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BIOGRAPHY FOR: RUBEN D. BRAZZILE, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ruben Douglas Brazzile, is a advanced Pastoral Care Practitioner and faith based health services provider,
a specialist in his field currently. He is the appointed Chaplain with the rank (COLONIAL) Recruiting and
Retention Officer for headquarters at the United States Corps of Chaplains where he has served as a vetted
member since March 2005 and Chaplain Brazzile has also formerly been the appointed Chaplain for
NABVETS – National Association of Black Veterans Inc. in Tacoma, WA 2011; He is independently
ordained as a Minister under Faith and Works Christian Fellowship, and is ordained to be the Pastor and
visionary leader where he serves as the elected Executive Director for Pastoral Care Management
Services [PCMS], a Faith based Health Services Organization and pastoral care health services and outreach ministry, who
provides health services and outcomes and community based programs to those in need throughout Washington State, Ohio
State and has a vision to be in every state in the nation. The organization is a national accreditation and credentialing agent
for clergy who provide pastoral care services nationwide.
Rev. Brazzile has been promoting mental health healing, transformation, wellness and recovery. He Addresses Health
Disparities in the community, and is working to eliminate sexual violence through faith based health and mental health
services.
Rev. Brazzile has been Addressing Health, Mental and Behavioral Health concerns within the faith based and local wider
community, including Addressing Behavioral Health disparities through faith health partnerships and is engaged in African
American Behavioral Health and Spirituality.
In 1994 Ruben Brazzile facilitated his first self-help peer group working with individuals, and mental health consumers in
Corrections, and for seventeen years has been actively working with individuals affected by trauma, including adolescent and
adult mental health consumers. He has 7 years experience in training and facilitating groups of, and classes for adult learners
and professionals, including 5 years advocating for child and adult individuals affected by mental health disorders ,
circumstances and trauma histories.
He was first documented as a ordained minister June 12, 1990, and re-confirmed as a ordained Minister in 2004, then has
been documented to have been ordained as a Pastor in 2005. Ordained as Pastor for Pastoral Care Management Service in
August 2010, ordained as a Minister under Faith and Works Christian Fellowship in November 2010 and appointed Chaplain
for the National Association of Black Veterans in Tacoma, WA in January 2011.
He is a certified Mental Health Recovery and Wellness Recovery Action Planning WRAP - Facilitator, certified as Peer
Support Counselor by Washington State in 2006, and has served as a Peer Support Counselor Training Instructor training
other student learners. He has received education in severe and persistent mental illness, diagnostic criteria, major signs and
symptoms and best known treatments. He received training in Trauma, Trauma informed Care, Cultural Competency, and
Motivational Interviewing. He regularly works with adolescents, adults and families in the local community and has received
extensive specialized training in Disaster Mental Health and volunteer Emergency Services Chaplaincy Training.
From 2005 to 2011 he has served as a vetted commissioned officer and Chaplain for the United States Corps of Chaplains,
where he retired as Brigadier General and the Commanding Officer Division Commander for the Western
Division. Chaplain (Brigadier General) Brazzile provided leadership to twenty five (25) State units and it’s
officers, coordinated division activities, reads, composes, and sends communications to direct reports, and
promotes and participates in Veteran events, developed relationships with other ministries to support their
activities while recruiting members and advancing the objectives of the Corps.
Chaplain Brazzile rejoined the United States Corps of Chaplains a month later to accept appointment as
Chaplain (COL) and the Recruiting and Retention Officer at Headquarters.
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Previously Chaplain Brazzile served as Executive Director for the Washington Health Empowerment Network. Where he
was instrumental in securing local and state licensing including 501c3 IRS tax exemption status for the organization. He was
employed there until 2008 when he founded Pastoral Care Management Services.
Prior to that he served as a District Manager, for H & R Block, Tax, Mortgage and Financial Services, Tacoma, WA district
where he managed the district as his own, and managed 8 direct and 300 indirect reports. This position required that the
director be proficient in core competencies of business management, accounting, and risk management knowledge. His office
had a 20% sales increase for three consecutive years, he brought the office up to code, and reduced loss to zero while the
office was under his direction. He was employed with H & R Block from 1997 to 2004.
