovery and have no qualms about sharing that with people. i think the openness of the younger generations can really be used to reduce that stigma, and if done strategically can really break this trend of people being bashful about talking about that, "hey, yeah, i used to be both, drug addict, alcoholic, mental health. i did it all, and today i don't, and this is how." there is, i think, solution and hope in that. jonathan, why is age of first use of any substance an issue in preventing both the illicit drug and alcohol abuse in later life? that's very important because of the developmental growth of young people and children. the younger a child is when they start to get involved in some type of compulsive behavior, the more it takes over and interferes with

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] you do not have to be in recovery to be an effective counselor, i want to make that clear. however, the fact that i am in recovery, and i've been counseling for over 30 years, it helps me because when i share and self-disclose with people who are sitting there filled with shame and guilt and remorse, and they don't understand that they're sick, and that they have a disease. when i share with them that i've walked that walk, i've walked in their shoes, i know what it's like, and i know that you can walk through it, they really listen. they really pay attention. because they look at me and say, if she could do it, i can do it. so, gary, let's continue. is employment a critical factor in the whole scheme of recovery? we say in the mental health field that work is the key to recovery. and building what, what dave said about substance abuse, many of the same themes you'll see there, in terms of, of giving people a sense of self-worth, a sense of direction. what are you going to do w

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] they say a service member commits suicide approximately every day, once a day. at maryland's commitment to veterans, we are navigators. our focus is mental health and substance abuse treatment services to insure that veterans and their families are accessing those services to reach out to our program, but we are really here to insure that veterans and their families are accessing the benefits that they are entitled to. we are also, here to, um, connect them with not only federal resources and state resources but also with their communities. i went to church and i was going to make my peace with god. and i had, um, um, a bullet that was sitting home that i was going to use when i got back. i had lost my family and, um, thought i was going crazy, i still saw people i lost. and this one guy, he was, he just kept talking to me and he, um, he says, "you got ptsd and you got it bad." he says, "there's someone you need to talk to." i'm glad that you doing that. i think that would be n

u.s. department of health and human services. >> from one of the best cooking schools in the world to your kitchen, here's another easy and fun recipe from the culinary institute of america. >> hi, my name is aubrey, and today, i'm going to tell you and show you what to do with those old bananas. sometimes, we just buy way too many bananas, and before you can slice them all on your cereal, they turn black. today, i'm going to show you what you can do with those bananas instead of making banana bread. this recipe calls for frozen bananas, so let's pretend these are on their way out and kind of brown. we're going to peel the banana and put it into a freezer bag. and the reason you're peeling it is because frozen bananas with the peel on is very hard to unpeel and will make your fingers very cold. and put the banana in the plastic bag, seal it up, and the bananas will always be ready fou can make this recipe and much more. now let's get started. you're not going to believe how easy this recipe really is. we'll take two frozen bananas and place them into the food processor. you can also use a

u.s. department of health and human services. r something bigger than ourselves, and protect the things we love. although we were ready to face any mission, help those in need, and make a difference, for some of us, coming home was more of a challenge than we expected. ♪ in the service, we had each other's backs. but as veterans, it can sometimes feel like we're all alone. even when surrounded by our loved ones. ♪ [ woman ] at the veterans crisis line, we understand what you're going through, and we can help. it's your call. ♪ >>> for one man, juggling the obstacles of life took more than just walking a tight rope. he's our "slice of life." >> look at the screen for the magnificent, new york's very n own. >> it may be the fantasy of every little kid to run away and join the circus. >> i love the circus. >> when you kiss the lion, it was gross. >> jonathan lee iverson is living that dream. >> welcome to the greatest show on earth! >> he's in the spotlight as the first african-american ringmaster at ringling brothers and barnum & ba

and make sense of life again. for information, treatment referral, and most importantly, help call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music playing] the recovery program at rutgers is a unique program that includes housing for students. right now in new brunswick, we can hold 38 students and in newark we can hold 8 students. the housing in new brunswick has been around since 1988. the recovery program itself started around 1983 under lisa laitman. our program and the recovery house we describe as not a treatment program-this isn't like going to rehab. what the recovery house is is a residence hall which supports people in recovery. students have to be sober at least 90 days to get in. you know, i would prefer a longer time than that. but they made a commitment to recovery and they're in 12-step programs. whether they go to aa or na, it doesn't matter, but they need to go to one or the other a few times a week and have a sponsor. i am devin fox. i am a person who is in long-term recovery. what that means for me is that i haven't used a drink or a drug in over 3 years. and recovery has really provided me with a life

