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March 18, 2014

Early detection of mental illness is key to recovery

The Columbia Mall tragedy is heart wrenching, terrifying and incomprehensible, and so are last week’s revelations about the shooter (“Police…

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March 13, 2014

Adult and Child Center to offer Mental Health First Aid…

Michigan is facing a serious shortage in the availability and accessibility of mental health services. Among those placed most at…

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March 10, 2014

Bringing mental health awareness to Southwest Georgia

Understanding mental health and what to look for if someone you know may suffer from it was the goal Saturday…

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March 8, 2014

Jefferson County employees to receive mental health first aid training

As many as 200 Jefferson County employees will receive the eight-hour training to learn about mental health first aid “kits,”…

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March 6, 2014

New program offers training to help youth in mental health…

As many as 70,000 Kansas children under age 18 have emotional/behavioral problems, and many are reluctant to seek help or…

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March 3, 2014

Mental health first aid training returns to campus

Bleeding or choking usually comes to mind when people think about first aid, but for some students, first aid involves…

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March 2, 2014

Kudos for Senator Kelly Ayotte

U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., received the 2014 Allies in Action Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention last…

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February 28, 2014

Rep. Tarr Introduces Mental Health First Aid Legislation

Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) proposed legislation to authorize the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to administer a Youth…

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February 28, 2014

Police, citizens suffer from lack of mental health beds

Twenty one percent of adult Oklahomans — 700,000-950,000 individuals — reported having a mental health issue during the past year,…

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February 27, 2014

Donnelly Discusses Bill That Would Help Hoosier Veterans

To strengthen mental health efforts for veterans, the bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish an education…

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February 27, 2014

Soapbox: Parents, talk to your kids about suicide

This month we learned of the tragic deaths of two Colorado high school students who attended Douglas County High School,…

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February 27, 2014

Mental health has more awareness today to combat stigma

The topic of mental health has become more open and knowledgeable as the public learns about mental illness and substance…

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