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During a roundtable discussion with local law enforcement and mental health care professionals in Franklin County this week, Gov. Jay Nixon discussed how a strategic initiative launched two years ago to strengthen Missouri’s mental health system is continuing to yield...

All Maine police departments would be required to have officers trained to deal with mental health crises by 2017 under a proposal to be considered by the Legislature this year. 02/01/2015 Link to Source

Breaking down the social stigma of mental health issues in Butte is high on the list of the new Project Aware case managers. 01/30/2015 Link to Source

The city of McPherson is providing law enforcement with extra support in maintaining good mental health. 01/30/2015 Link to Source

Elkhart Community Schools was recently awarded a $100,000 Project AWARE grant to train school staff and community members to recognize mental health concerns. 01/30/2015  Link to Source

South Shore Mental Health announced that three of its clinicians are newly certified to teach Mental Health First Aid within the community. Designed to provide an understanding of various mental illnesses and how to recognize someone in distress, the program outlines...

Over the past two legislative sessions, at least 36 state legislatures have increased generalfund appropriations for inpatient and outpatient mental health care for children, adolescents and adults. And nearly every state has enacted new laws in areas ranging from jaildiversion...

Nick Petrella was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety five years ago at age 30, but he really didn’t know what they were. He was not educated about them, he says. Now as a mental health advocate, he wants everyone to...

According to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than 41 million (18 percent) American adults had some form of mental illness and nearly 20 million (8 percent) had an addiction in 2011. Costs for treating...

While traditional first aid deals with damage on the outside, such as cuts and bruises, there’s a new first aid course that deals with what may be wrong on the inside, in the mind. Mental Health First Aid Training will...

SAMHI is an awareness group that is spreading the word about the unique challenges student athletes face — like coaches who push too hard, and the fear of losing social support should they ever leave the team. 01/28/2015  Link to...

According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, on any given week, more than 500,000 Canadians will not go to work due to mental illness. 01/28/2015 Link to Source