Skip to main menu Skip to content

Healthcare

June 29, 2015

Boost Mental Health Help, Not Cut It

The Connecticut General Assembly is contemplating the fate of a two-year, $40.3 billion budget. Approved on June 3, this budget…

Healthcare, Mental Health, mental health legislation, Mental Illness
June 29, 2015

Investing In Improving Mental Health

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in every four American adults has a mental…

Healthcare, healthcare reform, Mental Health
June 22, 2015

The importance of self-care

Overloads of stress and exhaustion could eventually lead to burnout, or even depression, which is often common in a high-stress…

Depression, Healthcare, Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News
May 31, 2015

Mental health care’s exciting future includes integrated care, brain research…

Mental health has long been relegated to the shadows. For centuries, mental illness was poorly understood; those affected by it,…

Healthcare, healthcare reform, Mental Health, Mental Illness, News, Stigma
April 13, 2015

Marshall County begins preparing for state budget cuts

The mental health services, which include counseling, advocacy, referral and telepsychiatry, are provided by North Central Behavioral Health Systems through…

Healthcare, Mental Health, mental health legislation, News
April 2, 2015

Broad new push for health is urged for Kansas City

The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City on Thursday are announcing…

Healthcare, Mental Health, mental health legislation, Mental Health Services, News
March 28, 2015

Counties Ranked on Wellness – Health Data Will Guide Outreach

Upper Valley public health officials say an annual ranking of the health status of each county in the United States…

Addictions, Healthcare, Mental Health, Mental Health Addictions, Mental Health First Aid, mental health legislation...
March 3, 2015

John George Psychiatric Hospital’s Dr. Scott Zeller Named USA’s Doctor…

Alameda Health System (AHS) announced that Dr. Scott Zeller has received the distinction of Doctor of the Year by the…

Healthcare, healthcare reform, Media Group Internet, Mental Health, News
February 27, 2015

TOP POLICY ISSUES FOR 2015

Although the last Congress was criticized for lack of action, it got quite a bit done on behavioral health, including…

Advocacy, Excellence in Mental Health Act, Healthcare, healthcare reform, Mental Health First Aid, mental health legislation...
February 21, 2015

Crisis centre workers need good mental health, too

“It can be overwhelming,” said Janet Lee, crisis support co-ordinator at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention…

Healthcare, Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News
February 19, 2015

Employers grow wellness programs, and ramp up support for fitness…

Mental health initiatives make up the fourth category, where employee assistance programs (EAPs) continue to lead the pack (80% of…

Healthcare, Mental Health, News
February 12, 2015

President Obama’s Plan to Address Our Nation’s Urgent Mental Health…

President Obama’s recently proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Budget provides the nation with an unprecedented opportunity to address America’s urgent…

Addictions, Children and Youth, Federal Budget, Healthcare, Mental Health, News...