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Challenge of mental health  - We also notice that here in Nigeria, for example, there is superstition and even spiritual belief in the treatment of mental illness , which probably ...

Crisis Triage Center was a positive contribution to mental health care : In the Nov. 2 article "A mental health 'challenge,'" -- about the city of Portland's pledge to federal officials to open drop-off crisis centers next year -- there are many statements made about the challenges of mental health crisis management in ... OregonLive.com

9 Phrases That Spread Mental Health Stigma & What You Can Say Instead - For many people with mental illness , mental health advocates, and professionals alike, an essential goal of mental health awareness is to challenge ...

The Liverpool View: A more humane approach to mental health The FINANCIAL -- “ Mental health is back in the News again, with Ed Milliband calling it the 'biggest unaddressed health challenge of our age' and the Schizophrenia Commission report condemning the current state of care.

Grant to expand early childhood mental health program New Horizons Youth and Family Center in Lancaster and the Fairfield County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board are the dual recipients of a Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant, which is to be used to improve the quality of ...

Should You Take Mental Health Days To Manage Work Stress? - The biggest challenge most of us have with mental health days is choosing when to take them and then wrestling with the resulting guilt. If arranged in ...

Is state doing enough for mental health ?  -  Mental health diagnosis and treatment in Kenya remains a challenge as there lacks government data to aid its assessment. It is one of several taboo ...

Five ways to ease the family stress of a child with a mental- health challenge  -  Health Advisor is a regular column where contributors share their knowledge in fields ranging from fitness to psychology, pediatrics to aging. Follow us ...

Tom Watkins: Rejoining the effort to improve mental health care Another chapter of my life is unfolding with my recent acceptance of the challenge to lead Michigan's largest community behavioral health and substance abuse  ...

Mental illness a major challenge by 2020: expert The District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) has turned out to be a saviour to poor people in need of psychiatric treatment in Madurai district. Thanks to the free service, scores of poor patients have survived depression and many are on the road to ...

Got a minute? Teens do, for each other, in videos  - About one in five teens experiences a mental health challenge in a given year, yet many wait an average of six to eight years from onset of symptoms ...

Psychological elements of displacement  - Mass trauma events pose a major challenge for the mental health sphere and sadly there seems to be no suitable model for effective, timely and ...

Psychological elements of displacement  - Mass trauma events pose a major challenge for the mental health sphere and sadly there seems to be no suitable model for effective, timely and ..