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Leading mental health researchers are warning that some of the most important health consequences of climate change will be on mental health. The researchers say that climate change has the potential to have significant negative effects on those with pre-existing serious mental illness, but that there is also likely to be an increase in the overall burden of mental disorder worldwide.
The Carver County Board of Commissioners is looking for interested citizens to serve on the Mental Health Advisory Committee. This committee advises the County Board and the Community Social Services Department on services relating to mental health and mental illness.
The former head of the region’s leading mental-health board is facing criminal charges after accusations that he fondled an 11-year-old girl. Hunter Preston Widener, the executive director of Highlands Community Services until 2006, was charged Oct. 15 with two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Widener, 66, of Bristol, was released on a $7,500 unsecured bond on the condition he have no ...
The Associated Press MONTGOMERY | A newspaper publisher who resigned from Alabama’s mental health advisory board said Thursday he will rejoin the panel since members changed the rules to allow public access to their meetings.
In anticipation of the world climate change convention, researchers have summarized recent investigations on potential mental health impacts. Although Dr Lisa Page and Dr Louise Howard from King’s College London do not believe their findings will garner serious attention at the UN conference in Copenhagen next week, their findings are important for health professionals and [...]
MONTICELLO — Proposed cuts in county budgets for mental health mean a loss of five mental-health positions, reduced mental-health services in the schools and could double wait times, said Joe Todora, director of the Department of Community Services.
Southwest Ohio authorities say former NBA player Kirk Snyder has been transferred to a mental health facility after being ordered back to jail for allegedly removing an electronic monitor.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa lawmaker who pushed for a review of Iowa's four mental health institutions says the Legislature will likely vote to close at least one of them despite a task force recommendation that all should stay open.
A tight budget may force the closure of state mental health facilities, if residents would be well cared for in other settings, two key Iowa lawmakers say.
ZACHARY – The Mental Health Association for Greater Baton Rouge held its 4th annual Mental Health Golf Classic Oct. 26 at Copper Mill Golf Course in Zachary. Sponsors were Albemarle Foundation, Amedysis, Louisiana Lottery, Mid-South Insurance, Neighbors Federal Credit Union and Synergy Home Care.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A newspaper publisher who resigned from Alabama's mental health advisory board is rejoining the panel after members changed the rules to guarantee public access to their meetings.
CHEROKEE, Iowa (KTIV) - A state task force is recommending all four, Iowa mental health institutions stay open.
An Iowa lawmaker who pushed for a review of Iowa’s four mental health institutions says the Legislature will likely vote to close at least one of them despite a task force recommendation that all should stay open. State Sen. Jack Hatch, a Des Moines Democrat, says with the state’s budget crisis, it’s likely one or two [...]
WOODSTOCK – The case of the Wonder Lake woman accused of striking a police officer and threatening to let her dog loose has been transferred to McHenry County’s mental-health court.
It's natural that during the past two hundred years we've been involved in a roaring debate about whether mental illness is caused by inherited genes...
Mary Hodson, executive director of Mental Health America of Porter County, spent four hours on the road Wednesday to play Santa at the Logansport State Hospital as part of her agency's 55-year-old giftLIFT program. "It's one of our core programs," Hodson said. "We began it as an outreach to county residents there to give them a lift during the holidays. We try to reach as many folks as we can ...
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