by wpx_NYSJM | May 3, 2026 | Breaking News
Maria Mendez (Founder) attended the SOMOS Conference in Albany on April 18, 2026. She had the opportunity to introduce the NYS Association of CASAC Professionals and to engage in meaningful conversations with the OASAS Commissioner, Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, and Senator...
by wpx_NYSJM | Apr 17, 2026 | CASAC Association News, Professional Development, Substance Use Counseling Workforce
Start recognizing the importance and vital role of the CASAC clinician in substance use treatment in New York State CASACs are the backbone of New York’s substance use treatment system. And it’s time we are recognized, supported, and elevated. You hear it all...
by wpx_NYSJM | Apr 16, 2026 | CASAC Association News, Substance Use Counseling Workforce
CASACs are the backbone of New York’s addiction treatment system. And it’s time we are recognized, supported, and elevated. A lot of the public conversation about addiction treatment is built on bad assumptions. Not harmless misunderstandings. Assumptions that shape...
by wpx_NYSJM | Mar 30, 2026 | Breaking News
A Los Angeles jury has delivered a verdict that could reshape how the U.S. talks about youth mental health and platform accountability. In the case covered by NPR, jurors found Meta and Google’s YouTube liable for harms tied to addictive design, awarding $6 million to...
by wpx_NYSJM | Mar 30, 2026 | CASAC Association News
You see it in waiting rooms and school hallways. A kid stares at a phone like it is oxygen. A teen snaps when the battery hits 5 percent. A parent says, “They are on it all day,” then looks defeated. You are not imagining it. The research has caught up to what you and...
