A mother apart; how to let go of guilt & find happiness living apart from your child.
9781845900946 A mother apart; how to let go of guilt & find happiness living apart from your child. Hart, Sarah. Crown House Publishing Ltd. 2008 169 pages $24.95 Paperback HQ755 A...

Fringe Benefit Group Rolls Out New Limited Medical Insurance Plan.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-6 November 2008-Fringe Benefit Group Rolls Out New Limited Medical Insurance Plan(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Fringe Benefit Group, engaged in limited medical health insurance plans and health benefits administration, announced the availability of its new limited medical insurance plan, Framework Passage, which provides...

Macro International Gets Children's Mental Health Services Contract.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-6 November 2008-Macro International Gets Children's Mental Health Services Contract(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Macro was awarded a five year contract to conduct the next phase of the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program of...

Now is the time to consider applying for subsidized health care.
With the cost of gasoline, heating fuel and food (and just about everything else it seems) going through the roof, the State of Vermont's subsidized health care plans--Catamount Health, VHAP, and Medicaid are a better deal than ever. Each of these plans offers comprehensive coverage including hospitalization, prescription drugs,...

COURTHOUSE RECORDS.
COLUMN: COURTHOUSE RECORDS Worcester Superior Court Judge James R. Lemire Justin Couepel, 25, of 103 Harrison St., Worcester, was sentenced to four concurrent terms of 5 to 7 years in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to four counts of assault and battery...

Most marriages can benefit from an occasional checkup.
Byline: James Cordova COLUMN: AS I SEE IT There are certain times during the year that you're required to perform various tasks: move the hands of the clock ahead one hour at the start of daylight-saving time, plant your seeds on Memorial Day, get an...

Clint Eastwood Honored by the Thalians.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-14 October 2008-Clint Eastwood Honored by the Thalians(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The award will be presented to Eastwood at The Thalians Ball, an evening which raises funds for the Thalians Mental Health Center at Cedars Sinai Hospital. The annual gala is co-hosted by...

Substance abuse counselor certification in California: how is nicotine addiction addressed?
Abstract--Persons entering substance abuse treatment smoke at rates three to four times that of the general population, but programs providing substance abuse treatment rarely address comorbid nicotine addiction. With California's recent adoption of a regulation requiring alcohol and other drug (AOD) counselors to be certified, this study explored the...

Smoking among adolescents in substance abuse treatment: a study of programs, policy, and prevalence.
Abstract--The study was designed to: (1) identify smoking policies and interventions in adolescent residential treatment settings; (2) examine the prevalence of smoking among adolescents in these settings; and (3) assess relationships between program-level smoking policies and client-level smoking. The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment funded 17 sites to evaluate...

Substance abuse treatment staff perceptions of intimate partner victimization among female clients ([dagger]).
Abstract--Providing intimate partner violence (IPV)-related services to women enrolled in substance abuse treatment programs has the potential to reach a population disproportionately affected by IPV. Integrating basic IPV services into substance abuse treatment, however, poses challenges to organizations and staff. Using focus groups, the authors examined the experiences and...