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On October 25th, the city of San Clemente filed an amended and baseless complaint against Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, in state court. This filing is nothing more than a shameless retaliation for Sovereign Health filing its own amended complaint against the city in federal court. Sovereign sued the city in federal court for its illegal ordinances and its unlawful conduct prohibiting veterans and the mentally ill from receiving the treatment they deserve.

Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, announces that Dawn Wiggins, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and founder and owner of Dawn Wiggins Therapy and Help Towards Hope, will give a presentation, “Harnessing Your Most Powerful Tool in Treating Behavioral Health: A Course on Reducing Burnout, Stigma and Improving Client Care” at a continuing education (C.E.) event. The presentation will be given on Oct. 28, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. EDT at 555 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 202, Pompano Beach, FL, 33069. To RSVP for this event, click here or call 949-304-3362.

Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, recognizes World Mental Health Day. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries. This day, each October, thousands of supporters come to celebrate this annual awareness program to bring attention to mental illness and its major effects on people's lives worldwide. Mental health disorders occur worldwide; no one is immune and any person can develop mental illness at any time. Sovereign Health treats mental illness and encourages any person with symptoms to seek help immediately.

Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, announces that it will participate in the Eighth Annual Instructor Training Seminar in Tallahassee, Florida. Sovereign Health’s Jennifer Feriola, M.S., Program Director at Sovereign Health of Fort Myers, and Juan C. Suárez -Maldonado, Post-Doctoral Fellow, will present at the Eighth Annual Instructor Training Seminar event hosted by the Tallahassee Community College Florida Public Safety Institute. This conference will provide instructors with opportunities to further develop their knowledge, skills and abilities in the areas of Defensive Tactics, Firearms, Medical First Responder Training and Vehicle Operations. Numerous tracks will lead to train the trainer certifications.

Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, is proud to announce a sponsorship with the South Florida Wellness Network (SFWN) for their First Annual Strikes Against Stigma bowling fundraiser. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST at Sparez, 5325 South University Drive, Davie, FL 33328. The purpose of this fundraiser is to raise awareness against stigma.

Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, is hosting several continuing education (C.E.) events this month. These courses meet the qualifications for C.E. credits required by the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC).

Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, announces a new television interview about its Eating Disorder Program. The interview, featuring Janet Whitney, M.A., LMFT, Eating Disorder Program Director at Sovereign Health of San Clemente, was first broadcast live on the NBC affiliate KMIR’s program “Desert Living” on Wednesday, Sept. 28. In the interview, Whitney discusses Sovereign Health’s two Eating Disorder Programs. Sovereign currently has an adult program for women at its San Clemente facility and an adolescent program at its Rancho San Diego facility. Both programs specialize in the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, providing both inpatient and outpatient services. In addition, the programs offer patients individualized treatment plans, encompassing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Patients also participate in individual and group sessions, nutrition and body-image therapy, and experiential treatments, such as art and equine therapy.

A temporary government funding bill passed by Congress on September 28 features a provision to fund opioid addiction treatment programs created by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The bill, which prevents a government shutdown and funds the federal government through December 8, includes $7 million for CARA. While this funding falls fall short of the original $1.1 billion that the Obama administration requested, the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers sees this as a good sign that Congress will continue to fund CARA when it lays out next year's budget.

Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, announces the second installment of its newly-launched editorial series, “Beyond NIMBY.” NIMBY is the acronym of the phrase “Not in My Backyard” and represents the strong opposition by residents to having group homes, sober living homes and facilities that provide treatment and other supportive services to people who have disabilities located within their neighborhoods. “Beyond NIMBY” is Sovereign’s second series on the Not in My Backyard phenomenon. The second article in the “Beyond NIMBY” editorial series, “Escalating volatile NIMBY behavior in South Orange County,” explores Congressman Darrell Issa’s (R-Calif.) sober living homes bill that was introduced on Sept. 20, called the Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act (H.R. 6070). This new article will also address the increasing “mob mentality” and escalating volatile NIMBY-related behaviors of South Orange County, California residents and the local media attention regarding the war against treatment facilities, recovery homes and group homes, including sober living homes in South Orange County.

Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new article that’s now live on www.psychologytoday.com: “Detox Your Relationships: Helpful hints for dealing with a toxic person.” This article, written and edited by Ralph Ryback, M.D., Kristen Fuller, M.D., and Susan Logan-McCracken, M.P.W., shares how toxic people can damage and leave long-lasting effects on others.