Franks House / Rainbow Bridge Community Services is a residential treatment facility located in Los Angeles, Ca that provides specialized services and support to help the gay community achieve long term sobriety.
Franks House is the …
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My life before the devastation of addiction and mental illness was a mix of glamorous celebrities and hard work.
I was the executive editor of a major publishing …
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I entered the addictions field as a chaplain in an adolescent
substance abuse unit. When I first conducted 4th and 5th
Steps I made the mistake of assuming Roman Catholic patients
had an advantage …
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Joseph M. Amico, M.Div., C.A.S.
Gays experience something like a second adolescence as part o f
the coming out process. During that time, behavior could be confused
with sexually compulsive behavior. Gays also experience
shame due to …
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Ninety days can be thought of as a relatively brief span of time or an eternity. Of course, perspective factors in all things and as a man who has been actively addicted to …
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Of coarse, treatment professionals always do a good job of helping GLBT clients be honest about who they are, right? Well, not always. In fact, some clients have reported that their …
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Discrimination against GLBT’s traditionally has been referred to as homophobia. This generally is defined as an irrational fear or dread of homosexuals. However, in recent years homoseuality has begun to be …
Only 1% of clients in mainstream programs identify themselves as being gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender (GLBT) people (Hellman et al., 1989). What is the reason for this discrepancy? There are several Possibilities. …
Franks House / Rainbow Bridge Community Services is a residential treatment facility located in Los Angeles, Ca that provides specialized services and support to help the gay community achieve long term sobriety.
Franks House is the …
Franks House / Rainbow Bridge Community Services is a residential treatment facility located in Los Angeles, Ca that provides specialized services and support to help the gay community achieve long term sobriety.
Franks House is the …
Image by Swamibu via Flickr
My life before the devastation of addiction and mental illness was a mix of glamorous celebrities and hard work.
I was the executive editor of a major publishing …