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A mental health agency in Champaign is working to reduce the stigma around mental illness, which it says affects about a quarter of American adults every year. Community Elements Social Worker Linda Culton said the agency will hold a two-day...

Chances are you know someone with mental illness. It could be a friend, family member, neighbor or acquaintance. Studies show that one in four people experience some kind of mental health issue in their lifetime. Mental illness is quite common,...

Senator Eleanor Sobel, (D – Hollywood), is on a mission: ensuring that people can identify the signs of mental illness and substance abuse. Too often, a young girl will hide her struggle with anorexia from a worried parent, or a...

In March, campus security will be the first district staff members to undergo training in “Mental Health First Aid,” a program offered through the Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network that shows how to spot a developing emotional or mental health crisis...

Mental health again was a hot topic in this year’s General Assembly session following an incident involving a state senator’s son. Last year, Gus Deeds, the son of Bath County Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Dist. 25), stabbed his father and then...

Chicago Health Executives Forum (CHEF), the largest independent chapter of the American College of Health Executives (ACHE), has named Gina Sharp, MBA, FACHE, President, Linden Oaks at Edward, as the recipient of its 2013 Early Career Healthcare Executive Award, which...

Mental health first aid discourages gun violence, as it helps lay people identify mental illness in those persons that might exhibit potential stress issues. The front line of this new treatment is instructing teachers on the warning signs of mental...

Lawmakers are once again trying to establish a training program that would help teachers identify the signs of mental illness. The bill died last year but the bill’s sponsor likes its chances this time around. Link to Source

When the omnibus spending bill was signed into law by the president, most of the attention was – quite understandably – on the big-ticket items: defense, border security, health care and the like. But included in that budget was a...

As a result of the Fiscal Year 2014 “Consolidated Appropriations Act” (P.L. 113-76), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will provide expanded help to meet the mental health needs of individuals, families and communities across the nation....

Over the past year there have been numerous debates and hearings on Capitol Hill culminating in a series of legislative proposals that await further action or have completely stalled. Except for one — the Mental Health First Aid program championed...

The new federal budget brings good news for mental health and substance use disorder treatment. When sequestration – the automatic spending cuts imposed last year – is taken into account, overall MH/SUD funding has increased. For example, the Substance Abuse...