Fair Lawn – The borough is on track to become the second “stigma-free zone” in Bergen County next month. The Care Plus New Jersey initiative to eliminate stigmas attached to … Read more
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A push for new funding — and the use of existing funds — may soon make more resources available to help identify vets who need help with depression or other mental illness through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s “Mental Health First Aid training.”
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-5) on Friday visited Prime Time House, a residential mental health facility, for a roundtable discussion with the members, director, and board members. Link to Source
The National Council, along with leaders from veterans service organizations and fellow mental health advocates, today launched a new training program – Mental Health First Aid for Veterans – that offers participants a simple, proven combination of information and techniques to recognize and respond to the warning signs of mental illness and addiction.
Innovative Program Offers Proven Techniques to Recognize and Respond to Mental Illness and Addiction Contact: Heather Cobb at 202-684-7457 x277 heatherc@thenationalcouncil.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing … Read more
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing will launch Mental Health First Aid for Veterans with leaders from veteran service organizations and fellow mental health leaders. Mental Health First Aid for … Read more
Today on CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley, Sen. John Walsh (D-MT), the first Iraq War combat veteran to serve in the United States Senate, and Tom Tarantino, Chief Policy Officer at … Read more
In the aftermath of a series of student suicides at W.T. Woodson High School, parents are urging Fairfax County schools administrators to help the teens cope with stress at the high-performing school.
Six teens at the school have died by suicide during the past three years, including two students who died within a day of each other in February. The deaths have shocked the school community and have left parents, teachers and students searching for answers.
Before giving their children their own cellphones, access to the Internet and video games, parents should develop a media plan, set time limits for use and establish rules their children will be expected to follow or risk losing the privilege.
That was one of the recommendations made by Dr. Paul Weigle, Natchaug Hospital psychiatrist and expert on video game and Internet addiction, during a forum Thursday titled “iSafety: Protecting Kids in the Digital Age.”
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has published two new funding opportunity announcements related to the Project AWARE and Mental Health First Aid initiative enacted by Congress in the … Read more
Using Crayola markers set on each round table, small groups of adults from the Greeley area — school outreach workers, Boys and Girls Club staff and foster parents — created … Read more
Educators and juvenile probation officers recently spent a day learning about mental health to better assist young people. For the first time in Cleburne, a Youth Mental Health First Aid … Read more
Today, I am also alarmed by the lack of focus on the recent tragedies at Fort Hood and centers of Jewish life in Kansas City. I cannot help but wonder: Were there too few victims for this to capture our attention?
Take the Fort Hood shooting: Instead of a serious discussion on the connections between mental health and gun violence, most of what I heard were some members of Congress on TV arguing for allowing guns on bases, even though our military leaders say this would make service members less safe.
When shots rang out on April 2 at the Fort Hood military post in Texas, Rep. Ron Barber, D-Ariz., couldn’t help but remember his own experience with gun violence. “That … Read more
Health experts with Optum Idaho are traveling the state helping people from many different backgrounds learn more about mental illness. Instructors are using the latest shooting at Fort Hood as … Read more
The U.S. Senate today passed legislation that included $900 million to fund the bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health Act. The legislation, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week as part of the Medicare SGR Repeal bill, establishes a two year demonstration program in eight states to offer a broad range of mental health and substance use treatment services, including 24-hour crisis psychiatric services, while setting new standards for provider organizations.
