What works to reduce gun violence?
Gun violence is clearly a national crisis. Horrific instances of mass violence get the most attention, but instances of single-shootings…
Gun violence is clearly a national crisis. Horrific instances of mass violence get the most attention, but instances of single-shootings…
A mental health agency in Champaign is working to reduce the stigma around mental illness, which it says affects about…
Chances are you know someone with mental illness. It could be a friend, family member, neighbor or acquaintance. Studies show…
Senator Eleanor Sobel, (D – Hollywood), is on a mission: ensuring that people can identify the signs of mental illness…
Mental health again was a hot topic in this year’s General Assembly session following an incident involving a state senator’s…
In March, campus security will be the first district staff members to undergo training in “Mental Health First Aid,” a…
Mental health first aid discourages gun violence, as it helps lay people identify mental illness in those persons that might…
Lawmakers are once again trying to establish a training program that would help teachers identify the signs of mental illness.…
As a result of the Fiscal Year 2014 “Consolidated Appropriations Act” (P.L. 113-76), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…
Over the past year there have been numerous debates and hearings on Capitol Hill culminating in a series of legislative…
The new federal budget brings good news for mental health and substance use disorder treatment. When sequestration – the automatic…
Mental illness is an illness that requires immediate treatment once a person is diagnosed. This diagnosis might happen earlier because…