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Other experts on the occasion also called for increased advocacy and a national policy on mental health in Nigeria. Adewuya, who presented the lead paper at ...
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Colorado passed a "mental health parity" bill in 2002, but this is the first such national legislation. It "recognizes that mental health disorders are ...
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“Let us recognize that there can be no health without mental health.” Those were the profound words of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on October 10, ...
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LifeSpring Inc., a provider of mental health services for people of all ages, is gearing up for the second-largest expansion in the nonprofit’s 45-year ...
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IPOH: Irresponsible reporting and the use of incorrect expressions can affect the mental health of readers, especially suicide survivors, Ulu Kinta Hospital ...
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An appeal has been made to government to expedite action on the passage of the Mental Health Bill. The move is to ensure effective mental health care ...
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Given the absence of mental health and addiction issues from the campaign, it appears we as a society still have trouble speaking publicly about the needs ...
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A community Mental Health and Addiction Coalition was created. • Lee Memorial Hospital converted 15 beds for a geriatric psychiatric program. ...
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By DIANE WETZEL The treatment of children and adolescents with mental health and behavioral problems is undergoing a dramatic shift in Nebraska. ...
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By MJ Stephey Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 When Congress approved the $700 billion rescue plan, it also passed one of the most significant mental-health bills in ...
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- Sen: Pete Domenici: A lasting legacy (rss.topix.net)
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- Securing Mental Health Parity (blog.thehill.com)
A recent study of 500 schoolchildren has found that half can't name a single mental health conditions. Among those surveyed, fewer than 50% felt schools provided them with adequate information about mental health with a third preferring to use the internet as a trusted source. The poll carried out by Great Ormond Street Hospital comes as they launch their own child mental health information website. A spokesman for the hospital said the results were "worrying and surprising". One in 12...
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Okay, this is scary on all kinds of levels. The Center For Disease Control just awarded $38.1 million to the United States government to facilitate the sharing of private patient data - - without patient consent. Read here for the full news alert. This is a violation of the patient's Fourth Amendment privacy rights, says Citizens Council on Health Care (CCHC). Twila Brase, president of CCHC makes the following statements:"The government's real intent is 24/7 surveillance of people through...
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I feel and fear for Britney Spears . I have worked with many individuals who've lost their way - becoming self-destructive and dangerous to others. It is a precarious experience to witness someone unravel in such a manner, but hope and help keep me grounded. Most often, a person in dire straits complies with intervention. Whether it is going into a rehabilitation center or a hospital setting, we get them there and settled into the new treatment facility. But then there are those who...
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Our house was the house of the sick on Friday. J woke up sick to his stomach, so Dawnell had to take off work and had a lot of cleaning up to do. She took him to the doctor who said it was probably the stomach flu. Dawnell also isn’t feeling well in her stomach and neither am I.
I went to work and we had two people here who had stomach issues also the past few days, so something must be going around. I think Jesse brought this one into the work space and spread it around. Thanks Jesse...
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Report finds not enough counselors or psychiatrists for returning troops Reuters http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24481935/ FORT DRUM, New York - Fort Drum, a bleak U.S. Army base in upstate New York, is a test case for how the military is handling a looming mental health crisis. The military and its critics agree on one thing — there are not enough therapists to treat all the soldiers who return from Iraq and Afghanistan traumatized by the experience. The 10th Mountain Division's 2nd...
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Recently, I did an interview for Glamour Magazine about the psychological effects that NOISE has on people. Physiologically speaking, chronic noise and low-level noise can raise blood pressure, increase heart rate, cardiovascular disease and cause pressured breathing. Chronic noise exposure has been shown to produce headaches, stomachaches, fatigue, ulcers, nausea, sleeplessness loss of hearing, and a host of other physical ailments. Memory and cognitive functioning are impaired by chronic...
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You may have heard about a recent story that appeared in the news. In Washington DC, four children were found dead in their home. Their mother (33-year-old Benita Jacks) claimed that her daughters (Brittany, age 17; Tatianna, age 11, N'kiah, age 6; and Aja, age 5;) were all possessed by demons, and died individually in their sleep. As they died, Benita laid out their bodies in empty bedrooms, where they stayed for at least fifteen days. She told police that she did not call the police or...
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