She also talked about the mental health first aid that CMHC offers, noting more and more people are taking advantage of the training. Hickman said a “real positive shift” for … Read more
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About 300 people gathered to hear from Scott, along with representatives from the other programs included in the initiative: Youth Move National (a peer-based support group), MyStrength (tailored online mental … Read more
The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is working to remove the barriers that prevent people from seeking help for mental health concerns through its Prevention and Early … Read more
Clete Winkelmann said they have applied for a federal grant of nearly $400,000 that would boost the community’s awareness of mental health issues and provide mental health first aid training, … Read more
Many people have taken a CPR or a first-aid course, but not all that many have had a chance to put those lifesaving skills to use. Most people will never … Read more
Mental health advocates are hanging on to their hats as winds of change start to blow. The topics of mental health and suicide prevention have come into the spotlight for … Read more
McLean High School magazine journalist David Kagan didn’t know the power of depression when he started to research his article “A Generation in Pain” for McLean High School’s Highlander magazine. … Read more
When we notice our child or someone we coach or teach or even a neighborhood youth beginning to have difficulty coping with ordinary life, displaying changes in mood or personality, … Read more
One-third of the city’s roughly 275 police officers have taken an in-depth, 40-hour course and all Rockford officers take an eight-hour mental health first-aid course. Every day, police officers take … Read more
Mental health, substance abuse and access to healthcare services are the main concerns of people on the South Shore, according to Barton Health’s 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment. 08/04/2015 Link to Source
We’re seeing new resources in the workplace when it comes to First Aid. Next to the metal box with a red cross are defibrillators to treat heart attacks and workplace … Read more
Some students show up for school with more than just school supplies. Some struggle with mental illness, suicidal tendencies and anti-social behavior. 07/31/2015 Link to Source
For some students, life gets in the way of academic success. School social workers are charged with reducing or removing non-academic barriers to academic success. As families prepare for the … Read more
Identifying and healing people with mental-health issues in low-income areas is the focus of a new program being launched in New York City. Called “Connections to Care,” the program will … Read more
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of nearly 20 Senators re-introduced a mental health and substance use awareness and treatment improvement bill. The legislation reauthorizes important programs in suicide prevention, mental illness … Read more
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of nearly 20 Senators re-introduced a mental health and substance use awareness and treatment improvement bill. The legislation reauthorizes important programs in suicide prevention, mental illness … Read more
The de Blasio administration is launching a $30 million effort to help connect low-income residents with mental health services, one of the first steps in an overhaul of the city’s … Read more
While a first-aid class offers instruction on what to do when someone is having a heart attack, The Speedy Foundation and Optum Idaho believe mental first-aid training is just as … Read more
Stigma persists in our community, yet never before in my long career in mental health and addiction treatment have I been more optimistic that public understanding is beginning to turn … Read more
All American youngsters know the rules: Don’t take candy from strangers, play nice in the sandbox and call 911 during an emergency. But what if the emergency is related to mental … Read more
*Reprinted from Aetna Health Section. Mental health issues don’t stay at home. They don’t take a vacation and they seldom take a day off. Untreated, mental health problems can translate … Read more
*Reprinted from Aetna Health Section. Mental health issues don’t stay at home. They don’t take a vacation and they seldom take a day off. Untreated, mental health problems can translate … Read more
*Reprinted from Aetna Health Section. Mental health issues don’t stay at home. They don’t take a vacation and they seldom take a day off. Untreated, mental health problems can translate … Read more
The law requires that district judges and police receive training in mental health, autism and intellectual disabilities, all of which can affect a person’s behavior and interactions with law enforcement. … Read more
Columbus officials knew the staggering statistic: More than 50 Bhutanese refugees have killed themselves since the U.S. started resettling them in 2008. 07/20/2015 Link to Source
About a quarter of Pennsylvania prison inmates have some mental health issue, and now the state Department of Corrections is moving to get them the help they need. 07/20/2015 Link … Read more
Mental health issues don’t stay at home. They don’t take a vacation and they seldom take a day off. Untreated, mental health problems can translate into job performance issues, workplace … Read more
Madison School District has learned they’ve been awarded a four year, $4 million dollar mental health expansion grant. 07/19/2015 Link to Source
Bipartisan legislation to support mental health awareness programs for school personnel was approved by the U.S. Senate as an amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177). The amendment … Read more
Bipartisan legislation to support mental health awareness programs for school personnel was approved by the U.S. Senate as an amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177). The amendment … Read more
The governing body is joining a county-wide movement that seeks to dispel myths relating to individuals living with mental illnesses. 07/16/2015 Link to Source
GE is donating $3,000 to Mental Health America of Roanoke Valley (MHARV) to support educational programs focused on teen and veteran suicide prevention. 07/16/2015 Link to Source
My name is Sean Maitner. I am a mental health worker, a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor, a graduate student at a local university, a recovering alcoholic with seven years … Read more
Mental health professionals who are helping Missouri communities identify and care for those with severe mental illness will have an increased ability to help those individuals, thanks to a bill … Read more
Almost everyone has completed some level of first-aid classes in their life, and, with the help of LifeSpring Health Systems, Mental Health First Aid will become as common as the … Read more
Mental Health First Aid is a relatively new way for the lay person to assist someone experiencing signs or risk factors for mental illness or who is suffering from a … Read more
With Independence Day upon us, learn some ways you can help support those who have served our country. 1) Put it in context Although the prevalence of PTSD is higher … Read more
With Independence Day upon us, learn some ways you can help support those who have served our country. 1) Put it in context Although the prevalence of PTSD is higher … Read more
With Independence Day upon us, learn some ways you can help support those who have served our country. 1) Put it in context Although the prevalence of PTSD is higher … Read more
The leading cause of workplace disability isn’t physical injury or even the result of sickness, but rather the hidden disease of mental illness. 6/28/15 Link to Source
The Connecticut General Assembly is contemplating the fate of a two-year, $40.3 billion budget. Approved on June 3, this budget restored massive cuts to human services that were recommended by … Read more
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in every four American adults has a mental illness of some kind. Now there could be good news … Read more
Knowing the difference between typical adolescent behavior and behavior that should be cause for concern can be difficult to assess for parents, other family members, and those who care for … Read more
The Borough Council has approved a resolution designating the municipality a Stigma-Free Zone, an initiative designed to create an environment in which residents with mental illnesses can seek help, free … Read more
Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, today, announced that the agency has completed an aggressive initiative to train every employee in Mental Health First Aid in collaboration with the Pennsylvania … Read more
An hour-long live Twitter chat in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month sparked a conversation about why eliminating the stigma of mental health is such an important public health goal. … Read more
Carlos Reinoso of the Human Services Council in Norwalk has been chosen to attend an intensive five-day training that will certify him as a mental health first-aid instructor. 06/11/2015 Link to … Read more
Mental health has long been relegated to the shadows. For centuries, mental illness was poorly understood; those affected by it, marginalized and cast out of society. Even in recent years, … Read more
Missouri’s Mental Health department has received a $7 million federal grant to provide recovery support services to more than 4,000 adults over the next three years, Gov. Jay Nixon announced … Read more
When someone says he or she is thinking about suicide, or says things that sound as if the person is considering suicide, it can be very upsetting. You may not … Read more
