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[ 25 Jan 2013 | No Comment ]
Pamela Hyde

The keynote address at last week’s 2013 Public Health Law research (PHLR) annual meeting was from Pamela Hyde, JD, administrator of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration.
View the Q&A transcript here.

Community, Community and Recovery Support, Featured, Headline, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health »

[ 3 Dec 2012 | No Comment ]
worldaids

Written By: Angela Rampton
World HIV/AIDs Day was this past Saturday, December 1st
With the wonderful world of internet at our fingertips it isn’t hard to find ways to give support or even locate your own support and treatment.
Because support and treatment are so easy to find, sometimes we don’t take the initiative of that first step, or we may not even realize we need help. HIV/AIDS is a serious disease that obviously needs treatment, but we seem to forget to treat our mind with the same care and respect as we …

Community and Recovery Support, Featured, Mental Health, Recovery Support, Suicide »

[ 16 Nov 2012 | One Comment ]
survivorsofsuicide

National Survivors of Suicide Day; November 17th, 2012

 Each year we observe the Saturday before Thanksgiving as National Survivors of Suicide Day. The observance is meant to call the friends and family of those who have committed suicide together to share stories and find strength in each other. Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), it was founded by Senator Harry Reid in 1999 after he lost his father to suicide.                 
 The day is particularly significant due to the number of lives lost to suicide in the United States every …

Crisis, Featured, Mental Health, Recovery Support, Treatment »

[ 13 Nov 2012 | 3 Comments ]
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Need emotional support in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy?
 The immediate chaos associated with a natural disaster may leave you “too busy” to realize the emotional toll its taking at first, but that doesn’t mean that you won’t feel the effects once all of the activity dies down. SAMHSA continues to work hard with its partners to ensure that those working through the emotional hardships associated with disasters have resources to help themselves and their loved ones cope both during and after the fact.
 
Need to speak with someone NOW?
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Behavioral Health, Featured, Mental Health, Treatment »

[ 9 Nov 2012 | 10 Comments ]
Locator Blog Website

Written by: Alex Strashny, Statistician, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA

Chances are, someone you know suffers from mental illness and you don’t even know about it. According to the most recent data, 7.7% of Americans aged 18 to 25 suffer from serious mental illness (SMI)[1], which is serious enough that it substantially interferes with or limits their major life activities. If you have 200 friends in this age group on Facebook, about 15 of them are likely affected.
Fortunately, finding treatment can be made a little easier. Just go to our …