News and Media

Sierra Tucson Media Coverage

2024

AZPM: A Show about Healing

IACP Police Chief: Balancing the Badge

2023

WebMD: Alone Time vs Loneliness: What’s a Good Balance

Authority Magazine: Mental Health Champions: Why & How Dr. Derek Price Of Sierra Tucson Is Helping To Champion Mental Wellness

Police1: 6 Trauma Management Best Practices for Police Organizations

Behavioral Healthcare: Executive podcast interview with CEO Derek Price

KGUN-TV: Sierra Tucson Staff Apply Neuroscience in Patients Trauma Recovery

Health Magazine: Does TikTok’s BORG Trend Really Promote Harm-Reduction—Or Is It Just Binge Drinking?

2022

GlobeNewswire: Sierra Tucson Becomes Certified as “Veteran Ready Healthcare Organization” (Apr 2022)

Treatment Magazine: In the Pandemic Era, a Push for Integrated Treatment (Feb 2022)

Pain Medicine News: Trauma-Informed Pain Recovery Versus Pain Management (Feb 2022)

Healthcare Exec Intelligence: Strategies to Mitigate the Rising Tide of Self-Medication in the US (Jan 2022)

2021

SHRM: Substance Abuse Got Worse Amid the Pandemic and Remote Work (shrm.org) (Dec 2021)

HR.com: Mental Health Wellbeing Will Continue To Be The Hot Topic For 2022 – HR.com (Dec 2021)

Tucson Lifestyle Magazine: Tucson Lifestyle (newsmemory.com) (Dec 2021)

HR Brew: A “startling” percentage of US workers have been WFH under the influence (morningbrew.com) (Dec 2021)

Ragan’s Workplace Wellness Insider: An unexpected and concerning ‘benefit’ to working remotely – Ragan’s Workplace Wellness (raganwellness.com) (Dec 2021)

Treatment Magazine: Stoned on Zoom – Treatment Magazine (Nov 2021)

Associated Press News: Employees View Alcohol, Drug Use As Benefit Of Work-From-Home During Pandemic – May Bring Drug Habits Back To Workplace, Sierra Tucson Survey Shows (apnews.com) (Nov 2021)

Canadian HR Reporter: Self-medicating while working from home | Canadian HR Reporter (Nov 2021)

Addiction Professional: 1 in 4 Workers Say They’ve Been Under the Influence During Video Conferencing (hmpgloballearningnetwork.com) (Nov 2021)

Oh My Stress: Employees View Alcohol, Drug Use As Benefit Of Work-From-Home During Pandemic – Oh My Stress (Nov 2021)

Employee Benefit News: Veterans need more job opportunities from employers | Employee Benefit News (Oct 2021)

Women Advance: A Therapist Shares Social Justice-Centered Ways You Can Support People Who Feel Suicidal | Women AdvaNCe (womenadvancenc.org) (Oct 2021)

HR.com: Exclusive Interview with Dr. Jasleen Chhatwal, CMO, Director of Mood Program, Sierra Tucson – HR.com (Sept 2021)

Bustle: What Does Sober Lite Mean? The Weeknd Opened Up About Drinking (bustle.com) (Sept 2021)

AZ Public Radio: The intersection of mental health and crime – AZPM(Sept 2021)

Newsweek: Sierra Tucson recognized as Best Addiction Treatment Center in Arizona (Aug 2021)

Bustle: What Does The Weeknd Mean When He Says He’s “Sober Lite”? (Aug 2021)

Phoenix Daily Independent: U.S., Arizona logged record drug overdose deaths in 2020 (Jul 2021)

Treatment Magazine: A Challenge to the Standard View on the Opioid Crisis (Jul 2021)

USA Today: Pride Month is over. Here’s how to be an ally to the LGBTQ community the rest of the year. (Jul 2021)

PsychCentral: Inside Mental Health Podcast: Transgender and LGBTQIA+ Mental Health (Jun 2021)

Women Advance: How to Be a Mental Health Ally to Friends in the LGBTQIA+ Community (Jun 2021)

