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Report card on provincial health systems notes spotty progress for home care
Mon Jun 04 00:00:09 EDT 2012
OTTAWA - The latest report card on provincial health policy shows some improvement in offering home care and mental health services, but progress is spotty across the country.
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Mental health hero: From depression to employee of the month
Sun Jun 03 08:20:38 EDT 2012
Steven Shapland, 27, has had difficult life. A genetic disorder and birth defect caused mental and physical limitations that affect him to this day. In his teenage years he helped his mother as she battled leukemia and watched as father died from lung cancer. He overcame depression and now leads a...
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Bonnie Sultan: Community must help those with mental illness
Sun Jun 03 04:45:55 EDT 2012
Bonnie Sultan The death of Shannon Collins is a tragedy. This tragedy shed light on the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system in our community.
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Family: Santa Rosa man accused in father's killing needs treatment, not jail
Sun Jun 03 21:45:17 EDT 2012
Mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution, is needed for a Santa Rosa man accused of stabbing his father to death, family members say.
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Mental health hero: Overcoming loss, dealing with depression
Sat Jun 02 08:20:38 EDT 2012
Steven Shapland, 27, has had difficult life. A genetic disorder and birth defect caused mental and physical limitations that affect him to this day. In his teenage years he helped his mother as she battled leukemia and watched as father died from lung cancer. He overcame depression and now leads a...
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Mental health advocates work with lawmakers ahead of next session
Fri Jun 01 21:13:02 EDT 2012
State mental health workers are ahead of schedule, working now with state lawmakers to make sure the industry's voice is heard when it comes time to Texas' budget for mental health programs.
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Mom accused in girl's death goes on trial this week
Sun Jun 03 22:39:21 EDT 2012
Former Illinois resident is accused of slashing her 4-year-old daughter's throat A former Illinois resident with a history of mental health problems is set to go on trial Thursday in DuPage County on charges she killed her 4-year-old daughter, whom she reportedly worried would fall prey to sex...
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Job insecurity could spark mental health crisis
Fri Jun 01 22:44:32 EDT 2012
Mental health advocates say that stress and anxiety caused by job insecurity is threatening to become a major public health problem in Australia.
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Marking Mental Health Month
Sat Jun 02 01:19:04 EDT 2012
HUDSON — Jeff Rovitz wants people to know that those who have mental health issues are just like everyone else, and that their problems should be treated like any physical health issue.
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Day 1 of three-day Together Against Stigma Conference in Ottawa: MHCC hosts world's largest international conference ...
Sun Jun 03 11:00:00 EDT 2012
OTTAWA , June 3, 2012 /CNW/ - The world's largest international conference focusing on ways to overcome stigma towards people with mental health problems begins tomorrow morning in Ottawa .Together Against ...
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