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The CEO of Genesee County Community Mental Health in Flint, Mich., knew he was going against the grain in 2009 when he vowed to devote agency resources to pairing seriously mentally ill clients with personal trainers. Dan Russell would hear...

The Honourable Julian Fantino, M.P. for Vaughan and Minister of Veterans Affairs, and the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls and Minister of National Defence, today announced new and expanded mental health initiatives for Veterans, serving military...

Dozens of community members met at the University of Kansas today for some first aid training, focusing on the mental health of veterans. The public training was the first of it’s kind in Kansas, hosted by the university and Congresswoman Lynn...

On Saturday , Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins will host a mental Health First Aid training session at KU from 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. The event is designed specifically to fit the needs of veterans, their family members and those who work...

The University of Kansas is offering a military mental health first aid course. 11/23/2014 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. 11/23/2014 Link to...

Alisha Young’s job in the Scio school district is to help young people transition from high school into jobs or college life, especially special education students. But Young also often finds herself acting as a sounding board for teens who...

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and M.P. for Levis, Bellechasse and Les Etchemins today highlighted the commitment taken by his colleagues the Honourable Julian Fantino, M.P. for Vaughan and Minister of Veterans Affairs, and...

Students in Milwaukee Public Schools will receive greater academic, behavioral and mental health supports thanks to the district’s successful efforts to help bring in $9.1 million in competitive grants, the district announced this month. Link to Source

A new team that is designed to provide first responders when a member of the community experiences a mental health emergency was formed in Carroll County Friday afternoon. The Carroll County Crisis Intervention Team comprises law enforcement, public safety and...

Wednesday’s awards dinner marked the first time that DoubleTree by Hilton in King of Prussia has hosted the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce’s Community Heroes and Future Community Leaders awards since taking over the former Dolce hotel. 11/21/2014 Link to...

The University of Kansas is offering a military mental health first aid course. The course is designed to help active military members, veterans, their families and people who work with them recognize and respond to signs of mental illness. The...