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  • Mercer County officials discuss Mental Health Court to curb violence

    Penny Ray

    January 01, 2017 |

    The Trentonian |

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    Research has shown that criminal activity is often a result of a person with a mental illness falling into substance abuse and jail time does nothing to help a person’s illness. To lower the number of people with a mental illness in the criminal justice system, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office have been practicing an “informal Mental Health Court,” where defendants are put in a life coaching program instead of jail.

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  • As opioid-related deaths continue to rise, should more doctors practice medication-assisted treatment in primary care?

    Penny Ray

    December 26, 2016 |

    The Trentonian |

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    As the US attempts to recover and learn from an opioid epidemic, often rehab or detox are the only solutions discussed when research says medication-assisted treatment is by far the most effective. Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton is the only facility in the county that provides medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction in a primary care setting.

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  • With gun violence a regular occurrence in Trenton, could hospital-based intervention benefit city?

    Penny Ray

    October 18, 2015 |

    The Trentonian |

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    The city of Trenton is trying to reduce gun violence. In Philadelphia, the Healing Hurt People is a hospital-based violence intervention program that employs trauma counselors to help patients suffering from gun violence.

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