.5M awarded to help inmates with mental health, addiction problems
Inmates are less likely to re-offend if they are receiving proper treatment, but that doesn't mean the average taxpayer wants to shell out money for drug abuse counseling in addition to medical care already paid by county residents, said Kathy Coate …
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Long Beach services offer help, treatment to people with HIV
Kirby, director of development at the Gardena-based Behavior Health Services, was instrumental in founding the ADAM (Alcohol and Drug Advocacy for Men) Project, which offers substance abuse counseling and HIV prevention outreach to Latino and …
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Tags: drug abuse, mental health, substance abuse