mental illness

COMMENTARY: Mental Illness Summit Was a Missed Opportunity

COMMENTARY: Mental illness summit was a missed opportunity

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Murphy's latest hearing exposed how the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which oversees federal mental health programs, squandered money and favored politically popular alcohol and drug abuse programs over helping the …
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Students, parents invited to focus groups for youth alcohol and drug abuse

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We Have Come a Long Way Since 1976 – Jacob Zuma

We have come a long way since 1976 – Jacob Zuma

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We commemorate National Youth Day under the theme;Working Together for Youth Development and a Drug Free South Africa. The theme …. A salient point in this struggle for a better life is the fight against drugs and substance abuse; the fight against …
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Pastors Seek to End War on Drugs By Decriminalizing Use

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Errors Threaten Future of County's Treatment Program

Errors threaten future of county's treatment program

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I will work on the SAPT (Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment) yearly report this weekend, but I wish I could see the 'strategic plan' that had to be submitted at or before this biennium.” Henderson responded, “Well, I don't know what to say or do.
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Project 25 gaining acclaim for a unique approach to treating mental illness

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County Response Improves After Year of State Oversight

County response improves after year of state oversight

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Winona County Board members heard a report last week on county child protective services, and although the performance of the county's program has improved, the increase in child neglect and abuse reports drew concern from board members. The county …
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Obama calls for end to mental illness stigma – WCMH: News, Weather, and

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To Your Health: Costs to Treat Stroke May Double by 2030

To Your Health: Costs to treat stroke may double by 2030

Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment Centers

During every minute of delayed treatment, brain cells are dying. EMS systems nationwide should take patients directly to a designated stroke center equipped to quickly diagnose and administer drugs to restore blood flow to the brain,” Ovbiagele said.
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Boy Critical After Being Hit by Pickup: Police

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10 Things the Sleep-Aid Industry Won't Tell You

10 things the sleep-aid industry won't tell you

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But specialists say not all the products designed to improve sleep actually work. A 2012 Consumer Reports study that reviewed several drugs commonly used to treat insomnia found that while such sleeping pills generally help people fall asleep faster …
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Health Week: Has psychiatry shot its bolt?

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