Posts Tagged ‘mental health’

Ticket to Work – A public Service Announcement by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.

More rehab services for former Three Strikes inmates

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Michael Romano, director of the Three Strikes Project, praised the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, calling the reallocation a "massive step in the right direction." Advocates are hoping more beds will become available next …
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Heroin overdose task force aims to curb deaths, support those suffering from …

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Members of the task force include Torrington Mayor Elinor Carbone; Rhonda Kincaid, of the state's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS); Torrington Police Chief Michael Maniago; Paul McLaughlin, of the Hartford Dispensary; and …
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Law school Help – Informative video – a high amount of law students fall into depression, substance abuse, isolation and other unhealthy life styles due to 1) the nature of la…

'Legal highs' linked to more deaths as officials struggle to track new substances

Filed under: depression substance abuse

At the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (NPSAD) at St George's, University of London, we've been monitoring the rise of new psychoactive substances (NPS), including benzofurans, MDAI and methoxetamine, since 2005. … The worst case …
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St. Lawrence County Community Services offers walk-in mental health and …

Filed under: depression substance abuse

For many years, mental health and substance abuse assessments were scheduled, leaving some people on a waiting list while others who had appointments missed them, sometimes because they got cold feet or could not get a ride. Therapists sometimes …
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Question by Texas kitty: Do we need more mental institutions?
I heard an interesting comment regarding people involved in the mass murders. Mental institutions do not have the people who should be in them because we did away with institutionalizing them. They were horrid places but maybe we need to rethink them. More people would possibly be alive today.

Best answer:

Answer by You’re Welcome!
Although I can’t help but agree, you can’t lock people up for being weird or mentally ill.

What do you think? Answer below!

Restricted Access to Mental Health Treatment in the US – CCTV America anchor Anand Naidoo speaks to Dr. Amir Afkhami, Board-Certified Psychiatrist, about how mental healthcare in the United States compares with the…

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Dennis Rodman Enters Rehab to Treat Alcohol Addiction

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Dennis Rodman has checked into a rehab facility for alcohol addiction,TMZ reports. According to sources close to the former NBA player, he entered a treatment center several days ago following his most recent trip to North Korea. It was there Rodman …
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Oregon City housing proposed for recovering addicts: Are nervous neighbors …

Filed under: alcohol addiction treatment centers

… the noise level in this previously quiet neighborhood. Mackenzie Nelson: I have a huge problem with a church becoming a treatment center for drug- and alcohol-addicted men with felonies or misdemeanors or mental health problems living in my backyard.
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Psychology Careers & Treatments : How to Take a Depression Test – Taking a depression test, such as the Beck Depression Inventory, requires an individual to answer simple questions about their mental health status. Discover…

Does Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' Stand the Test of Time?

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The opening line, “If my manager insults me again I will be assaulting him,” captured that depression and frustration so well. Even if, like myself, you were too young to enter the working world when 'The College Dropout' arrived, you knew 'Spaceship …
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After hitting rock bottom, NJ drug users must wait for treatment

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Lisa Eade, M.A., RMHCI – Cognitive and Behavioral Solutions, LLC. Mental health counseling services in Winter Park, FL.

Let's Talk About Mental Health

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I'm writing to de-stigmatize depression and mental health because often the first step to getting better is just acknowledging that a problem exists, that its not our own faults, and that we can, and will, get better. … Luckily, six months later, I …
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Health: Welcome change for patients seeking mental health services

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Up to now, many patients seeking mental health services had to rely on supplemental coverage such as Medigap insurance to fill in the void, said Eric Hausman, Medicare consultant for the county Department for the Aging. “The people who will be impacted …
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