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January 25, 2016

My List of 2016 Priorities

 I recently sat down with Julie Miller, Editor in Chief of Behavioral Healthcare Magazine, to talk about what’s coming in…

Be 1 in a Million, Mental Health First Aid, News, Technology
August 27, 2015

Born This Way: A Young Person’s Experience with Mental Health…

High school student and Born This Way Foundation ambassador Alexa Branco talks about her experience taking a Mental Health First…

Mental Health First Aid, News
July 21, 2015

Mental health issues don’t take the day off

*Reprinted from Aetna Health Section. Mental health issues don’t stay at home. They don’t take a vacation and they seldom…

Mental Health First Aid, News
July 2, 2015

4 Ways You Can Support Veterans Living With PTSD in…

With Independence Day upon us, learn some ways you can help support those who have served our country. 1)  Put…

Mental Health First Aid, News, Veterans
April 13, 2015

We’ve got your back.

When I was eighteen, like many young folks, I left my hometown in the coal fields of West Virginia to…

Mental Health First Aid, News
December 23, 2014

A Do-Something Congress

This editorial originally appeared in Roll Call. As this lame-duck Congress limps to the end of its tenure, pundits are…

Health Care, Mental Health First Aid, News
December 22, 2014

7 Tips for Beating the Holiday Blues

I recently arrived at Union Station greeted by Santa ringing a bell and shouting, “Merry Christmas. Everybody smile…remember it will be…

Mental Health First Aid, News
November 10, 2014

CROSS TRAINING? NO SWEAT.

I went to the gym last week for the first time in a while. I checked in, got a towel…

Mental Health First Aid, News
March 25, 2014

Something to Talk About

I recently got a call from George Delgrosso, Executive Director of the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, excited to share the…

Mental Health First Aid, News
January 2, 2014

2014: Estimating Real Change in Healthcare

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur…

Health Care, Mental Health First Aid, News
December 5, 2013

Sandy Hook: One Year Later, Time for Action

A year has come and gone. And during this holiday season, it’s hard to think of those 20 innocent children…

Mental Health First Aid, News
October 23, 2013

Furthering President Kennedy’s Vision: An Interview with Patrick Kennedy

As we mark the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s signing of the landmark Community Mental Health Act of 1963, Patrick…

Mental Health First Aid, News