Tonight (Tuesday, 30 June 09) we will hold the annual Mental Health Awards Banquet. We’ll be recognizing the past year’s work of people throughout the community.
The event begins at 6 pm at Milledge Avenue Baptist Church. Our guest speaker is State Representative Mickey Channell, who has been a leader in health legislation.
Though we [...]
Banquet Tonight
Another Sad Story from Georgia’s Mental Health System
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Unstable Mental Patients Freed by Flawed System
Army required to say “behavioral health”
from THE ARMY TIMES
The Pentagon issued a directive June 25 requiring Army commands at all levels to use the term “behavioral health services” when revising or updating policies, regulations, and documents relating to what heretofore have been called “mental” health services.
The directive, issued by the Office of the Surgeon General and G-3, supports an Army-wide [...]
MHA Priority Issues
As Congress looks at health care reform, we want to be sure that mental health care is also part of the discussion.
Mental Health America has issued the following:
We urge that the following priority issues be addressed in any health care reform legislation:
1. Ensure Full and Equitable Coverage of Behavioral Health Services by –
Including mental health [...]
Mental Health Crisis: Trial by Fire for Most
Our organization has published a booklet entitled “What to do in a psychiatric crisis in Athens, Georgia.” For copies, please go to our website www.fightthestigma.com and contact us there.
Today, I ran across another article about dealing with a mental health crisis. Here is the opening:
When faced with a mental illness crisis, consumers, [...]
Young Offenders’ Health Critical to Rehabilitation
This comes from the NEWSWISE website:
The physical and mental health needs of juvenile offenders should be treated as a priority if offenders held in detention have any real hope of rehabilitation, according to new research from the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Adelaide researchers have conducted a comprehensive review of previous studies into the health of young [...]
Weight & Mental Health: Connection to be studied
More than 30 percent of American children are estimated to be overweight, which has been associated with higher rates of depression, behavior problems, poor body image and low self-esteem. However, few studies have examined the link between psychological health and obesity during early childhood, when attitudes about weight and body size begin to develop.
Read [...]
You just don’t know
I just wanted to remind you of something.
You don’t know what other people are going through.
You don’t know that the woman who seems to be ignoring her misbehaving children has a mother at home with Alzheimers who kept her awake again all of last night.
You don’t know that the jerk at work is dealing with [...]
Study Refutes Depression Gene Finding
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — A new analysis upends a previous, highly acclaimed study that had concluded that a particular gene variation was associated with an increased risk of major depression.
The new analysis did, however, verify the portion of the earlier finding that showed more stressful life events translate into a [...]
The 100th Anniversary of “The Mind That Found Itself”
After suffering from and recovering from mental illness, Clifford Beers started the organization that would become Mental Health America.
One of the great things about the internet is the availability of important books online.
The Gutenberg Project has posted the book written by Beers 100 years ago. It can be downloaded for free at this site:
THE [...]