Formerly from Ohio, the buckeye state, Ruben Brazzile managed a youth affairs program ministry where he worked with
youth in the community and volunteered services at the county juvenile detention facility. While in Washington State He has
been a workshop instructor, a program trainer, public speaker and Mental Health Recovery activist where he has conducted
public trainings, and public conferences.
Finally, in 2007 Reverend Ruben Brazzile worked with a federally funded advisory council for the creation of a practical
manual for Building Sustainable Consumer Run Organizations dedicated toward successful nonprofit management training
and then co-instructed Consumer Run Organizations Training for multiple groups of mental health consumers, and
individuals.
HISTORY OF:
RUBEN D. BRAZZILE,
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GENERAL BACKGROUND SUMMARY
PUBLIC MINISTRY SINCE 1990
PUBLIC SERVICE SINCE 2004
NONPROFIT/PROFIT MANAGEMENT SINCE 1998
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SINCE 1998
ORGANIZATION RISK MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION SINCE
2005
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SINCE 2011
CREDENTIALS
ORDAINED MINISTER UNIVERSAL LIFE CHURCH
1990 ACTIVE
ORDAINED MINISTER UNIVERSAL MINISTRIES
2004 ACTIVE
NOTARY PUBLIC WASHINGTON STATE
2004-2008 INACTIVE
ORDAINED PASTOR DOVE MINISTRIES
2005 ACTIVE
ORDAINED PASTOR PASTORAL CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
2010 ACTIVE
COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND CHAPLAIN US CORPS OF CHAPLAINS
2005 ACTIVE
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REGISTERED COUNSELOR WASHINGTON STATE
MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY FACILITATOR CERTIFICATION:
2005-2007 INACTIVE
2006 ACTIVE
CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT COUNSELOR
2006 ACTIVE
PASTORAL CARE PROVIDER PASTORAL CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
2008-PRESENT ACTIVE
ORDAINED MINISTER – Faith and Works Christian Fellowship
2010 – ACTIVE
Appointed CHAPLAIN – National Association of Black Veterans Tacoma, WA
2011 - ACTIVE
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Property Manager, BROOKS PROPERTIES LLC, Cincinnati, Oh 2011 to present
Elected EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PASTORAL CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Tacoma, WA 2008- present
PASTORAL CARE SPECIALIST, CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, COURSE INSTRUCTOR AND CRISIS INTERVENTION
SUPPORT SPECIALIST
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , WASHINGTON HEALTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK, Tacoma, WA 2006 – 2008
CO-CHAIRMAN, OF THE COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE (CTP) 2006 – 2007,
Tacoma, WA
PROGRAM TRAINER, subcontractor ,WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS RESEARCH AND
TRAINING, Tacoma, WA 2006 – 2008
COMMUNITY MINISTER/CHAPLAIN/PASTOR Tacoma, WA 2005 – present
DISTRICT MANAGER, H & R BLOCK TAX, MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC, Kansas City, MO, 1999
- 2004
RECORDS CLERK—8 DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST CONVERGYS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT GROUP,
Cincinnati, OH, 1997 — 2002 (worked within a major Data center, in a position of trust, some duties are classified as
confidential.)
CARE MANAGER, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR COMMUNITY YOUTH AFFAIRS FACILITY, Cincinnati, Ohio
1999-2003
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CUSTOMER SERVICE, SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997 — 1997
RESPONSIBILITIES WERE TO WORK WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOUSE KEEPING. ASSISTING
WITH OVERALL FACILITY CLEANLINESS AND ASSISTING WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE
WEEKLY WORK SCHEDULE, AND MET WITH THE DEPARTMENT MANAGER REGARDING
DEPARTMENTAL ISSUES.
VOLUNTEER Hamilton County Juvenile Court Youth Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 1997 - 2001
GROUP FACILITATOR AND COORDINATOR, Lebanon Corrections Facility, Chapel Dept. Lebanon, Oh 19941997 under Chaplain Mark C. Schmeider, Priest.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
RECEIVED GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA.
SOME COLLEGE WILMINGTON COLLEGE, WILMINGTON, OHIO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. NO
DEGREE.