Huffington Post: 11 Books On Postpartum Mental Health Every New Parent Should Read (Jun 2021)

Becker Healthcare Podcast: David Cato, Clinical Director of Sierra Tuscon (May 2021)

Readers Digest: 6 Ways to Be an LGBTQ Ally (May 2021)

Bustle: Therapists Explain What Trauma Is & Isn’t (Mar 2021)

Bustle: Why A Trauma Anniversary Brings Up So Many Emotions

Worth: The Long Tail of COVID-19: Is US Health Care Ready for the Mental Health Crisis That Will Follow? (Mar 2021)

Together AZ: Pandemic Amplifies Postpartum Depression for Arizona Moms (Mar 2021)

World At Work: It’s OK to Ask for Help (Feb 2021)

WebMD: Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment: Know Your Options (Feb 2021)

WebMD: 5 Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse You Should Know (Feb 2021)

WebMD: Prescription Drug Withdrawal: Know the Signs (Feb 2021)

HealthGrades: The “Second Pandemic” of Mental Health: What Doctors Want You to Know (Jan 2021)

Behavioral Health Business: Acadia’s Sierra Tucson Group Ramps Up Efforts to Address Trauma, Expand Specialty Groups  (Jan 2021)

Blunt Therapy Blog: 20 Professional Therapists Share Their Thoughts on Suicide (Jan 2021)

Treatment Magazine:  Advice for People Struggling with Their Gender and Facing Addiction (Jan 2021)

Treatment Magazine:  What’s The Connection Between Drug Use and LGBTQIA (Jan 2021)

Measurement-Based Care (MBC)

Alumni: Why A Tribe Matters for Long-Term Recovery

LGBTQIA+ Community

Trauma Outcomes 2022

Equine Therapy

Integrative Therapies

Technology Addiction

Trauma-Informed Care

Positive Psychology

Red, White, and Blue Program

Outpatient Levels of Care

Self-Medication Nation

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2024

Healthy Relationships with Technology

Life is the Ceremony

The Potential Value of Boredom, Loneliness, & Guilt

I’ve Finished Treatment, What Now?

Evolving Leadership Style – Kelly Palmiero (May 2024)

2023

Behind the Miracle: Recovery Inside and Out with Kory Silva

PsychCentral: NFL Star Turned Doctor on Stigma and Mental Health

Behind the Shield with Bill Mazur and Joe Collins

Meet Our Chief Executive Officer, Derek Price (Jul 2023)

HR 101 in Behavioral Health with Cherie Peltz and Molly Lounsberry (Jun 2023)

Being Your Most Authentic Self in Residential Treatment with Kory Silva and Carly Button (May 2023)

Residential Experience at Sierra Tucson with Resident Experience Coordinator Joan Barber and Integrative Service Consultant Uziel Garcia (Apr 2023)

What Are Treatment Outcomes? with Dr. Alexander Danvers and Psychometrist Adrian Dinkins (Mar 2023)

Why Equine Therapy Works  with Kaylin Woods and Jennifer England (Feb 2023)

Adventure Therapy In Nature with Dr. Chris Sharp and Joanne Mikovich (Jan 2023)

2022

Arizona Physician: Trauma-Informed Care with Dr. Seymour (Aug 2022)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Technology Addiction, Gaming, and the Risks (Jul 2022)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: TMS: Non-invasive Treatment for Depression (May 2022)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: The Role of Integrative Therapies in Mood and Trauma Treatment (Apr 2022)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Ins and Outs of Outpatient Therapy (March 2022)

ProjectHR: Podcast Remote Worker Substance Use & Reasonable Suspicion (Mar 2022)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Relationship Success or Distress: What Makes the Difference?  (Feb 2022)

Healthcare Strategies: Understanding the Surge in Substance Abuse, Responding Through Patient Engagement by Healthcare Strategies podcast (Jan 2022)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Harm Reduction Strategies (Jan 2022)

