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NADA International News September 2008

Euro Psych Nurses for U.S. Video
The NADA conference in Dallas (April 2008) got an excellent report
from Kajsa Landgren on the vastly expanded use of NADA in European psychiatric hospitals.
This year at the Ann Arbor conference in June 2009 we want to expand on this lesson.
We can bring 1-2 nurses from each country that has a large NADA mental health program to our Ann
Arbor conference. These countries include Denmark, Sweden, Germany,
Switzerland—let me know if there…….http://acudetox.com/news/


NADA Earns trust from state of Louisiana
The tragedy of hurricane Katrina (2005) flooding the city of New Orleans has led to a remarkable advancement in NADA’s
role in that location. Due to success of treating New York City firemen after 9/11, NADA acupuncturists, led by Wendy Henry, were sent to New Orleans in 2005 to treat homeless and highly stressed police and fire personnel.
These treatments were very popular and led to the suggestion that all first responders have NADA training. NADA acupuncturist Laura Cooley talked to state officials extensively during that time. When Laura finally spoke to the
attorney for the Louisiana State Medical Board, he replied “tell us what your ideal scenario is.” They were impressed by the evidence that NADA acupuncture was effective in managing the stress, depression and ennui which are still very common 3 years after Katrina…… Read more http://acudetox.com/news/


Peer counseling grows in Ethiopia
On my second trip to Ethiopia in Feb 2008 we had a small grant from SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation) to
duplicate their survivor leadership model in East Africa. The community leaders in Mekelle, a provincial capital, selected 8
women as peer counselors. These women were HIV+, frequently abandoned by their families, and probably were former commercial sex workers. The resourcefulness and compassion of the women was evident from our first session.
They were eager to learn and brought in friends to be helped by the host agency, African Services Committee (ASC).
I have just heard that ASC has given a training stipend to 22 more peer counselors. What a wonderful development.
These stipends of $100 each are equal to 1/3 the basic annual salary in Ethiopia. Of course, acupuncture is...... Read more http://acudetox.com/news/


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