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March 1, 2015

Karen Abowd: Mental health vital to a healthy community

Quality of life is integral to a healthy community, and mental health services must not be omitted from that discussion.…

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March 1, 2015

Shasta College to offer mental health first aid training

Call it CPR for the psyche. Shasta College will begin offering Mental Health First Aid training later this month. Students will…

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February 28, 2015

Reaching out to the mentally ill

“No one should ever be defined by an illness,” says Angela Adkins, executive director for DuPage NAMI, an affiliate of…

Depression, News
February 27, 2015

Group to hold training session on youth mental health first…

Youth Dynamics helps Montana children and teens with behavioral or mental health issues. The ‘Youth Mental Health First Aid’ class…

News, Youth Mental Health
February 27, 2015

TOP POLICY ISSUES FOR 2015

Although the last Congress was criticized for lack of action, it got quite a bit done on behavioral health, including…

Health Care, News
February 27, 2015

Shasta College Community Education is now offering Mental Health First…

Hundreds of thousands of people in communities across the country have been trained in mental health first aid through a…

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February 27, 2015

Ribbon Tying Event Joins Area Agencies in Fight Against Substance…

Care Plus NJ, Inc. (CarePlus) headquartered in Paramus, NJ and Turning Point Inc. of Paterson have partnered to create an…

News, Youth Mental Health
February 26, 2015

Lori Berman files "Mental Health First Aid" bill – Florida…

Democratic Rep. Lori Berman of Lantana recently filed a mental health crisis prevention bill in the Florida House designed to increase preventative…

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February 26, 2015

EPISD counselors prepare for mental health emergencies

Instructors from Emergence Health Network taught the counselors how to respond to a mental health crisis, and to recognize when…

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February 25, 2015

How Many Mental Health First Aid Courses Did Your State…

Pennsylvania leads the pack, having hosted an impressive total of 1,111 Mental Health First Aid Courses in 2014. California and…

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February 25, 2015

Mental Health First Aid USA Announces New Partnerships

New work with Active Minds, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America positions training program…

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February 25, 2015

Capital Soup – Florida News Straight from the Source

Reaffirming her strong commitment to furthering mental health care in the State of Florida, Representative Berman filed HB 811. The…

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