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It’s not very often that someone can say he talked a person out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Gary Scheppke can. 04/21/2015 Link to Source

As far as health issues go, matters of behavioral health present unique challenges, both for those struggling with disorders and for the broader community as well. 04/21/2015  Link to Source

Behavioral healthcare providers must reinvent themselves or risk becoming obsolete. Kicking off the National Council for Mental Wellbeing 2015 conference in Orlando, Linda Rosenberg, president and CEO, shared her outlook on what it will take to position the industry for...

The Knife Chief Buffalo Nation Society, the Medicine Horse Society and the Red Journey Society all came together to examine the horrific number of suicides on the reservation and ways to rid the reservation of it. Through the course of...

With parity, the Affordable Care Act and the recent passage of the Excellence in Mental Health Act, mental health and addiction treatment organizations have new opportunities to serve their communities. Relias Learning’s new certification program offers an interim guide for...

Elmhurst Hospital hosted a Community Collaboration Breakfast on April 15 to introduce Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to key leaders and groups in its service area, including school districts, churches, police and fire departments, and social workers. 04/20/2015  Link to Source

The Mental Health First Aid Act now has a companion bill in the House of Representatives. On Thursday, Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015. This important legislation would provide...

The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is working to remove the barriers that prevent people from seeking help for mental health concerns through its Prevention and Early Intervention programs. “It’s much easier to talk about the history of...

When I was eighteen, like many young folks, I left my hometown in the coal fields of West Virginia to pursue a college degree. Energized by the prospect of being independent, meeting new people, and following my passion for religion...

When I was eighteen, like many young folks, I left my hometown in the coal fields of West Virginia to pursue a college degree. Energized by the prospect of being independent, meeting new people, and following my passion for religion...

When I was eighteen, like many young folks, I left my hometown in the coal fields of West Virginia to pursue a college degree. Energized by the prospect of being independent, meeting new people, and following my passion for religion...

The mental health services, which include counseling, advocacy, referral and telepsychiatry, are provided by North Central Behavioral Health Systems through a state grant that also assists neighboring Stark County, Donna Augustyn-Sloan told the board. 04/13/2015 Link to Source