2021

WorldatWork’s Work in Progress : WorldatWork’s Work in Progress: Self-Medication Nation: The Numbing of America on Apple Podcasts (Dec 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Does Meaning Matter (Dec 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: The Plight Of The Veteran: Honoring Our Heroes Is The First Step (Nov 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Sierra Tucson’s Self-Medication Nation Survey (Oct 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Escape from Pill Island: Things You Can Do To Help Your Patients Get Off Opioids And Live Better Lives (Sept 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Benzodiazepines? Effective Medicine or Scary Drug (Aug 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: The Very Things That May Help Us, May Also Hurt Us – A Closer Look at Defense Mechanisms (July 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: LGBTQIA+ Allies and Understand Those Who Are Non-Binary (June 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Treating Licensed Professionals & Their Unique Challenges (May 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Navigating Measurement-Based Care (May 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Recovery Is A Journey, Not A Destination (Apr 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Maternal Mental Health with Dr. Valerie Kading (Mar 2021)

Let’s Talk: Mind, Body, Spirit: Trauma-Informed Care and Why It Makes All the Difference with Camille Drachman (Mar 2021)

PsychCentral: Stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) with Dr. James Seymour (Jan 2021)

2022

Nourishment Webinar: Fundamental Concepts of BLA (June 2022)

Nourishment Webinar: Nutrition’s Role in Therapy (May 2022)

The Healing Power of Nature: Nature-based Therapeutics, and Biophilia (May 2022)

Sierra Tucson: Survivor’s Guilt and Resiliency (May 2022)

The Somatic Approach to Trauma Healing (Apr 2022)

10 Ways of Self-Gratitude (Apr 2022)

Emotional Trauma: It’s Impact and Recovery (Mar 2022)

Relationships in the Age of the Internet: Technology Addiction and Attachment (Mar 2022)

Harm Reduction (Feb 2022)

Nervous System Regulation (Feb 2022)

Parenting Post-Treatment (Feb 2022)

The Upstairs Downstairs Brain (Jan 2022)

Anxiety, Avoidance, and Abandonment: The Relationship between Trauma and Adult Attachment Styles (Jan 2022)

Suicide: Statistics, Causes, Prevention (Jan 2022)

2021

The Preservation of Anxiety An Evolutionary Perspective (Dec 2021)

The Plight of The Veteran (Nov 2021)

The Therapeutic Alliance and a Paradigm Shift in Trauma Recovery (Nov 2021)

Domestic Violence (Oct 2021)

Beyond Depression: TMS as an Evolving Therapeutic Option (Oct 2021)

Marijuana Use Patterns In An Age of Legalization (Sept 2021)

Maternal Mental Health: Busting the myths of motherhood (Sept 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Positive Psychology (Sept 2021)

Be Healthy 101 (Aug 2021)

Promoting Healing, Health, and Wellness in Times of Burnout with Juan Velez (Aug 2021)

Collaborative Safety Planning (CPS) With Tom Cleereman (Aug 2021)

Unique Challenges of Treating Substance-Abuse Clients Within Our Criminal Justice System with Sean Kewin (Jul 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Compulsive Self-Destructive Behaviors with Jeffrey Morris  (Jul 2021)

Addiction Professional: Adverse Childhood Experiences with Dr. Jasleen Chhatwal (Jun 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Adventure Therapy with Dr. Chris Sharp (Jun 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Polyvagal Theory – The Science of Feeling Safe with Dr. Maureen Schwehr (Jun 2021)

Maternal Mental Health: It Shouldn’t be a Secret with Kaila Moles (May 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Measurement-Based Care with Dr. Antoinette Giedzinska (May 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Gender-Informed Care is Trauma-Informed Care with David Cato (May 2021)

Addiction Professional: Best Practices – An Integrative Approach to Optimizing Maternal Well-Being with Dr. Valerie Kading (Apr 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Stress and How to Manage It with Matthew Merrick (Apr 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Treatment Expectation Management in Residential Level of Care with Jenny Roether (Mar 2021)

I’m Not Sure I’m Doing This Right with Elaine Hixson-Weiss (Mar 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: The Organizing Music of Nature with Kevin Lanoue (Mar 2021)

