Colorado Daylight Project | The Mental Health Center of Denver – The Colorado Daylight project focuses on advancing access to Mental Health and Substance abuse Centers for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in Colorado. The Daylight project has been working to expand Colorado’s capacity to meet the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community by removing barriers through providing consumers choices regarding communication, giving providers the resources they need to provide appropriate services and educating the community about mental health and substance abuse access. For more information about the Colorado Daylight Project, please visit out website at www.mhcd.org.

 

Henderson Co. Detention Center approved for new substance abuse – 14 News …

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The Henderson County Detention Center has received approval for a new substance abuse program. Henderson County Judge Executive Hugh McCormick held a news conference Monday afternoon to make the announcement. He tells 14 News the plan is …
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US Army to build soldier "resilience" to fight suicides, violence

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TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – The U.S. Army, grappling with a spike in military suicides, plans to take steps to improve soldiers' resilience to mental health problems to combat such deaths as well as depression, substance abuse, and violent behavior …
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Pam Bondi Releases Final Report by Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse …

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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has released the Final Report of her Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns; the report contains the task force's findings and policy recommendations. The task force, developed during the 2012 …
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