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We strive to deliver information and resources that will help you to provide high-quality, cutting edge treatment services, prevention programming, recovery support, maintenance, and other behavioral health-related services.

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CASAT Conversations Podcast

The CASAT Conversations podcast is a resource for exploring behavioral health topics. These topics explore the complex connection between how our environment, behaviors and actions impact our health and wellbeing. With a wide-range of timely topics, CASAT Conversations is geared towards having meaningful conversations with people sharing their capacity for personal growth and change, along with expert educational insights.

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Learning Labs

Our Learning Labs are collections of curated references for each behavioral health topic to help increase subject literacy, knowledge, skills, and overall competence in providing high-quality, cutting-edge services.

The Catalyst Blog

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Resources

We share, re-purpose them, or create original information, resources, or tools that you can use right away. For that to work, we hope you will become part of the network that gives us input and feedback so you get what you need.

Recent Posts

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The Battle at Home: Veterans, Mental Health, and the Power of Peer Support

The blog discusses the significant mental health challenges faced by veterans transitioning to civilian life, highlighting the major difficulties they encounter in establishing care and trusting providers. Due to the military’s culture of self-reliance and concerns about stigma, veterans often view non-military clinicians with skepticism, feeling they lack the cultural competence to truly understand their experiences. This breakdown in trust frequently leads to veterans avoiding or dropping out of treatment. The piece emphasizes that peer support groups and veteran-led organizations are a vital solution, as they offer a safe, non-clinical environment where shared military experience creates immediate trust and camaraderie. These peer models, backed by fellow veterans who “get it,” provide validation, hope, practical tools, and a crucial sense of belonging that significantly improves treatment engagement and overall recovery for service members.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Beyond the Silence: NevadaCARES and the Fight for Healthy Relationships at UNR This Domestic Violence Awareness Month

The blog post highlights the critical role of NevadaCARES and its confidential Advocacy Center at the University of Nevada, Reno, in observing Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The organization’s primary mission is to eliminate barriers and destigmatize the seeking of help for sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking, providing direct support to students, faculty, and staff since 2022. The post emphasizes that young adulthood is a vulnerable time, as many individuals are in their first serious relationships and may not recognize signs of abuse. NevadaCARES advocates help individuals interrupt the destructive Cycle of Violence (tension-building, incident, and honeymoon phases) by providing safety planning, resource connection, and education, thereby empowering them to heal and pursue healthy relationships.

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Turning the Page: How Journaling and Reflection Become Helpful Tools

This blog describes how the practice of journaling and self-reflection serves as a vital tool for maintaining sobriety, promoting continuous self-discovery, accountability, and growth. The core argument is that journaling provides a safe, non-judgmental space to process emotional discomfort, resentments, and triggers before they become overwhelming and threaten recovery. Regularly using journaling for personal inventories is an act of gaining clarity and empowerment, essential ingredients for a future free from substance use.

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