Alexandra Plante
Senior Advisor, Substance Use Disorder in the Strategy and Growth Office, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
The Latest from Alexandra Plante
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Holding the Weight: Supporting the Peer Workforce Through LossSep 25, 2024
As we observe Recovery Month throughout September, it’s important to acknowledge how common substance use disorders have become.
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Competing Ideologies: The Quest for a Consensus on SUD OutcomesFeb 9, 2024
The lack of consensus around definitions of success and desired outcomes in solving SUD highlights the complex, multifaceted nature of addiction.
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Toward Standardization of Service Intensity AssessmentDec 6, 2023
A patient walks into a hospital in rural Kentucky, with thoughts of suicide and trouble sleeping. A similar patient, presenting with the same symptoms, walks into a hospital 700 miles away in New York City. One patient is hospitalized for a week and then referred to a two-week partial-hospitalization program.