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February 27, 2014

Federal report condemns use of solitary confinement for mentally ill…

Although hundreds of prisoners with mental illness remain in solitary confinement, sometimes for extended periods of time, prison leaders are…

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February 26, 2014

Learning Mental Health First Aid

People from service organizations, churches and others just wanting to learn more got a lesson in mental health CPR. The…

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February 21, 2014

Early intervention and education are key to combating mental illness

Mental illness affects each individual differently. Some self-mutilate. Some abuse drugs. Some consider suicide. Some die from their illness to…

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February 21, 2014

Educators Learn To Detect Mental Illness In Students

From Columbine to Sandy Hook Elementary School, the gunmen behind America’s worst school shootings have all had serious mental health…

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February 19, 2014

Champaign Agency to Offer Mental Health Workshop

A mental health agency in Champaign is working to reduce the stigma around mental illness, which it says affects about…

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February 18, 2014

“Mental Health First Aid” On Its Way

Senator Eleanor Sobel, (D – Hollywood), is on a mission: ensuring that people can identify the signs of mental illness…

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January 31, 2014

Community Counseling Centers of Chicago Wins National Mental Health First…

Illinois mental health agency Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) recently won the Mental Health First Aid Community Impact Award.

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January 17, 2014

Hartford HealthCare Holding Mental Health Event

As part of an ongoing effort to help improve public understanding of mental health issues in Connecticut, the Hartford HealthCare…

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January 16, 2014

Congresswoman Jenkins Supports FY2014 Funding For NBAF

Today, the House passed the FY2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, an omnibus bill that provides discretionary funding for the entire federal…

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January 4, 2014

New State Funding Helps Expand Much-needed Mental Health Services

Still reeling from the shock of a school shooting in Connecticut that killed 20 first-graders and six educators, the nation…

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July 18, 2013

Mental Health First Aid Added to Federal Registry of Evidence-based…

Mental Health First Aid Added to Federal Registry of Evidence-based Programs Contact MeenaD@TheNationalCouncil.org or call 202.684.3728 Washington DC (July 17,…

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