Parolees find success in re-entry program - Lansing State Journal December 31, 2007
Posted by in : health , add a commentWomen who stop church ‘put health at risk’ (Daily Telegraph)
Women who stop going to church are at greater risk of mental health and drinking problems, a study claims.
Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:37:03 GMT
Pilot program aims to remove stigma of mental health treatment for older persons (The Tennessean)
The 82-year-old Murfreesboro woman has grieved the death of a sister and three brothers. But when her son died last year, the sadness wouldn’t go away.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:34:32 GMT
Closure of mental health beds in Roseburg echoes statewide (The World)
ROSEBURG (AP) ? Mental health advocates say this fall?s closure of an 18-bed unit for the mentally ill at Mercy Hospital?s Roseburg facility is an early but telling sign of an emerging statewide problem.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:55:43 GMT
Parolees find success in re-entry program - Lansing State JournalParolees find success in re-entry programLansing State Journal, MI - 16 hours agoKing said nearly half of state inmates have a history of mental illness, and almost two-thirds have a history of using or abusing drugs or alcohol. …
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:12:43 GMT
Church leaders alerted to mental health crisis in black community (Christian Today)
Posted by nzpcs-member in : health , add a commentChurch leaders alerted to mental health crisis in black community (Christian Today)
A public call has been made to church leader to step up their role in helping to combat the mental health crisis in the African Caribbean community
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:18:23 GMT
Menasha program helps those needing mental health services (The Appleton Post-Crescent)
Like other school districts, the Menasha Joint School District employs counselors and psychologists who assess and advise students of all ages.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:26:10 GMT
Mary Borland - Sun Publications ChicagoMary BorlandSun Publications Chicago, IL - 5 hours agoThe devastated mother made it her mission to find out everything she could about the mental illness and how to deal with it. She went to seminars, …The briefs: NAMI offers family class Chicago Daily Heraldall 2 news articles
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:13:29 GMT
New YA Novel Deals with Child Abuse and Mental Illness - American Chronicle
American ChronicleNew YA Novel Deals with Child Abuse and Mental IllnessAmerican Chronicle, CA - 1 hour agoI first tried my hand at writing when I was in about the seventh grade, but I didn?t fully understand what made a story work. It frustrated me no end, …
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:36:29 GMT
Mental illness blocks couple from tying the knot - MLive.com
MLive.comMental illness blocks couple from tying the knotMLive.com, MI - 52 minutes ago… director of Network 180, the umbrella organization that contracts with some 30 agencies to provide mental health services throughout Kent County. …
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:07:40 GMT
Insurance coverage for mental health still limited - Philadelphia InquirerInsurance coverage for mental health still limitedPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 7 hours agoDespite enactment of the Mental Health Parity Act, talking about mental illness is still largely taboo. The issue has remained largely absent from the …
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:07:38 GMT
Finding Iris Chang - New California MediaFinding Iris ChangNew California Media, CA - 6 hours agoThe result is Finding Iris Chang, a suspenseful investigation into a writer\’s journey and mental illness. Kamen spoke with NAM editor Andrew Lam, …
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:17:46 GMT
Innovative mental health court pulls services together - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Posted by nzpcs-member in : health , add a commentDeKalb court puts focus on mental health (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The young man is in trouble with the law, but that’s not the problem in this DeKalb County courtroom.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:28:36 GMT
Innovative mental health court pulls services together - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Post GazetteInnovative mental health court pulls services togetherPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 31 minutes agoBut Allegheny County\’s mental health court has gotten Mr. McWhite cleaned up and on a better path, he said. His illness was triggered several years ago when …Funding Hamilton County levy campaigns Cincinnati Enquirerall 3 news articles
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:29:10 GMT
Mom Who Fatally Slashed Son Gets Mental Evaluation (Fox 29 Philadelphia)
The South Jersey mother charged with slashing her little boy’s throat is being held at Kennedy Memorial Hospital, in Cherry Hill, for a mental health evaluation.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:18:22 GMT
‘Mental Health Crisis’ - The Southern December 30, 2007
Posted by in : health , add a comment\’Mental Health Crisis\’ - The Southern\’Mental Health Crisis\’The Southern, IL - 6 hours agoThe mental illness division houses patients with mental illnesses who do not have pending criminal charges. The developmental disabled or forensic division …
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:03:31 GMT
Cuyahoga Juvenile Court launching Mental Health Court - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.comCuyahoga Juvenile Court launching Mental Health CourtThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 6 hours agoCuyahoga County\’s Mental Health Court is set up to keep kids with mental illness from getting a criminal record — if they get help. …Counties considering a new type of court St. Petersburg Timesall 3 news articles
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:17:22 GMT
Health care in Lee County faces tough ‘08 (The News-Press)
The word in health care for 2008: Cross your fingers and hope for the best.
