Chronic Pain occurs as a complicated web of emotions and physical symptoms. The most common way to treat pain is to use opioid medications, which actually complicate the course of chronic pain and is responsible for countless complications and overdos…
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Encore: Orchestrating Change – A documentary about the world’s first orchestra for people with mental illnesses
ORCHESTRATING CHANGE is the documentary film that tells the inspiring story of Me2/Orchestra, the only classical music organization in the world for people with mental illnesses and those who support them. Led by a once world-renowned conductor whose o…
Encore: Let’s Help People Quit: Tobacco is the Problem, Not the Solution
Smoking is the number one cause of death in people with mental illness and tobacco use contributes to more deaths than the primary behavioral health condition. Helping people quit tobacco is the risk-factor intervention that will have the greatest imp…
Encore: Bridging the Gap Between 12 Step Recovery and Co-Occurring Disorders
Our guests will review traditional treatment methods verses evidenced based practices and challenge current treatment myths and misconceptions of participants who struggle with co-occurring disorders. Jim and Gordon will explore the barriers that parti…
Encore: Experience, Strength and Hope with Guest Steven Herndon
Steven Herndon serves as president and co-founder of Safety Net Recovery, a structured sober living community for men.
Steve’s commitment to sobriety and helping others is unrivaled except for his long-time partner, Taylor Hagin. Together in 2009, …
Sex Addiction and Pornography
Dr. Carnes will be discussing the state of the field of sex and pornography addiction treatment, including diagnostic controversies, and the newest neuroscience research. She will address the importance of de-stigmatizing sex addiction and addressing …
Encore: Using Music To Combat The Addiction Epidemic
Recovery Unplugged is an addiction rehabilitation program with facilities in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Austin, TX. Its key modality is to immerse its clients in a musical experience that helps therapists find pathways to the soul, and serves as a catalyst…
Physician Health: Improving the Health and Wellbeing of America’s Healthcare Workforce
Addiction impacts about 10 percent of the general population and has the same prevalence rate in healthcare providers. One of the most tragic outcomes of untreated addiction and mental health conditions is suicide and it is on the rise among healthcare…
Navigating Insurance for Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse
Claim handling procedures are ever changing. Healthcare providers and families need to have expert advice and resources at their fingertips to navigate all of the complicated administrative appeal processes. Our guests today are from Denials Managemen…
Encore: Perfectly Hidden Depression
Depression is experienced by many in the United States -approximately 9 percent of the population-, yet there remains a strong stigma against revealing depressive symptoms or being treated for it. This is one of the factors helping to create a phenomen…
At WestBridge, we work with adult men and families from around the country and, in some cases, the world. One of the unique features of our model is our virtual Meet & Greet service which allows us to deepen our assessment and begin building trust and engaging participants in the pre-admission process.