Suicide rates are on the rise and it’s the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, but science tells us that talking openly… Read more
September 2019
Supporting Family with Substance Use Disorders
When thinking about how to address the opioid epidemic and substance use disorders (SUDs), which affect more than 20 million U.S. citizens in any given… Read more
UPMC Mercy’s ED Has Your Back
Dr. Michael Lynch, medical director at the Pittsburgh Poison Center and substance use disorder services at UPMC Health Plan, has made medication-assisted treatment (MAT) a… Read more
Bringing Dignity and Respect to All
Armed with a Frontline Innovation grant from The Beckwith Institute, Dr. Joy Gero, program director in the General Adult and Behavioral Health ICU at UPMC… Read more
UPMC Hamot Tackles Substance Use Disorder
In every 25 maternity hospital stays in Pennsylvania, one individual is managing a substance use disorder. Dr. Mandy Fauble, executive director of Safe Harbor Behavioral… Read more