Evidence-Based Professionals' Monthly - February 2025

Short Month, Big Opportunities—Don’t Miss Out!

Feature articles and other industry news

FEATURED

• New Dallas County juvenile director ready to get to work
• Everyday stress is being wrongly labelled as mental health issues, say majority of GPs
• McCracken juvenile detention guard fired after breaking teens' arms
• Oklahoma County jail’s new behavioral health center to open by 2026
• Smartphones and rewards: Michigan’s new addiction recovery program
• Levelland Covenant program helps substance abuse recovery across West Texas
• FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-derived nasal spray for depression as stand-alone treatment

MORE NEWS

• Facility dog brings calmness for youths in Benton County Juvenile Detention Center
• Social media isn't the only cause of mental health woes among Texas youth, advocates say
• New program will support middle schoolers with history of substance abuse
• Springfield nonprofit continues helping women recovering from substance abuse
• How Experience With Addiction Informs Patient Treatment
• SUD Treatment Provider Meridian Behavioral Health Acquires 20th Facility, Plans Future Growth
• Virginia Beach backs new recovery school to aid substance-impacted students
• Mass. plans to close state mental health center on Cape Cod; will cut 100s of related jobs
• Tris builds clinical case for opioid alternative by showing its pain drug is less likely to be abused

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