Building a Sustainable Way to Foster a Healthy, Emotional Lifestyle with Mike Gaziano (Feb 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: A Paradigm Shift in Borderline Personality Disorder with Dr. James Seymour (Feb 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: The Anti-SAD Diet with Dr. Jasleen Chhatwal (Jan 2021)

The Pain of Trauma, The Trauma of Pain, The Opioid Crisis is Not What You think with Dr. Bennet Davis (Jan 2021)

Nourishment Webinar: Relevance – Looking Back at 2020 – Looking Forward to 2021 with Sue Menzie (Jan 2021)

Below are links to media coverage of articles and press releases that Sierra Tucson has contributed to local, national, and international websites.

2025

2022

Sierra Tucson’s CEO, Dr. Valerie Kading, Promoted to VP, Medical & Clinical Development at Acadia Healthcare  (12/15/2022)

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Center Set to Open in Scottsdale (01/25/2022)

2021

Employees View Alcohol, Drug Use As Benefit Of Work-From-Home During Pandemic – May Bring Drug Habits Back To Workplace, Sierra Tucson Survey Shows (11/10/2021)

Below are a list of valuable information for professionals and potential clients.

• Pharmacogenomics: A Breakthrough in Psychiatry
• Naturopathic Medicine: A Key Component to Recovery
• Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone: The Power of Experiential Therapy
• The Gift of Self-Care
• Maintaining Cultural Sensitivity in Residential Treatment
• The Gift of Joy
• The Gift of Boundaries
• Move To Change Your Mind
• Experiential Therapy & Yoga
• Spotlight on Trauma Recovery
• The First Valentine’s Day
• What Is A Recovery Coach?
• When Helpers Need Help
• TMS: A Different Approach to Depression Treatment
• Come to the Table: Sierra Tucson Family Dinner
• Trauma Support Services for Our First Responders
• Trauma-Informed Care
• LGBTrauma: The Importance of Cultural Competency
• A Note on the State of Managed Care
• How Family Week Supports Lasting Change
• ‘On the Air’ with That Sober Guy Radio
• Individualized Treatment for Professionals
• Identifying, Screening and Treating Depression
• 4 Tips for Managing Prescription Medicine in Recovery
• Resident Satisfaction and the Survey Says?
• Psychodrama at Sierra Tucson
• What Does Quality Mean at Sierra Tucson?
• A Warm Welcome to the UK
• A Healthy Food Attitude
• Eating Recovery and the Holidays
• Music Therapy: Finding the Rhythm of Recovery
• How to Enjoy the Holidays in Recovery
• Depression and the Holidays
• New Year’s Resolutions and Recovery
• Making Connection Through Horses
• The Need to Belong: Understanding Grief and Loss in Adoptees
• The Worrier Gene
• The Power of Connection
• Healthy Social Media Tips
• Spotlight on Our Treatment Placement Specialists
• Eating Disorders vs. Disordered Eating
• Is Logic Compatible with Recovery?
• The TPS Role: Your Treatment Guide
• A Smoother Road to Eating Recovery
• Empty Nest Syndrome
• Body Positivity: Celebrating Every Body and the Person Within
• Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder
• Body Beautiful: Finding Authentic Beauty in Self-Acceptance
• A New Path to Healing: Refuge Recovery
• Body Healing Before Body Positivity
• The Powerful Gift of Recovery as an Art Form
• Residential Accountability and Safety Coaches Create a Safe Environment
• Addressing an Unmet Need in Depression
• Talk About Your Medicines Month
• Tips for Navigating Drinking Pressures During the Holidays
• Miracles All Around
• How the Admissions Team Supports Referring Professionals
• The Opioid Epidemic: Prevention, Recognition & Treatment
• Revealing the Reality of Perinatal Women and Substance Use
• Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy: Healing Through Horses
• Exciting Announcements at Sierra Tucson
• Empowering Residents to Find (and Speak) Their Truth
• Celebrating Every Body: The Body Positive Movement in Action
• The Importance of Nutritional Therapy for Addiction Recovery
  

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