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Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program Gets Federal Funding

AFSCME members pushed Congress hard to fund the Substance Use Disorder Treatment Workforce Loan Repayment Program, which is aimed at helping lessen the burden of crushing student loans for full-time wo

Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program Gets Federal Funding

Behavioral Health Workers in New Jersey Overwhelming Vote to Join AFSCME

Fifty-two New Jersey behavioral health workers have decided to become part of the AFSCME family.

Behavioral Health Workers in New Jersey Overwhelming Vote to Join AFSCME

House Passes AFSCME-Backed Workplace Violence Prevention Act

The House has passed an AFSCME-backed bill to increase workplace safety for health care and social services workers.

House Passes AFSCME-Backed Workplace Violence Prevention Act

New study shows drugs and talk therapy hold same value for people with depression

A new study found that an hour in talk therapy with a trained counselor costs much more, and takes more time, than swallowing an inexpensive antidepressant pill.

New study shows drugs and talk therapy hold same value for people with depression

For Nevada Psychiatric Nurse, His Union Helps Him ‘Concentrate on Caring for People’

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Alonzo Thornton is a third-generation Army veteran. In 1984, he joined the Army as a combat medic.

For Nevada Psychiatric Nurse, His Union Helps Him ‘Concentrate on Caring for People’