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Youth Mental Health

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

State recognizes first class of instructors in youth mental health…

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services recognized the first group of instructors to graduate the state’s new…

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February 13, 2014

Mental Health First Aid Discourages Gun Violence

Mental health first aid discourages gun violence, as it helps lay people identify mental illness in those persons that might…

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February 12, 2014

A first step in addressing the mental health aspect of…

When the omnibus spending bill was signed into law by the president, most of the attention was – quite understandably…

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February 11, 2014

FY2014 funding for SAMHSA expands vital mental health services

As a result of the Fiscal Year 2014 “Consolidated Appropriations Act” (P.L. 113-76), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…

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February 11, 2014

Mental Illness Has Own First Aid Program [Video]

Mental illness is an illness that requires immediate treatment once a person is diagnosed. This diagnosis might happen earlier because…

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January 17, 2014

Hartford HealthCare Holding Mental Health Event

As part of an ongoing effort to help improve public understanding of mental health issues in Connecticut, the Hartford HealthCare…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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September 12, 2013

It Takes an Icon to Change the Culture

Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and the National Council share a similar goal: improve the emotional health of youth.…

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