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:31:32 GMT
Confidential Treatment Programs For Physicians With Mental Illness … - Medical News Today (press release)Confidential Treatment Programs For Physicians With Mental Illness …Medical News Today (press release), UK - 8 hours agoMental illness is a chronic disease and all patients deserve the same privacy rights. To treat physicians differently is discriminatory. …If unhappiness is home for holidays, seek help Cincinnati Enquirerall 2 news articles
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:07:18 GMT
Massachusetts Takes Wrong Turn On Mental Health Screening - The People’s Voice
Posted by in : health , add a commentMontana vet’s suicide spurs scrutiny of mental health care (The Monterey County Herald)
HELENA, Mont. ? Chris Dana came home from the war in Iraq in 2005 and slipped into a mental abyss so quietly that neither his family nor the Montana Army National Guard noticed. He returned to his former life: a job at a Target store, nights in a trailer across the road from his father’s house.
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:57:42 GMT
Statistics contradict praise of mental health programs Mental health treatment for Montana vets lags behind nation (Great Falls Tribune)
WASHINGTON ? Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, took officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs to an auditorium at the Montana State University-College of Technology campus in Great Falls last summer to talk about the best way to provide health care to veterans in the region’s vast rural areas.
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:13:59 GMT
Search for mental health assistance can be frustrating (The Globe Gazette)
MASON CITY ? Donavan Cross obtained the medication he needed for his mental illness, but had to get it in a round-about way.
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:47:34 GMT
If unhappiness is home for holidays, seek help - Cincinnati EnquirerIf unhappiness is home for holidays, seek helpCincinnati Enquirer, OH - 5 hours agoWe should love and trust everyone in our family, and no one in our family should be addicted to alcohol or other drugs or have any mental illness. …No Mundane Madness (Don?t Blame ?24?) New York Timesall 2 news articles
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:39:27 GMT
Symposium focuses on study of mental health and its effects - Sarasota Herald-TribuneSymposium focuses on study of mental health and its effectsSarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 6 hours agoMental illness has been a deceptive killer and destroyer of families throughout history. Often undiagnosed until an explosion of misunderstood symptoms and …
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:37:47 GMT
Tips build base of good mental health (The Columbus Dispatch)
Dear readers: To thank you for allowing me into your lives through my column during the past 24 years, I offer my thoughts on sound mental health:
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:38:43 GMT
Massachusetts Takes Wrong Turn On Mental Health Screening - The People’s VoiceMassachusetts Takes Wrong Turn On Mental Health ScreeningThe People’s Voice, TN - 4 hours agoI agree with Dr. John Abramson, the author of “Overdosed America” when he states in relation to screening for mental illness amongst children, “What happens …
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:00:12 GMT
A happy New Year is all in the mind - Irish Independent
Posted by in : health , add a commentMake an effort to stay active - Florida Times-UnionMake an effort to stay activeFlorida Times-Union, FL - 43 minutes agoIf you are currently under the care of a physician for depression or mental illness, be prepared with an adequate supply of medication and continue to take …
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:16:53 GMT
A happy New Year is all in the mind - Irish IndependentA happy New Year is all in the mindIrish Independent, Ireland - 53 minutes agoNo, it\’s not the weather, it\’s not the after-effects of a bad cold, and it\’s not unhappiness; it\’s a mental illness.” Illness of the mind is a real illness. …
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:06:53 GMT
Business Observer - FayObserver.comBusiness ObserverFayObserver.com, NC - 1 hour ago… promotions: Ivan Pride, a native of Duplin County, to program director for Robeson Child, Developmental Disabilities & Adult Mental Illness Services. …
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:56:10 GMT
Kids need checkup for mental health, too - The Republican - MassLive.comKids need checkup for mental health, tooThe Republican - MassLive.com, MA - 51 minutes agoBut screening for mental illness has lagged, even though national estimates say about 10 percent of children have some sort of psycho-social problem. …Into the minds of children Boston Globeall 2 news articles
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:08:58 GMT
Mental health breakthrough - Edmonton Sun December 29, 2007
Posted by in : health , add a commentWhatever you say, don\’t say crazy - Alamogordo Daily NewsWhatever you say, don\’t say crazyAlamogordo Daily News, NM - 8 hours agoIt is not a word commonly heard in homes where a family member suffers from severe and debilitating mental illness. To us, it\’s a derogatory word that is …
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:13:28 GMT
Writing competition for mental health (The Arkansas City Traveler)
What is it like for someone to suffer from a mental illness? What are some treatments that can help the mentally ill? How may clinicians learn more about their patients outside of the hospital setting?
