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January 9, 2014

Year in Review: Progress for Behavioral Health on the Hill

The beginning of a new year is always a time for reflection on our achievements over the last twelve months…

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January 9, 2014

Ron Barber honors Jan. 8 victims on House Floor

Wednesday Barber joined the Arizona delegation and other friends and colleagues of Giffords to honor those who were injured and…

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January 9, 2014

Giffords Shooting: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t

Five months ago, Jacquelyn Jackson pulled in to a parking space six places away from the entrance of the Safeway…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News
Rep. Ron Barber
Rep. Ron Barber
January 9, 2014

U.S. Rep. Ron Barber: “The Most Fitting Memorial”

Ron Barber introduced the bipartisan Mental Health First Aid Act, which will provide education to increase public awareness of mental…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid Act, Mental Illness, News
Tucson Shooting 3 years later
Tucson Shooting 3 years later
January 9, 2014

Three Years after Tucson Shooting, Not Much Has Changed

It's been three years since the mass shooting in Tucson  left six people dead and 13 others injured, including former…

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January 4, 2014

New State Funding Helps Expand Much-needed Mental Health Services

Still reeling from the shock of a school shooting in Connecticut that killed 20 first-graders and six educators, the nation…

Mental Health, Mental Health Addictions, Mental Illness, News, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
January 2, 2014

2014: Estimating Real Change in Healthcare

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur…

Community Mental Health Act, Healthcare, Mental Health First Aid, News, Time for Action
January 2, 2014

Dr. Barowsky Of Greenwich Hospital Discusses Mental Health On Podcast

Dr. Jeremy Barowsky, a psychiatrist at the Behavioral Health Center at Greenwich Hospital, was a guest on a WGCH Radio…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News
January 1, 2014

Crisis Solution is Required by the State

Beginning today, all behavioral-health providers are required to have a treatment and crisis plan in place for individuals diagnosed at…

Mental Health, News
December 30, 2013

Mental Health First Aid Program Trains People to Spot Cues…

Treating the first signs of a mental health crisis could eventually become as common as administering CPR. Transitions of Western…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
December 30, 2013

Joanne Kelly: Suicide Prevention Programs to Help Faith Communities

In Susan Marine’s guest commentary (“Suicide as a major public health problem,” Dec. 20), she articulates the harsh realities of…

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newton and mental health
newton and mental health
December 28, 2013

After Newtown, Building A Stronger System Of Mental Health Services

Building on momentum generated by the Newtown shootings, advocates for mental health services hope to make strides next year on…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid