According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 8.2 million American adults had a mental illness as well as a substance use disorder within the past year. The same study also documented a co-occurrence of serious mental illness and the presence of substance use disorder within 2.6 ... Read More
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How Mental Health Isn’t All in Your Head: The Physical Effects of Mental Illness
In the health care industry, physical health and mental health have often been treated as distinct concepts. What affects a person's mental health has no bearing on their physical status, or at least, this has been the prevailing thought. At FHE Health, we have a unique perspective and a different viewpoint. As a ... Read More
Delaware 6th in the Nation for Drug Overdoses, Advised to Expand Treatment
The second-smallest state in the U.S., Delaware has “sixth highest increase in overdose deaths in the country,” according to recent statistics. According to news organizations like WDEL, “more than 1,000 Delawareans have died from drug overdoses” in the course of the last four years. While opioid-related deaths ... Read More
TriWest Healthcare Alliance
If you are looking for a drug rehab program that accepts TriWest Healthcare Alliance insurance, you’ve come to the right place. FHE Health is a contracted treatment center with TriWest, a health insurance provider that partners closely with the Department of Veterans Affairs to service veterans and members of the ... Read More
FHE Health Receives Fourth Sun Sentinel Top Workplace Award
This month FHE Health received the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sun Sentinel’s 2019 “Top Workplace Award.” The prestigious honor is based on employee feedback that is collected every spring by the South Florida newspaper in partnership with the Philadelphia-based company, Energage. This year, a survey of 25,000 working South ... Read More
The Quest to Cure Depression Without Medication
For many, seeking treatment for depression without medication is the ideal option. Medications may be necessary for some people, but not all people need them or want to use them. Many people can see improvement by learning how to naturally improve mental health and physical wellbeing. While it is always best to receive ... Read More
Breathing Your Way to Recovery: Expert Opinion
“Breathwork therapy” is a cutting-edge intervention that’s helping patients heal from trauma and other unresolved issues. Learn how. Lisa Loew is one of FHE Health’s therapists— but the therapy she specializes in is not your more garden-variety psychotherapy. Loew is a practitioner of “integral breath therapy,” ... Read More
The Revealing Link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Addiction
The psychological community has long understood a strong link between what happens to us as children and the way mental health disorders manifest later in life. Is this true of addiction as well? Addiction is a physical and mental disease, and while it can happen to anyone, some people seem to be more prone to drug ... Read More
