Limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina, ms. Foxx, for five minutes. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. We all have been privileged to know people in our communities whove led remarkable lives but are unsung heroes. Today, i want to highlight one such couple ive come to know and admire. I rise to recognize ralph and christine brown, a remarkable couple and role models for all the rest of us. They grew up in families of very modest means, and while working full time, ralph began a oneman security business in 1963. What started as lake norman security patrol, incorporated, has expanded into two of the most successful businesses in North Carolina and the country. Security central and alarm south. Ralph learned the importance of security while serving as a u. S. Army policeman and turned his knowledge into security and Patrol Services for homes and commercial entities. At his side was christine, his brilliant help mate. They have a wonderful and phil
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 vasquezrowland, 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 employed. What does that tell us . What types of challenges, david, do these individuals present as they approach the employment marketplace . Well, thats telling me that, actually, most people that are, that are served by my agency, which provides welfa
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 vasquezrowland, 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 employed. What does that tell us . What types of challenges, david, do these individuals present as they approa
Hello, im ivette torres, and welcome to another addition of the road to recovery. Today, well 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 vasquezrowland, 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,
Hello, im ivette torres, and welcome to another addition of the road to recovery. Today, well 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 vasquezrowland, 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,