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Dr. Jackie C. Robinson’s path toward a career in psychology began as early as high school. Robinson was one of three African-Americans to integrate a public school in her small town of Malone, Florida. 12/01/2014 Link to Source

a million dollars in funding for Mental Health First Aid, a program that teaches skills to identify and help pe Outlet:  Tucson Local Media Publication Date:  12/01/2014 Media Group:  Internet Country:  United States of America Unique Visitors Per Month:  4,071 Source URL:  Link to Source

with mental illness have endured stigma, ignorance and fear associated with it. Now important educational tools, like Mental Heal Outlet:  elpasotimes.com Publication Date:  12/01/2014 Media Group:  Internet Country:  United States of America Unique Visitors Per Month:  414,471 Source URL:  Link to Source

Mental Health First Aid training session – The Daily Herald: Features Posted: Thursday, November 27, 2014 6:00 a Outlet:  Daily Herald Publication Date:  12/01/2014 Media Group:  Internet Country:  United States of America Unique Visitors Per Month:  66,918 Source URL:  Link to Source

Administration in the amount of $99,890. The grant will be used over the next two years to provide Youth Mental Health Fir Outlet:  yourhoustonnews.com Publication Date:  12/01/2014 Media Group:  Internet Country:  United States of America Unique Visitors Per Month:  124,027 Source URL:  Link to Source

’s called “mental health first aid.” The comparison to physical first aid is apt: Just as first aid is not inten Outlet:  Corvallis Gazette-Times Publication Date:  12/01/2014 Media Group:  Internet Country:  United States of America Unique Visitors Per Month:  115,652 Source URL:  Link to Source

The Government of Canada is investing $970K* over six years, and $150K ongoing annually, to develop and implement a Canadian Veteran-specific version of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training across the country for Veterans and their families. 11/29/2014 Link to...

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota presented Rep. Carolyn Laine with a Legislator of the Year Award at its annual conference, held in St. Paul on Nov. 15. The award recognizes a legislator who has been an...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Headquartered in Westfield, with a listening hub in Morristown, CONTACT We Care is Central and Northern New Jersey’s crisis listening line, receiving more than 17,000 calls per year. This holiday season, they hope you’ll help ensure that someone is...

A federal grant awarded to Madison-Oneida BOCES could help provide mental health “first aid” training to hundreds of local education and law enforcement professionals, helping them recognize and respond to signs of mental illness in local teens. Read more: http://www.uticaod.com/article/20141128/News/141129438#ixzz3KevheUWJ 11/28/2014...

The Butte school district has started interviews for two new positions created for the Project AWARE training program. 11/27/2014 Link to Source

The Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) welcomes the$200 million over five years for mental illness jointly announced by the Ministers of Veterans Affairs and National Defence last Sunday and the $5 million announced by Health Canada a day later.  “This is an important first...