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February 3, 2015

Mind Your Health: Learn life-saving skills in 2015

Just about a year ago Chester County launched a campaign to provide mental health education to residents through Mental Health…

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February 3, 2015

CONGRESSWOMAN JENKINS APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF THE CLAY HUNT SUICIDE…

Today, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act passed in the United States Senate. It previously passed the…

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February 2, 2015

Following Lazarus Out of the Cave

The Mental Health Commission of Canada’s mental health first aid workshops offer the Church three things: 1. Exposure to the language…

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February 2, 2015

Sweetser offers free courses in Mental Health First Aid®

In an effort to share potentially life-saving information about mental health, Sweetser, a nonprofit mental health organization with locations throughout…

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February 1, 2015

Mental health training aims to give Mass. police tools to…

By the end of this year, every municipal police officer in the state should receive training, similar to Mental Health…

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February 1, 2015

Bill would expand mental health crisis training in Maine police…

All Maine police departments would be required to have officers trained to deal with mental health crises by 2017 under…

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January 30, 2015

Free support offered to police officers

The city of McPherson is providing law enforcement with extra support in maintaining good mental health. 01/30/2015 Link to Source

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January 30, 2015

South Shore Mental Health staff certified to teach Mental Health…

South Shore Mental Health announced that three of its clinicians are newly certified to teach Mental Health First Aid within the…

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January 29, 2015

Jed’s Eye View: A new kind of first aid training

While traditional first aid deals with damage on the outside, such as cuts and bruises, there’s a new first aid…

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January 28, 2015

New Durham Catholic schools under construction

Mental health was also a priority; the board trained 124 staff in mental health first aid and 58 staff in…

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January 28, 2015

College of the North Atlantic

There’s a stigma attached to mental illness. Some people feel ashamed and embarrassed to talk about it; others feel like…

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January 26, 2015

Mental Health Authority offers first aid course

As part of Mental Health First Aid Awareness, the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority is again offering free training courses…

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