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] thank you for calling naadac, how could i help you? naadac is a membership association. it's made up of persons who focus on addiction services, whether that's counseling, training, education, research. our mission is to advocate for the addiction profession. to educate and train. the training is on conflict resolution and relapse prevention. naadac works with samhsa on a variety of workforce development projects and initiatives that help to bring people into this profession. so that would indicate what? that i'm not making the best decisions. you can't watch all the bases at once. and it's very nice to have a resource organization that does. it's a vital, valid profession you can sink your teeth into, and it's going to pay off. the benefits to join naadac as an individual member is that you have the opportunity to grow as a professional. naadac provides a variety of services. training is one of those hot spots that we provide. counselors need to have ongoing education, traini

u.s. department of health and human services (music) i was in the army for 3 years. i suffer from ptsd and depression. as a marine, that's just something that i didn't feel comfortable doing. how do you go and say, "i think i'm losing my mind?" i did 7 years in the 82nd airborne division. i had deployed to afghanistan from '02 to '03 and, from that point on, i went to iraq from '03 to '04. i joined the army in 2000, active army, and i deployed to iraq. i was the first round deployment, so i left in january, right before the war started. and i was a truck driver so was one of the first ones over the berm into iraq. the community partnership of southern arizona is the regional behavioral health authority in pima county. and one of the things that, as an organization, we're very much tuned into is kind of the changing needs in the community. i came to the va about 5 years ago and i had worked in the community for many years and had worked with cpsa a lot when i worked at some of the public agencies. so, i had already the relationships with a lot of the people there. and

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] dav's mission is simply to build better lives for disabled veterans and their families. we are known for helping veterans with their claims for veterans' benefits. what do you need assistance with today? i'm looking to check on my claim for my ptsd. about 2 in 10 have ptsd, a little bit more for major depression. and it goes up from there. in fact, bipolar is roughly 3 in 10. your iu claim is a new claim and it's been issued 2 weeks ago? we first look for the physical disabilities. and many times, a physical disability is the cause of a mental disability. all i had to do was sit home and, you know, try and recuperate and i, and i went into a depression. once we can get them treatment for the mental disorder, then we can control their substance abuse. and that is what we look for when we tell them to seek treatment at a va facility. since all of dav's natioanl service officers are disabled veterans, we have a connection with the veteran who sits across the table with us. and we

u.s. department of health and human services. [music playing] bridging resources in communities, bric, is the acronym. we, as the name implies, we bridge resources in communities with a prevention focus. our primary role is to partner with great organizations like the far southeast family strengthening collaborative. the mission of the far southeast family strengthening collaborative is to be a catalyst for the ward 8 community, really helping the community coalesce around issues of families and children and the issues that they deal with. i think that anytime there is an issue within the family, the entire family is impacted. whether it is mental health, substance abuse, hiv, whatever it is. if one family member is impacted, then it impacts the entire family. family really is anybody that you can rely on. any resource that you have at your disposal to build your own strengths. you do have to look at the whole picture because if you're constantly just focusing on the children or the youth and not their parents or other caregivers

of cannabis, both neuroprotective and antioxident. that patent is held by the u.s. department of health and human services. at uncle sam would say, yes, we want to keep marijuana illegal but we will allow one dealer and we're going to go ahead and let that be big pharma. meantime we're going to put adults in prison for really what we're talking about is a different ingestion method, a pill versus pot in its natural form. adam: let's talk about the blatant hypocrisy here. the obama administration, led by a president who admits he smoked in mayor yawn, in -- marijuana, puts out a memo to the justice department, don't crack down states that have legal marijuana and in 2011 reverses and cracks down on them. how can anybody operate in this vacuum. >> this is heartbreaking turn of events. you have otherwise law-abiding citizens, started businesses this is the largest industry boom since the dot-com. hundreds and thousands of new tax paying businesses got wiped out increasing our unemployment rate. in the meantime we're putting the business rate back into the hands of violent drug cartels. i really don't understan

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include the secretary of the department of health and human services, kathleen sibelius' as well as the president of the national association of broadcasters and a former u.s. senator and others. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good morning and welcome. thank you for being here. i am pamela hyde, the administrator of the substance abuse and mental health administration or samsa. each year, 11 million americans consider taking their own lives and about 37,000 died from suicide in 2009. almost 2.5 million americans over the age of 14 are distressed enough to actually attempt this. america loses approximately 100 people every 24 hours, not to the battle of war or acts of terrorism, not to natural disasters but to the incredibly shattering act of suicide. the told a suicide takes on american communities and families is profound. keeping our nation's young people, elders, working age adults, and military personnel and their families safe from lost hope is as critical a public health issue as keeping them say from bad drinking water, tainted food, or infectious disease. samsa wor

the health and human services department to essentially testify the of it to meet the correct standard. the u.s. treasury has been reimbursed. and the secretary has met with ethics experts to insure the store happens again. the air was immediately a dallas by the secretary of proper corrective. no taxpayer dollars or misused. >> so as far as the president is concerned but that is the end of the matter. >> the action has been taken to remedy what was the result of an added burden they're based on a separate -- is to break his remarks. signal is it, corrected it, and insured a taxpayer dollars are used and that the department reclassify the event. >> aside from the fbi investigation does in the fbi i have its own intelligence that allow you to say with some degree of certainty that the attack at benghazi was either a coordinated attack or a spontaneous? >> the white house does not have its own intelligence. the white house -- >> abby, outside the intelligence community of the u.s. this government. we have a clandestine intelligence operation? >> are able to find out a lot of affirmation on your o