SOCIAL TRAINING HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE INCLUDING CERTIFICATIONS, AND TRAINING
CONSULTANT, ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2007
CRO CONSUMER RUN ORGANIZATION WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR
CO INSTRUCTOR FOR THE CONSUMER RUN ORGANIZATION TRAINING JULY, 2007 THROUGH
ABOUT OCTOBER, 2007 I HELPED CREATE AND DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIAL, AND INSTRUCTED
PORTIONS OF THE CLASS.
CONSUMER ADVOCATE, Tacoma, WA February 16, 2007
TESTIFIED BEFORE THE WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE HUMAN SERVICES AND CORRECTIONS
COMMITTEE AGAINST SENATE BILL 5644 IN RE: A ACT PROPOSING THAT A REHABILITATION
PROGRAM IDENTIFYING ITSELF AS A CLUBHOUSE MUST BE CERTIFIED BY THE ICCD.
CONFERENCE PRESENTER, Washington State Mental Health Consumer Conference, September 15, 16,
2006 Kenniwick, WA
CREATED AND PRESENTED A WORKSHOP AT A PUBLIC STATE-WIDE CONFERENCE SPONSORED
BY THE WASHINGTON MENTAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROJECT. WORKSHOP TITLE ― AN
OVERVIEW OF WRAP- THE WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN.
GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP, Puyallup, WA September 2009
Special Recognition, RECRUITER OF THE YEAR, United States Corps of Chaplains, 2009
Special Recognition, OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD, United States Corps of Chaplains, 2010
INDEPENDENT ADVISORY CONSULTANT, LIA – LOVE IN ACTION, REGISTERED NONPROFIT
CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADER TRAINING, Seattle, WA July, 2009
LEADERSHIP TRAINING WORKSHOP, including Basic Accounting Principles Mental Health America
National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center, NCSTAC January 7-10, 2008 Albuquerque , New
Mexico
LEADERSHIP AND EXAMINING LEADERSHIP: ROLES, STYLES, AND PRACTICES
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, WITHIN A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
DIVERSIFYING YOUR FUNDING BASE
FINANCIAL TRAINING
GAAP – GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
BUDGETING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING, H & R BLOCK TAX, MORTGAGE AND
FINANCIAL SERVICES, KANSAS CITY, MO JUNE, 2004
GRADUATE FROM TACOMA POLICE CITIZENS ACADEMY, Tacoma Police Department, June 2006
REID INSTITUTE TRAINING, INTERVIEWING AND INTERROGATION TRAINING, (Accepted Law
Enforcement Officer Training) including Behavioral Analysis Interviewing, Seattle, WA June 2007
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM [CERT] training, Tacoma Fire Department, September,
2005, Annual NW Expo refresher training 2008, 2009
DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING Tacoma Fire Department November 2006 Providing Psychological
First Aide during and after a crisis.
Prior Red Cross certification in CPR, First Aide and Disaster Response.
FEMA Emergency Management Institute IS 195 Training Basic Incident Command System April, 2005
FEMA Emergency Management Institute IS 700 Training: NIMS National Incident Command System Training
April, 2005
FEMA Emergency Management Institute IS 800 Training: National Response Plan (NRP), an introduction April,
2005
FEMA Emergency Management Institute IS 100.a Training: Introduction to the Incident Command System, July,
2010
FEMA Emergency Management Institute IS 200.a Training: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action
Incidents, July 2010
MASS FATALITIES PLANNING TRAINING COURSE, National Mass Fatalities Institute Tacoma, WA April
26, 27 2010
HAM RADIO TECHNICIAN TRAINING Tacoma, WA March, 2010
RHEMA BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL 2 YEAR CERTIFICATE COURSE : BIBLICAL STUDIES. Jan. 1993
ORDAINED MINISTER, Universal Life Church, June 12, 1990
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ORDAINED MINISTER, Universal Ministries, 2004 BY REV. DOUGLAS HICKMAN
ORDAINED PASTOR, Dove Ministries, 2005 by Reverend Michael Vaszary.
