Washington journal continues. Host republican congressman tim murphy is at our desk, advocate forward from a Mental Health treat advocate for reform in mental treatment. Congressman, talk about the. Mplementation of that law you called the Mental Health system in the u. S. Broken. Is it starting to beat that . Guest not yet, but we have an opportunity. We still have to put some funding in place and regulations need to be written. A number of important changes in how we handle Family Involvement restructurew we Substance Abuse, how grants are the foundation has been set, the mission has been put out, but now we need to put these things in place. Host you have talked about that though before, but helping families in the mental abuse act, it is a program that prints measurable outcomes to make it easier for caregivers to access treatment plans. Decision ofhe assistant secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse. That last piece, the leadership component, the new assistant secretary fo
Issued against him for complaints of harassment and one woman feared for her life because he did kill her plenty of times and pointed a gun at her boys ran here two years after his release, three days after the second injunction was issued, he was alleged to have committed this murder. Were you aware of the civil injunctions demand . I dont know whether officials at i. C. E. Were aware of the civil injunctions. As i said earlier that case is definitely a tragedy in the individual should not have received daca and should not abandon the daca program. As the result of this case we have got direct iraqi review. I dont know the answer. Excuse me she wasnt in daca. He was just a slated for removal and then posted bond. Im sorry senator. I have my cases confused. I thought you were referring to another individual. I dont know the answer to your specific question. Give a policy where you work with local Law Enforcement to find out if theres any civil injunction against individuals to post bon
Issues and your trauma issues such as ptsd, to make you to be able to function on the outside in public despite what things have happened to you. Sisters empowering sisters is a program for women who are dually diagnosed with a psychiatric illness and addiction and who are the victims of violence to serve as peer mentors for other women who have similar histories. I loved the peers. I have to talk about that because i could talk to any of them. Theyre very understanding. They have a whole lot of strength with them and confidence, and you could talk about. And they make you feel so welcome. And then they give you that love and that caring and that respect. Peer Recovery Support services are consumers helping other consumers. Weve been through training, and we facilitate groups on various topics, from Womens Health to trauma survival, Substance Abuse issues with different topics each week from, for instance, evaluating relationships, red flags for Domestic Violence, and things of that is
And have histories of traumatic victimization. The mission of community connections, first of all, is Mental Health, making everybody whole, of the people who have suffered from trauma, people who have Substance Abuse, to give you the tools to be able to manage your Mental Health issues and your trauma issues such as ptsd, to make you to be able to function on the outside in public despite what things have happened to you. Sisters empowering sisters is a program for women who are dually diagnosed with a psychiatric illness and addiction and who are the victims of violence to serve as peer mentors for other women who have similar histories. I loved the peers. I have to talk about that because i could talk to any of them. Theyre very understanding. They have a whole lot of strength with them and confidence, and you could talk about. And they make you feel so welcome. And then they give you that love and that caring and that respect. Peer Recovery Support services are consumers helping ot
Well, listening to dr. Harris and dr. Gillece, but the most important thing is care that takes into consideration the traumatic experiences that a person may have had. It is care that recognizes that trauma is a very real possibility. When you take a look at the statistics and you find a lot of people who present for treatment, whether its traditional Mental Health treatment or Substance Abuse treatment or a combination, or people who enter the criminal Justice System, a significant number have had traumatic experiences. So, if were going to intervene in a positive way, we have to take into consideration, and the very strategies that allow us to take into consideration. But the most important part of it is the beginning, acknowledging the trauma that could have happened in that persons life. And dr. Gillece, how do we screen for that . Well, i think when you do traumainformed care, i think whats really important too is to create environments of care that do no more harm. There are many