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Category Archives: Latest News in Mental Health
Halloween and Depictions of Mental Illness
It’s October, that beautiful, crisp time of year when leaves become ablaze with color, pumpkins grace front porches, and kids, both young and old, think of Halloween and the fun (and goodies) it brings. We must be careful to help our children (and ourselves) choose costumes that do not denigrate anyone, including those suffering from mental illness. Dressing up is fun, dressing up as something or someone that can be disrespectful and hurtful is wrong.
“Dr. D Mented’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane and The Edge of Madness: Still Crazy. Both of these displays suggest that people with mental illness are dangerous and deranged and that the general public should be frightened of such people. Mental illnesses are biological brain disorders … they are diseases … no different from other physiological ailments.”
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Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day
This was just released by The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare. Very important and vital news! Watching, Listening For Signs of Suicide – Sept. 10 Marks World Suicide Prevention Day For more information contact Meena Dayak, MeenaD@thenationalcouncil.org, 202.684.3728. Washington … Continue reading
Fighting Stigmas and Stereotypes
I am mad. Okay, maybe “mad” isn’t the right term… perhaps, “discouraged” is a better term. Several times in the last few weeks, I have read or heard reviews of unrelated books and movies. In each, words used to … Continue reading
Posted in Intro, Latest News in Mental Health, Uncategorized
Tagged Mental Illness, Stereotype, Stigma
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Budget Cuts at Coleman in Portage County
We read in the papers that the recession is over and things are slowly returning to normal. That may be true in some sectors, but we are still waiting to see the proverbial “light at the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in Fund-raising, Intro, Latest News in Mental Health, Non-Profit Administration
Tagged Budget, Coleman, MHRB, Portage County
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President Obama Takes Serious Measures to Address Electronic Health Care Records
President Obama and his administration are promoting the economic stimulus package to increase spending and stimulate the economy by generating jobs for individuals and revenues for business entities. Most importantly to the behavioral healthcare community are the dollars allocated for … Continue reading
Scenes from the Mental Health Trenches
Let me start by saying that “trenches” is probably a poor choice of words. This isn’t a war we fight, nor are suffering in spirit and body as that word might imply. But dear reader, I do want you to … Continue reading
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Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities Updates
Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities Treatment Works…People Recover OACBHA UPDATE Up to the Minute VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE HELPS THOUSANDS Last year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) … Continue reading
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