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The National Council of Behavioral Health says that it is more likely to come in contact with someone having an emotional difficulty than someone having a heart attack or choking on a piece of food in a restaurant. 01/22/2015 Link to...

Do you have a friend who cuts their body with a sharp object till they bleed? How about someone who holds a hot lighter or burning cigarette against their hand or forearm? This behaviour is commonly referred to as self-injury/self-harm/self-mutilation....

We’re all familiar with the saying “penny wise, pound foolish,” but we would do well to heed this advice this legislative session. The No. 1 responsibility of government is to create an effective and realistic budget. Past budgets have all...

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is looking to make changes within their detention facilities for the well-being of mentally ill or unstable inmates 01/21/2015 Link to Source

Ontario is supporting a new project at Trent University that will improve student access to high-quality mental health services and help ensure that students in the Peterborough area get the right care, at the right time, in the right place. 01/21/2015...

The teenage years are challenging for both those going through them and the adults trying to get the teens through them. It’s a time when young people begin to assert their independence more and during which the may challenge authority...

DRH also created a mental health video in response to the epidemic of Bhutanese refugee suicides, which is in the final stages of completion and will be released in Spring 2015.  ORR also sponsored a Mental Health First Aid training...

Mental health symptoms can appear at any age,” MHP Behavioral Health Director Jan LeBahn, LISW, said. “Youth Mental Health First Aid training will help participants learn how to help youth ages 12-21 years. Teachers, first responders and other medical professionals,...

… Health Services will be offering Youth Mental Health First Aid Training on Friday, Feb. 13, from 8 Full Text Outlet:  Oskaloosa Herald (Iowa) Publication Date:  01/20/2015 Media Group:  Print Country:  United States of America

As the conversation around mental health grows in North Dakota and officials call on the need for more resources, Dickinson State University is taking steps to expand mental health services on its campus. 01/19/2015 Link to Source

Do you work with teenagers? Are you a parent of a child between the ages of 12 and 18? Do you worry that something is wrong in a child’s life but have no idea what to do to help them?...

Jefferson College will host a youth mental health first aid course on Jan. 27, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Center Conference Room on the Hillsboro campus. The course is primarily intended for adults to learn how to...