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Integrated health homes helping those with mental illness  - His Christian faith has helped him through some hard years, but in the last few months he and hundreds of other people with mental illness have found ...

Friends 'key' to helping those with mental illness quit smoking - They noted that people with serious mental illness have a reduced life expectancy of up to 25 years compared to the general population, with smoking ...

Helping those with mental illness : A recent study found that one-third of the homeless suffer from either schizophrenia or manic-depressive disorder. There are more people who are homeless and suffering from mental illness than there are patients in hospitals receiving psychiatric care. The Brandeis Hoot

Helping workers with mental illness find jobs: Our View  - That's why it's so important that Wausau's North Central Health Care has a program with four employment specialists helping those with mental illness  ...

Mental illness and jail: Grant targets recidivism in South King County ... philanthropy foundations in the world, with programs aimed at fighting cancer in Europe, combating hepatitis in Asia, trying to eliminate the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, and here in the US , helping those with mental illness and Type 2 diabetes. ...

Own experiences open path to helping others  - James Begley and Dianna Castleberry say those dealing with mental illness can learn to control their disorder instead of allowing it to control them.