ORDAINED PASTOR, PASTORAL CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A Christian NONPROFIT
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, AUG, 2010
ORDAINED MINISTER, Faith And Works Christian Fellowship, NOV, 2010
Appointed CHAPLAIN, NABVETS – National Association of Black Veterans Inc. JAN , 2011
PARLIAMENTARIAN, JUDICIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, Certificate of Appreciation, Lebanon, Ohio Dec.
1996
EFFECTIVE MEDIA STRATEGIES TRAINING September 2007
REGULAR CHURCH MEMBERSHIP HOME
NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH , MEMBER, GRAHAM, WA 2005 – PRESENT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
CERTIFICATION IN ELIMINATING SELF DEFEATING BEHAVIORS Class, Ohio November, 1994
INSTRUCTOR’S CERTIFICATE FOR CREATION AND FACILITATING TRAINING OF THE PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. for VIOLENCE PREVENTION, TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS, AND SELF
ESTEEM BUILDING. Lebanon Correctional Institution, Ohio November, 1996
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT : OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND DEDICATION FOR THE YOUTH
AFFAIRS PROGRAM, helping youth of today become leaders of tomorrow. Ohio February 1997
SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP STUDIES, Escondido, CA OCT. 2003
(Well known Corporate Leadership Training)
CERTIFICATION IN FACILITATION TECHNIQUES, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND DYNAMICS OF
PERSONAL MOTIVATION 7th Step Foundation, Lebanon, Ohio August, 2006
CASE MANAGEMENT FOR ADULTS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TRAINING. CASE
MANAGEMENT ACADEMY, CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR
MENTAL ILLNESS RESEARCH AND TRAINING [WIMIRT], TACOMA, WA JULY 2006
SYSTEM CONTEXT OF CASE MANAGEMENT FOR ADULTS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL
AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS
UNDERSTANDING MENTAL DISORDERS AND PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE PLANNING
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
ENGAGING AND CONNECTING
LINKING TO SERVICES
RESOURCE ACQUISITION
GROUP INTERVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
MONITORING AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
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SELF-CARE AND USE OF SUPERVISION
PROGRAM BUILDING
FAMILY INTERVENTION AND EMPOWERMENT
COMMUNITY TEAM DEVELOPMENT
CASE MANAGEMENT FOR YOUTH WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TRAINING. CASE
MANAGEMENT ACADEMY, CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR
MENTAL ILLNESS RESEARCH AND TRAINING [WIMIRT], TACOMA, WA AUGUST 2007
SYSTEM CONTEXT OF CASE MANAGEMENT FOR YOUTH WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL
AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS
UNDERSTANDING MENTAL DISORDERS AND PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES
ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE PLANNING
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
ENGAGING, CONNECTING AND MOTIVATING
LINKING TO EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
CULTURAL COMPETENCY
MONITORING AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
SELF-CARE AND ISSUES OF SUPERVISION
FAMILY INTERVENTION AND EMPOWERMENT
MENTAL HEALTH ANTI STIGMA PRESENTER/FACILITATOR TRAINING, Washington Institute for
Mental Illness Research and Training October, 2007, January 2008 was later used as a Facilitator to the Anti
Stigma project.
COMPUTER BASED DISABILITIES SPECIALIST TRAINING CBT, [audio and video training by credentialed
presenters] October, 2007 Training for understanding Developmental Disabilities, how to work with persons with
developmental disabilities and standards.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING October, 2007
MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY FACILITATOR CERTIFICATION COURSE: MENTAL HEALTH
RECOVERY AND WRAP [WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLANNING] FACILITATOR CERTIFICATION
TRAINING. Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery, September, 2006 Sponsored by Washington State
DSHS Mental Health Division.
