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Suicide prevention: Whom to call, how to help
Suicide-prevention hotlines If you think you might hurt yourself, there are several places you can call for help. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) Vet2Vet Veterans Crisis Hotline: 877-VET-2-VET (877-838-2838) The...Tags: Suicidal Behavior, Suicide
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Weapon Control, Vehicles
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Officers train for dealing with the mentally ill
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.Law enforcement officers frequently are thrust into crisis situations involving people affected by mental disorders. This week in Fairview Heights, area law enforcement officers received 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team training by a group led by two of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Dwayne Johnson
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New Valley View Health Center to Break Ground Sunday in Toledo
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash.Valley View Health Center is breaking ground in Toledo Sunday at 1 p.m. for its new medical clinic. The new 3,392-square-foot facility aims to meet the expected increase in the number of patients seeking medical treatment after the state implements...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), New Valley Corporation, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance, Mental Health
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Bills DE Williams in legal fight over $785,000 ring
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Bills DE Williams in legal fight over $785,000 ring Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Mario Williams is in a legal battle with his former fiancee over a $785,000 engagement ring. The Houston Chronicle reported Friday that attorneys for...Tags: Suicidal Behavior, Houston Texans, Suicide, Houston Chronicle, Mario Williams
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BRIEF: Residents walk for Mental Health Awareness in the 'Burgs
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.With some of their members wearing T-shirts with stop sign logos reading, "Stigma stops with me," the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health Developmental Services program took to the streets of Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg boroughs for Friday's annual...Tags: Mental Health, Health
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Girl accused in father's death struggled with mental health
Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers....
Tags: Human Interest, Autism, James B. Kraft, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning
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Arundel House of Hope launches program for recovering addicts
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.For Carolyn Heim and Suzanne Steiner, every Tuesday is cookie time. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the volunteers bring a batch of cookies and milk for a talk at the Arundel House of Hope. This week's topic: Getting a 14-year-old boy to shower. "I don't...Tags: Poverty, Annapolis, Personal Income, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Glen Burnie
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Weber Elementary sports camp gets kids playing
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaGavin Brown faces Lauren Clapp, a Velcro paddle in his right hand. "Do it the highest as you can!" he shouts. Lauren, a sophomore at Regina High School, tosses a ball high in the air. Gavin holds the paddle out, laughing when the ball sticks to it....Tags: Herring, College Baseball, Physical Fitness and Exercise, University of Iowa, Autism
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Rehabilitated drug addict graduates from Women in Recovery to better life
Tulsa WorldIn just a few years, methamphetamine showed Crystal Cunningham the highest high and took everything away. Cunningham, 33, was introduced to the drug when she was 29. "I just remember feeling so much better. I felt like I was on top of the world,"...Tags: George Kaiser, Graduation, Punishment, Methamphetamine (drug), Prisons
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Walton's message of hope resonates
Goshen News, Ind."I'm Bill Walton, and I'm the luckiest man in the world," the former NBA great told a rapt audience at the Lerner Theatre Friday night as he took the stage. And after listening to Walton share his compelling life story for 90 minutes, one is hard-...Tags: Knee Replacement, Basketball, Depression, Sports
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Staff ratios under review
South Bend TribunePLYMOUTH -- Indiana Department of Child Services officials report that they found inadequate staffing levels for children at the psychiatric facility Michiana Behavioral Health on March 20, following up on issues raised by former employees about...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Corporate Officers, Family
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