Treatment/Recovery

	Integrated Care Integrated Care is the collaboration between behavioral health and primary care providers to ensure the most effective and informative care for the consumer. Integrated care focuses on consumers and family members as partners in the healthcare process. View pdf
	Peer Support in Behavioral Health Peer Support is an effective approach to supporting individuals in their recovery. Peer support specialists bring hope in recovery by sharing their own experiences and providing a sense of belonging. Read more
	Person-Centered Care Person-Centered Care describes the effort to ensure that mental health a care is centered on the needs and desires of the consumer. It means that consumers set their own recovery goals and have choices in the services they receive, and they can select their own recovery support team. For mental health providers person-centered care means assisting consumers in achieving goals that are personally meaningful. View pdf
	Progressing Through Treatment: Early, Middle, Late As individuals stop their alcohol and/or drug use, they are giving up their primary source of support and most likely have not developed healthy coping skills View pdf
	Recovery Recovery is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. Read more
	Recovery Housing Also known as sober living, recovery housing is a recovery-oriented supportive living environment for individuals wanting to initiate and sustain recovery. Read more
	Recovery-Oriented Systems Systems of health and human services that affirm hope for recovery, exemplify a strength-based orientation, and offer a wide spectrum of services and supports aimed at engaging people with mental health and substance use conditions into care and promoting their resilience and long-term recovery from which they and their families may choose. View pdf
	Stages of Change Change is not a single event; it is a process involving a variety of steps. When a person goes through treatment and recovery, they usually transition through the “Stages of Change”. View pdf
	Supporting Recovery Recovery is a reality in the lives of thousands of individuals & families in North Dakota and yet the stigma of addiction continues to be a barrier for those seeking help. Professionals can help reduce stigma in the following ways: Read more
	Supporting Your Loved One in Treatment Substance abuse affects the whole family, not just the individual who is addicted. Read more
	The Twelve Steps: Traditional and for Teens Read more
	Trauma-Informed A trauma-informed approach to the delivery of behavioral health services includes an understanding of trauma and an awareness of the impact it can have across settings, services, and populations. It involves viewing trauma through and ecological and cultural lens and recognizing that context plays a significant role in how individuals perceive and process traumatic events, whether acute or chronic.” View pdf
	Using Medication to Treat Opioid Addiction Medication Assisted Treatment is an effective method for achieving recovery. Read more