It’s been about two months since Columbia experienced the sadness and loss of random public violence. In that attack, 19-year-old Darion Aguilar murdered Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson, employees at … Read more
The Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools met Thursday at the North Carolina History Center in New Bern to discuss key issues to school safety, specifically identifying and responding to … Read more
Jacqueline Caserio knew that teen depression and suicide were difficult topics for a Girl Scout to tackle. But after learning about several students in the Birmingham area who took their … Read more
Mary Jo Andrews, Carol Poehnert and several other West Hartford mothers of children with mental-health problems had quietly met for eight years, usually over dinner, to share their experiences and frustrations, and … Read more
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, along with the Department of Community Mental Health and Westchester Jewish Community Services, launched “Youth Mental Health First Aid,” a new Safer Communities initiative, last … Read more
I recently got a call from George Delgrosso, Executive Director of the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, excited to share the news that the Colorado legislature approved $750,000 to expand Mental … Read more
I recently got a call from George Delgrosso, Executive Director of the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, excited to share the news that the Colorado legislature approved $750,000 to expand Mental … Read more
I recently got a call from George Delgrosso, Executive Director of the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, excited to share the news that the Colorado legislature approved $750,000 to expand Mental … Read more
A report from Mental Health First Aid USA ranks Missouri second-highest among the states with residents trained in Mental Health First Aid. The training is designed to teach people how … Read more
Howard County Executive Kenneth Ulman, who is running for lieutenant governor in the upcoming state election, delivered his final state of the county address on Thursday. In wake of the … Read more
Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health trained the students on mental health first aid last summer, and each “preventer” is now a certified mental health first-aid responder. Link to Source
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England Award at the House of Lords in recognition of the school’s … Full Text Outlet: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough) Publication Date: 03/22/2014 Media Group: Print Country: United Kingdom Circulation: 30,137
Taking the taboo out of mental illness was a vital issue Howard County Executive Ken Ulman honed in on during his eighth and final state of the county address. Link to Source
One out of four of us has a mental illness,” said Barry Groesch, who works at Linden Oaks Hospital at Edward and coordinates the Naperville facility’s Mental Health First Aid … Read more
“So, are you thinking of killing yourself?” Uttering the words is painfully emotional, even within the safe confines of practicing them in a class like Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network’s Mental … Read more
The Columbia Mall tragedy is heart wrenching, terrifying and incomprehensible, and so are last week’s revelations about the shooter (“Police say Columbia mall shooter wanted to mimic Columbine,” March 12). Here … Read more
Kevin Hines, author, advocate and representative of Mental Health First Aid for youth, will talk at Fresno State about his suicide attempt and surviving a jump off the Golden Gate in San … Read more
Michigan is facing a serious shortage in the availability and accessibility of mental health services. Among those placed most at risk by this shortage are Michigan children, particularly children living … Read more
Suicide prevention and crisis intervention hotline CONTACT We Care last evening welcomed in its newest class of volunteer listeners and texters while also honoring veteran volunteers who have made exceptional contributions to the organization and its callers.
CONTACT We Care each month responds to more than 1,400 calls and texts from people in crisis and relies on more than 200 trained volunteers to provide an empathetic ear to help them see they have options, according to Joanne Oppelt, the hotline’s executive director.
MOST IMPROVED (Largest increase of courses held) State/Area 2012 Courses 2013 Courses % Increase Oklahoma 94 479 409.57% Vermont 51 214 319.61% District of Columbia 279 1151 312.54% Utah … Read more
Understanding mental health and what to look for if someone you know may suffer from it was the goal Saturday in Tifton. Mental Health First Aid Trainings educated the community … Read more
The suicide rate in Kansas has increased 53 percent in the past 12 years and local efforts are underway to bring awareness to the issue. Bill Persinger, executive director of … Read more
As many as 200 Jefferson County employees will receive the eight-hour training to learn about mental health first aid “kits,” or action plans. They include step-by-step guidance on how to … Read more
As many as 70,000 Kansas children under age 18 have emotional/behavioral problems, and many are reluctant to seek help or might not know where to turn for care. The symptoms … Read more
PHOENIX – A lawmaker wants to expand a state program that trains adults to identify and assist individuals showing warning signs of a mental crisis to include a focus on … Read more
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services recognized the first group of instructors to graduate the state’s new Youth Mental Health First Aid program. As an instructor, these … Read more
Bleeding or choking usually comes to mind when people think about first aid, but for some students, first aid involves learning how to talk someone out of suicide. The Campus … Read more
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., received the 2014 Allies in Action Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention last week. The honor was for introducing the Mental Health First … Read more
Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) proposed legislation to authorize the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to administer a Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training program and accompanying grants. … Read more
Twenty one percent of adult Oklahomans — 700,000-950,000 individuals — reported having a mental health issue during the past year, according to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Mental illnesses includes major depression, major anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia.
To strengthen mental health efforts for veterans, the bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish an education and support program to educate and train family members and … Read more
This month we learned of the tragic deaths of two Colorado high school students who attended Douglas County High School, and it seems long ago when we in Larimer County … Read more
The topic of mental health has become more open and knowledgeable as the public learns about mental illness and substance abuse. Mike Deal, executive director of the Southwest Behavioral Health Center explains in a KCSG Community Window interview the purpose of the center’s creation and function.
Although hundreds of prisoners with mental illness remain in solitary confinement, sometimes for extended periods of time, prison leaders are improving mental health treatment and disciplinary policy to more humanely … Read more
