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Mental Illness

April 4, 2014

Shooting raises awareness about mental health first aid training

Health experts with Optum Idaho are traveling the state helping people from many different backgrounds learn more about mental illness.…

Mental Health, Mental Health Stigma, Mental Illness, News
April 1, 2014

Mall Tragedy Underscores Errors of Mental Health Stigma

It’s been about two months since Columbia experienced the sadness and loss of random public violence. In that attack, 19-year-old…

Mental Health, Mental Health Addictions, Mental Health Stigma, Mental Illness, News, School Safety
March 28, 2014

School safety task force gathers in New Bern

The Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools met Thursday at the North Carolina History Center in New Bern to discuss…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News
March 28, 2014

Girl Scout tackles tough topic of teen suicide

Jacqueline Caserio knew that teen depression and suicide were difficult topics for a Girl Scout to tackle. But after learning…

Mental Health, Mental Health Addictions, Mental Illness, News, Suicide Prevention
March 27, 2014

Parents Share Tales Of Navigating State’s Mental Health System For…

Mary Jo Andrews, Carol Poehnert and several other West Hartford mothers of children with mental-health problems had quietly met for eight years,…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News
March 22, 2014

Ulman Talks Public Safety, Mental Illness In Final State Of…

Howard County Executive Kenneth Ulman, who is running for lieutenant governor in the upcoming state election, delivered his final state…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
March 22, 2014

Sequoyah student club tackles bullying

Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health trained the students on mental health first aid last summer, and each “preventer” is now a…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid Act, Mental Illness, News, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
March 21, 2014

Light up the dark: Bring mental health first aid to…

One out of four of us has a mental illness,” said Barry Groesch, who works at Linden Oaks Hospital at…

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March 18, 2014

Class tackles mental health issues

“So, are you thinking of killing yourself?” Uttering the words is painfully emotional, even within the safe confines of practicing…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News, Suicide Prevention
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 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,”…

Mental Health, Mental Health Addictions, Mental Health First Aid Act, Mental Illness, News