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January 29, 2015

The $293 Billion Elephant In The Waiting Room

According to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than 41 million (18 percent) American adults…

Mental Health, Mental Health Addictions, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Stigma, Mental Illness, Stigma
January 28, 2015

College of the North Atlantic

There’s a stigma attached to mental illness. Some people feel ashamed and embarrassed to talk about it; others feel like…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News, Stigma
January 26, 2015

Mental Health Authority offers first aid course

As part of Mental Health First Aid Awareness, the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority is again offering free training courses…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health Stigma, News, Stigma, Youth Mental Health...
January 25, 2015

Is treating mental illness proper role of corrections?

Imagine that you’ve come upon a medical emergency. What’s your first instinct? Dial 911, and ask for an ambulance. Now, contrast that…

Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Mental Health Addictions, Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health Stigma, Mental Illness...
January 22, 2015

Hope for Self-Injurers

Do you have a friend who cuts their body with a sharp object till they bleed? How about someone who…

Depression, Mental Illness, News, Stigma, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
December 7, 2014

State prison system making changes to deal with mentally ill

There were many times during Khasiem Carr’s tumultuous journey through Pennsylvania’s mental health and prison systems when it seemed things…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News, Stigma
December 6, 2014

Life management Center Offers Mental Health Education Classes

Everyday millions of Americans live with mental illness or mental health problems. Anxiety, drug addiction, and personality disorders are just…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News, Stigma
December 1, 2014

Mental illness: Long past time to break silence

One of the challenges we still need to unravel as we come to grips with mental health issues in the…

Mental Health First Aid, News, Stigma
November 18, 2014

Glenn Close – Leading the Conversation to End the Stigma…

Glenn’s life’s work is not just performing; she is using her voice in a global setting to start a conversation…

Advocacy, News, Stigma
November 17, 2014

DHS students focus on mental health along border

Deming High School students participated in a student focus group as part of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Think.Change…

News, Stigma, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
November 12, 2014

"I’m fine.": An in-depth look at mental health on campus

Twenty-five percent of people aged 18 to 24 have a diagnosable mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental…

Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, News, Stigma
November 11, 2014

ReDiscover expands to new complex in Lee’s Summit

The play therapy room at ReDiscover’s new location in north Lee’s Summit is only one of the advantages offered by…

Mental Health First Aid, News, Stigma