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Mental Illness Education Does Make a Difference: “Breaking the Silence” Found to be Effective
…from his high school friends twenty-three years ago when they were searching for an explanation of why he had suddenly disappeared from school. Although Susin says she was comfortable speaking…
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Behavioral Health, the LGBTQ Community, and Managed Care
…http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/communications/repository/files/blueprint final complete.pdf xvi Cultural Competence- Health Reform. Retrieved from http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/cultural_competence/health_reform.html xvii The Joint Commission: Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals. Oak…
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The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: A Personal Perspective
…experience battling depression into creating a publication to educate individuals and families struggling with mental illness about the latest treatments and the organizations that were in the community to help…
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An Update on the RAISE Schizophrenia Research Project – An Interview with Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD
…to do something new and innovative. On the other hand, when it comes to psychiatric medicine and mental healthcare, I think the situation is extremely optimistic and very good. Our…
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Seven Tips for Teaching More Effective Job Skills
…was over communicating the curriculum, both verbally and with hand out text. Students complained of being overloaded with information. After testing a variety of media, we found a highly visual,…
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Columbia Trauma and PTSD Program: Vital Research and Treatment for Veterans
…actually compares to the experiences of combat. Combat stress includes not only the constant threat of injury and death, the horrors of witnessing violent death, and the moral ambiguity of…
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A Handshake that Inspired a Recovery: The History and Future of Mental Health News
…and for increased funding of mental health services in the community. Finally, the newspaper had to be readily available to everyone. I would distribute bundles of the newspaper to hospitals,…
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New York State Agencies and Vet Centers Team Up to Provide Mental Health Screening To New York’s National Guard Soldiers
The New York State Division of Veterans Affairs and New York State Office of Mental Health are teaming up with the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs…
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Recovery: A Participant in Life
…down at a table. The next day was even worse as far as the aches and pains were concerned. The true test was whether I could commit to another Saturday….
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Study Ties Blood Protein to Alzheimer’s Brain Abnormalities
…and Referral (ADEAR) Center at www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers. To sign up for e-mail alerts about new findings or publications, please visit either website. To learn more about the BLSA, go to http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov/branches/blsa/blsanew.htm….