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING: ACHIEVING RESILIENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH
EDUCATION training in SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS, MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC
CRITERIA, MAJOR SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND CURRENT BEST TREATMENTS. Recognized by the
Washington State Board of Education for continuing education. Tacoma, WA November, 2006
CERTIFIED WASHINGTON STATE PEER COUNSELOR, DSHS MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION MAY, 2006
A WASHINGTON STATE CERTIFIED PEER COUNSELOR IS REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY
SERVICES, AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY,
PROMOTE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, IMPLEMENT RECOVERY PRACTICES AND ABLE TO
PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF TASKS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN GAINING CONTROL OVER THEIR
OWN LIVES AND THEIR RECOVERY PROCESS. PROMOTES SOCIALIZATION, SELF ADVOCACY,
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DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL SUPPORTS, STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS, EDUCATION AND
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT. TACOMA, WA
TRAUMA AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, WITNESS JUSTICE CERTIFICATION COURSE, TACOMA,
WA SEPTEMBER, 2009
WORKING WITH UNDOCUMENTED SURVIVORS, WITNESS JUSTICE, CERTIFICATION COURSE,
TACOMA, WA, SEPTEMBER, 2009
CULTURAL COMPETENCY, WITNESS JUSTICE, CERTIFICATION COURSE, TACOMA, WA
SEPTEMBER, 2009
AHEC
NORTH CAROLINA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER,
Completed Continuing Education Courses:
† Children and Domestic Violence Series: A. Trauma and Children
† Children and Domestic Violence Series: D. Impact of Maternal Mental Health on Children Exposed to
Domestic Violence
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 04: Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 06: ADHD in Children
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 08 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 10: Making Shift Happen: A Motivational Interviewing Primer for Mental
Health Professionals
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 11: Suicide Risk Assessment
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 12: Effects of War on Military Families
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 13: Anxiety Disorders & Treatment
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 14: The Treatment of Adolescent Substance Abuse:
† Duke Mental Health Webinar 17: Update on Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
in Adults
† ICARE: Office Based Approach to Adolescent Substance Abuse
† ICARE: Alcohol Use and Abuse: Intervening Across the Continuum
† ICARE: Illicit Drugs of Abuse, A Clinician’s Guide
† ICARE: Managing Crisis Patients
† Treating the Invisible Wounds of War Series: Part 1 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
† Treating the Invisible Wounds of War Series: Part 2 - Traumatic Brain Injury
November 2011
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Certificate of Training, Washington Coalition for Sexual Assault
Programs, Tacoma Police Department, Tacoma, WA June, 2010
Using DBT with Teens who have
experienced Sexual Trauma and Other forms of Trauma.
Introduction to Mental Health and Disaster Preparedness JOHNS HOPKINS Bloomberg School of Public
Health Certificate of Completion: Oct. 2010
Mental Health Consequences of Disaster JOHNS HOPKINS Bloomberg School of Public Health Certificate
of Completion: Oct. 2010
Disaster Mental Health Intervention JOHNS HOPKINS Bloomberg School of Public Health Certificate of
Completion: Oct. 2010
Disaster Mental Health Planning JOHNS HOPKINS Bloomberg School of Public Health Certificate of
Completion: Oct. 2010
Psychology and Crisis Response JOHNS HOPKINS Bloomberg School of Public Health Certificate of
Completion: Oct. 2010
Psychological First Aid Competencies for Public Health Workers JOHNS HOPKINS Bloomberg School of
Public Health Certificate of Completion: Oct. 2010
Chaplaincy Basic Training Volunteer Chaplaincy Training Course, Florida Baptist Convention Chaplaincy
Program Oct. 2010
Who Am I Volunteer Chaplaincy Training Course, Florida Baptist Convention Chaplaincy Program Oct. 2010
The Art of Listening Volunteer Chaplaincy Training Course, Florida Baptist Convention Chaplaincy Program
Nov. 2010
Developing A Godly Attitude Volunteer Chaplaincy Training Course, Florida Baptist Convention Chaplaincy
Program Nov. 2010
Emergency Services Chaplain (Disaster Response) Volunteer Chaplaincy Training Course, Florida Baptist
Convention Chaplaincy Program Nov. 2010
African Americans Behavioral Health and Spirituality Webinar by The Leadership Council on African
American Behavioral Health in collaboration with the Substance Abuse Health Administrations initiative
October 25, 2010
Addressing Behavioral Health Disparities through Faith-Health Partnerships NNED In Action Forum Call
October 20, 2010
Understanding and Addressing Trauma among People Receiving Behavioral Health Services Webinar
sponsored by SAMHSA Co-occurring Disorders Integration and Innovation and co-sponsored by
SAMHSA’s National Center for Trauma Informed Care (NCTIC) Nov. 9, 2010
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