Mental Health

Florida's arrests under Meyer garnering attention

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:16:34 GMT

Former Florida offensive lineman Drew Miller remembers all the team meetings, the lengthy lectures about hanging out with the right people, making smart decisions and avoiding situations that would draw negative attention.

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Three Killed In Highway Crash

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:17:40 GMT

Three people were killed early Saturday morning in a crash on I-95 in Attleboro.

Hurricane season's arrival is ultimate test for JEA linemen

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:24:21 GMT

JOHN PEMBERTON/The Times-Union JEA linemen, like Corey Norton, go through a four-year apprenticeship program.

Slowing down is not an option

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:32:11 GMT

Tim Fraser / Canwest News Service Personal trainer Edna Levitt helps Gwen Cole with her physical training at Colei 1 2s home in Toronto.

Fresh bid to halt mental health unit

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:37:37 GMT

A GROUP of neighbours are set to launch a second legal challenge against plans to build a A 10M mental health unit behind their homes.

Health boss leaving for top job in Wales

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:38:05 GMT

A TOP health boss is leaving Rochdale to take up a new post in Wales. Trevor Purt, aged 55, will depart his role as chief executive of NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale to take charge of a new health board in Carmarthenshire.

Man held over frenzied knife attack

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:54:06 GMT

A man arrested over a frenzied knife attack on an elderly woman in north-west London is being held under the Mental Health Act, police have said.

Budget knife threatens popular state programs

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:54:34 GMT

Reporting from Sacramento - Linda Soubirous understood what it meant to the families of police officers and firefighters when state lawmakers ensured that they would receive health insurance for life if their loved ones were killed in the line of duty.

India order on gays a right step: Canadian media

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:00:52 GMT

TORONTO: The Canadian media has welcomed the decriminalization of homosexuality in India, calling it a transformational step for the entire third world.

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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:01:56 GMT

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Tattoo trouble: Rihanna's spot...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:07:36 GMT

SEXY singing star Rihanna's love of body art may end up costing her big. Not content with being an accomplished singer and dancer, Rihanna wanted to add another string to her bow - that of aspiring tattoo artist.

Marital status and dementia risk

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:11:50 GMT

"Being married protects you against Alzheimer's in later life," the Daily Mail reported.

Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:15:42 GMT

How the three young Jacksons fare is up to the remaining adults in their lives and whether they can create a sense of stability and security for the grieving youngsters, mental health experts say.

Isle of Wight mental health 60% worse than south east - Isle of Wight County Press

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

POOR mental health is a 'significant? issue for the Isle of Wight with around 3.3 per cent of people claiming incapacity benefit citing it as a reason. This compares with just two per cent in the rest of the south east and 2.8 per cent nationally ...

Budget fight may affect health-service providers - Philadelphia Inquirer

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:08:00 GMT

Nursing home administrator Nancy Kleinberg started getting anxious a few weeks ago as she read accounts of the impending stalemate between Gov. Rendell and Republicans over the state budget. But a few days ago, Kleinberg, co-owner of Park Pleasant ...

Health Care for the Homeless officials give preview of their new ... - Baltimore Sun

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:22:00 GMT

With six months to go before moving into their new $15.5 million building on the Fallsway, Health Care for the Homeless officials gave Mayor Sheila Dixon a hard-hat tour Thursday. The three-story building with a partial green roof is walking distance ...

Mental health centre to lose 90 beds, 240 staff - Globe and Mail

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:29:00 GMT

T he battered economy of Brockville, Ont., was dealt another blow yesterday when it was announced that three units of the Brockville Mental Health Centre will be closed. The closings - slated for 2011 - will gut the centre of 90 beds and 240 mental ...

Mid-Columbia counties strike tentative compromise on health board - Tri-City Herald

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:55:00 GMT

Greater Columbia Behavioral Health's member counties moved toward a tentative compromise Thursday that would rest budgetary decision making in the hands of elected officials. The makeup of the board has been a point of controversy for several months ...

Boone County has resources available to victims of domestic violence - Indianapolis Star

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:05:00 GMT

Local officials want victims of domestic abuse in Boone County to know they have a place to turn. Jane Taylor, executive director of the Mental Health America of Boone County, said last month's beating death of Beth Stayer, 34, in Whitestown made ...

Retreat offering new LGBT treatment option - Brattleboro Reformer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:45:00 GMT

BRATTLEBORO -- For 175 years, the Brattleboro Retreat has remained in business by staying one step ahead of the rest of the mental health field. Next week, the psychiatric hospital continues in that tradition by opening a new inpatient mental health ...

Study: Vermont ranks as one of top 'brain-healthy' states - Brattleboro Reformer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:45:00 GMT

BRATTLEBORO -- Vermont ranks fourth in a new index measuring the nation's "brain smarts" based on diet, social well-being and physical and mental health. The comprehensive state-by-state "life'sDHA" Index of Brain Health, released at the end of June ...

Trio walk from Sydney to Brisbane to tackle depression - Brisbane Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:06:00 GMT

A Queensland graphic designer who lost his mother to suicide last year is walking from Sydney to Brisbane with two mates to raise awareness of depression. Peter Johnston will tell high school students along the 1000-kilometre route where they can ...

UR professor helps train mental-health workers in Iraq - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:42:00 GMT

Victims of traumatic events sometimes get so hung up thinking about what happened to them that they can't let go of their torment. Rigid, "black-and-white kinds of thoughts" play over and over in their minds and keep them from moving forward in life ...

Health boss leaving for top job in Wales - Rochedale Observer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:49:00 GMT

Fresh bid to halt mental health unit - Rochedale Observer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:49:00 GMT

A GROUP of neighbours are set to launch a second legal challenge against plans to build a ?10M mental health unit behind their homes. Planning permission for the building, which will house 45 low-risk patients in the grounds of the Birch Hill ...

Suicide Prevention Services trims hours - Batavia Sun

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:00 GMT

At a time when its services might be needed even more, Batavia-based Suicide Prevention Services is being forced to cut back on its hours. Suicide Prevention Service's office hours have been cut by three hours daily -- it's now open from 8 a.m. to 5 ...

Mental health program on chopping block - Raleigh News & Observer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:54:00 GMT

RALEIGH -- State legislators intend to phase out a program that had become a symbol of waste and inefficiency in North Carolina's troubled system of mental health care. But some advocates for the mentally ill say that program has improved from its ...

Mental health specialists say Jackson's kids face challenges to ... - Newsday

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:58:00 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) ? No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent. How the three young Jacksons fare is up to the remaining adults in their ...

AMsa disappointment at restricted crisis service

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:56:51 GMT

CONCERNS have been raised that a Cardiff centre for mental illness patients - nominated for a national award - remains the only one of its type in Wales.