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KTVZ
March 3, 2018
Oregon has one of the highest prescription opioid misuse rates in the nation, according to the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division. On average, three Oregonians die every week from prescription opioid overdoses, and many more develop opioid addictions. According to Mental Health America,Ãâà...
Muscatine Journal
March 3, 2018
MUSCATINE — After days of freeze-dried meals and nights away from their own beds, six teams celebrated the conclusion of Muscatine High's ninth annual Senior Survivor week. The event included six teams competing in two challenges. Hanging in the balance was $9,000 that will go to the winningÃâà...
Greenfield Daily Reporter
March 3, 2018
a state representative from Mental Health America of Indiana will lead a talk-back session. “I want to lay bare the reality of these issues,” Allen said. “In many ways in our society, the door has been held shut against conversation on these issues. I want to hold the door open, keep it open.” The play began itsÃâà...
CW39
March 2, 2018
It's a dilemma the Center for School Behavioral Health, at Mental Health America of Greater Houston, is addressing in 26 different Houston-area school and charter school districts. “Regardless if you were flooded, you were watching the TV, you were waiting for the water to come into your house, you sawÃâà...
The Hill
March 1, 2018
Paul Gionfriddo, president of Mental Health America, said that while the some of the rhetoric isn't helpful, any conversations could be a springboard to policy changes. “It's absolutely giving us an opportunity to seize the moment a little bit,” Gionfriddo said of the renewed focus on mental health.
Poughkeepsie Journal
February 19, 2018
They were competing as part of the Mental Health America of Dutchess County Indoor Golf Tournament, which event organizers hoped would raise around $12,000 to fund projects at the organization. On the first floor of the building, huddled around a simulator, 51-year-old Chris Labbate and the otherÃâà...
NBCNews.com
February 15, 2018
Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO of Mental Health America, said the country needs to rethink its approach to mental health entirely. Suicide rates keep rising as the mortality rates of other major killers like cancer dips because the nation invested in early, preventative care to catch symptoms early, he saidÃâà...
Politico
February 15, 2018
Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO of Mental Health America, said linking mental health and violence “frightens” people dealing with such illnesses and can keep them from seeking professional help. “It makes individuals dealing with it feel less than,” Gionfriddo said. “When violence gets equated with thatÃâà...
nwitimes.com
February 4, 2018
Part of Ivy Tech's Human Services program, the HUMS 207 class “adopts” a local agency and acts as a consultant to that agency, said Donald Spears, associate professor and chairman of the Human Services Department. This spring semester, the class adopted Mental Health America of Porter County.
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