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April 22, 2015

Getting Trained In ‘Mental Health First Aid’ Could Help Save…

With enough federal funding, a mental health first aid course in the Bay Area has the potential to save lives…

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April 21, 2015

Rosenberg rallies for reinvention at NatCon15

Behavioral healthcare providers must reinvent themselves or risk becoming obsolete. Kicking off the National Council for Behavioral Health 2015 conference…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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March 27, 2015

Bill to require jails and prisons to sign eligible inmates…

House Bill 1269 would require the Department of Correction or a health navigator — an inmate’s authorized representative — to…

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March 23, 2015

Andrew Romanoff appointed to lead statewide mental health post

Aurora congressional candidate Andrew Romanoff has been named president and CEO of Mental Health America of Colorado, a longtime advocate…

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March 19, 2015

Advocates from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Visit Tallahassee

Each year in the United States, suicide claims over 40,000 lives – more than war, murder, and natural disasters combined.…

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March 13, 2015

Mental Health First Aid bill back on the table

Nearly 350,000 people have been trained in Mental Health First Aid in America. Since 2014, Congress has funded an annual…

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March 7, 2015

Transform the way we think about mental health

The World Health Organization identifies mental illness as the most disabling health condition in the world above cancer and heart…

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March 3, 2015

County health report shows improvement Identifies mental, oral health as…

Stokes County Health Director Scott Lenhart told the County Board of Commissioners Monday that the health of the county had…

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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…

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