Public-private partnerships to improve community health: a conversation with Philadelphia leaders Dr. Arthur Evans, Joseph Pyle, Jane Golden, and Sara Ansell.
April 30, 2012
Hosted by Mary Woods
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Episode Description
Mary Woods will host a conversation with four distinguished guests from Philadelphia: Dr. Arthur C. Evans Jr., Commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS); Joseph Pyle, President of the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation; Jane Golden, Executive Director of City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program; and Sara Ansell, Program Manager of the Mural Arts Program’s Porch Light Initiative. Our discussion during this show will focus on the Porch Light Initiative, a three-year collaboration between The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) to improve individual and community health in three North Philadelphia neighborhoods. The Porch Light Initiative is made possible through the partnership and support of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation, and the William Penn Foundation, among others.
One Hour AT A Time
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Recovery, whether it is from substance abuse or a mental illness, or both requires a treatment plan, which in many cases is as effective as treatments for other chronic illnesses. “One Hour AT A Time” will increase awareness about recovery and decrease the discrimination against individuals in the recovery process. Host Mary Woods, will help people understand the recovery of adults and families living with co-occurring substance use disorders and psychotic and/or affective illness over the course of a lifetime. Helping individuals develop the skills and knowledge they need to take personal responsibility for their health and supporting individuals in their efforts to get on with life beyond illness has been Mary’s mission and she now brings that mission to the airwaves.
Mary Woods
Mary is the CEO of WestBridge Community Services. She is also a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with more than 25 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Mary has conducted extensive workshops and trainings with a primary focus in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Theory and Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders. She is also a contributor to the development of the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors Workbook and Practice Demonstration Video. Mary was the Chairperson of the NH State Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals. She has been a member of the NH Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association since 1984, and has served as the Northeast Regional Vice President for the NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals, President of NAADAC and is currently past president of NAADAC.
