April 30, 2009
Categories: Education . Tags: Athens, blues, cornhole, Georgia, mental health, mental illness . Author: ewhitlock . Comments: Leave a Comment
Loss of Wealth Can Disrupt Mental Health
This article seemed especially worth putting here with the recession likely to last several more years.
By Michael Oberschneider
Special to The Washington Post
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The reasons why somebody decides to take his or her life often remain opaque, even when there’s a suicide note. But recent highly publicized deaths, such as the apparent murder-suicides [...]
Kids Needing Mental Health Help Don’t Get It: Participation low, but demand high
Denver — A federal study concludes that preventing mental health disorders should be a national priority and urges federal intervention.
An estimated $247 billion is spent each year on treating disorders like depression, anxiety, conduct disorder, and substance abuse in kids. The Department of Health and Humans Services estimated earlier this year that one of every [...]
Blueswater Bridge to Play at “Blues to Fight the Blues”
Here’s a sample from another of the bands that will be playing for our benefit on May 15 & 16 at Little Kings’ Shuffle Club, Blueswater Bridge:
I hope you’ll make your plans to attend and take part. We have the need for sponsors (at $100) of the events. If you’d like your business to be [...]
Cine of Athens
We are proud to have the support of Athens Cine, an art theater here in town. Their selection of features is always outstanding. Visit their website for current listings:
http://www.athenscine.com/intro.php
Mental Health is the Key to Stopping School Shootings
by Antonio Fins (in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Here’s the problem I have with the knee-jerk, gun control reax to school violence. It’s not the guns. It’s the psyche. Ten years after the Columbine massacre, we still haven’t made enough strides in mental health screening to spot troubled kids before they start shooting. Why? Because we [...]
Poor Health Linked to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for Veterans
This article is from the April 17, 2009 edition of HealthDay News.
Military personnel who have poor mental or physical health before they go into combat are more likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder following their battlefield experience, a U.S. military study finds.
The study of 5,410 personnel found that 395 of them — 7.3 percent — [...]
Carla LeFever Set for MHA “Blues to Fight the Blues”
We have ten bands that have signed up to take part in our May 15/16 “Blues to Fight the Blues” event. The whole thing takes place at Little Kings Shuffle Club in downtown Athens. Here’s a video of Carla:
Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples
I stumbled across this article and thought it worth including here because of the role the brain plays in a long relationship…
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Published: February 12, 2008
Long-married couples often schedule a weekly “date night” — a regular evening out with friends or at a favorite restaurant to strengthen their marital bond.
But brain and behavior researchers [...]
Life Equals Love Plus Loss: an understanding of grief
Tonight we hosted a program at Athens Technical College on Grief. Dr. Cindy Darden, CEO of Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, made the presentation.
It was an excellent presentation. Following her speech, she opened up for questions. A couple of people asked questions that related to psychological issues.
And then some other people spoke up.
One man was there [...]