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:52:04 GMT
Mental health breakthrough - Edmonton SunMental health breakthroughEdmonton Sun, Canada - 7 hours agoA month after the chairman of the Alberta Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health first outlined her concerns to the Sun, the province introduced its …
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:31:01 GMT
The Religion Bulletin - Peoria Journal StarThe Religion BulletinPeoria Journal Star, IL - 4 hours agoA two-week class for anyone struggling with mental illness or anyone living with someone struggling with mental illness will be offered by First United …
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:12:56 GMT
Christmas murder: Pensioner who killed wife ‘was failed by mental health system’ (Independent)
Posted by in : health , add a commentChristmas murder: Pensioner who killed wife ‘was failed by mental health system’ (Independent)
To those outside the family, Roger Goswell was a jaunty and wealthy pensioner who filled his retirement with fast cars, luxury holidays and afternoons playing golf near his home in West Chiltington in Sussex. But to his family, he was “a tortured soul” who had struggled for decades with depression.
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:15:18 GMT
Talk about mental health, not mental illness - Pune NewslineTalk about mental health, not mental illnessPune Newsline, India - 7 hours agoWe need to make that all important move from talking about mental illness to striving towards mental health. And for this we need trained manpower which …
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:40:21 GMT
Massachusetts children on Medicaid must receive mental health screenings (The Kansas City Star)
Posted by in : health , add a commentMental health treatment provided to veterans varies widely (The Kansas City Star)
HELENA, Mont. | Chris Dana came home from the war in Iraq in 2005 and slipped into a mental abyss so quietly that neither his family nor the Montana Army National Guard noticed.
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:31:22 GMT
Haley Doctors Grilled On Mental Health Care (The Tampa Tribune)
U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite grilled a panel of doctors and administrators from James A. Haley VA Medical Center on Friday about how closely they are supervising unlicensed psychologists who treat veterans.
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:06:33 GMT
Massachusetts children on Medicaid must receive mental health screenings (The Kansas City Star)
BOSTON | Annual checkups for the nearly half a million Massachusetts children on Medicaid will carry a new requirement in 2008.
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:32:03 GMT
Continued grant funds aid homeless - The Register-Guard December 28, 2007
Posted by in : health , add a commentTantrums could mean mental illness - Electric New Paper
The AgeTantrums could mean mental illnessElectric New Paper, Singapore - 3 hours agoIt is often used as a tool to express hunger, illness or over-stimulation, said a study by Washington University in StLouis, Missouri. …Tantrums may signal mental illness The Ageall 15 news articles
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:09:21 GMT
Continued grant funds aid homeless - The Register-GuardContinued grant funds aid homelessThe Register-Guard, OR - 9 hours agoProjects that receive money include: ShelterCare?s Royal Avenue facility, a 12-bed housing program for people with mental illness. …$7.3M for SB County San Bernardino Sunall 4 news articles
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:46:12 GMT
