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    Jan 11, 2013 |Column| ctnow.com

  1. Local Mom Is Heading To The Inauguration

    Hartford mother, Carmen Veal, recently featured<a href="http://articles.courant.com/2012-10-22/features/hc-mommy-minute-20121022_1_autism-support-group-parent" target="_blank"> in this Mommy Minute article,</a>&nbsp;has been chosen to travel to Washington DC to help out with the Inaugural Ball. &nbsp;As a volunteer for the Obama campaign - making calls, canvassing neighborhoods and entering data - she put herself on a list to be considered to be a helper at the <a href="http://www.inaugural.senate.gov" target="_blank">Inaugural Celebration in late January</a>. &nbsp;She is thrilled to have been chosen and believes her work as an advocate for families affected by autism made her an ideal candidate.
    Hartford mother, Carmen Veal, recently featured in this Mommy Minute article, has been chosen to travel to Washington DC to help out with the Inaugural Ball.  As a volunteer for the Obama campaign - making calls, canvassing neighborhoods and entering data...

    Tags: Autism, Veal

    2. Nov 8, 2012 |Story| ctnow.com

  2. Mother of Autistic Sons Joins Mommy Minute Blog

    <span style="font-size: small;">When I first learned my son Cash&rsquo;an had autism six years ago, I didn&rsquo;t want to talk about it. As a trained print and broadcast journalist, professional in communications, and even as an actress who has taken center stage to express my thoughts, emotions and perceptions of the world around me, the last thing I wanted was public focus, pity or random questions with no apparent answers. I had no perspective, no message for TV cameras, no 10-inch newspaper story on how to deal with the fact that my baby was afflicted by a disorder that I, for one so well-read, had never even heard of. I also knew that I had to use every bit of my training to get knowledge - quick. Still, it was in silence.</span>
    Special to the Courant
    When I first learned my son Cash’an had autism six years ago, I didn’t want to talk about it. As a trained print and broadcast journalist, professional in communications, and even as an actress who has taken center stage to express my...

    Tags: Autism

    3. May 17, 2012 |Story| ctnow.com

  3. 1995: A HORRIBLE END TO A TROUBLED LIFE WOMAN DRAGGED TO DEATH BY CAR BATTLED ADDICTION

    Courant Staff Writer
       Robert Baskin thought his daughter was finally getting her life back on track. She had successfully completed a drug rehab program in Middletown this summer. She attended Narcotics Anonymous meetings and spoke of plans to get her high school...

    Tags: Washington, DC, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Addiction, Fairfield County

    4. Apr 5, 2012 |Story| ctnow.com

  4. Yale Makes Discovery That Will Dramatically Impact Autism Research

    Researchers at Yale University say they&rsquo;ve made a discovery that will dramatically impact autism research.
    FoxCT
    Researchers at Yale University say they’ve made a discovery that will dramatically impact autism research. Dr. Stephan Sanders- the first author of the study- says scientists found genetic mutations are linked to the condition. This finding will...

    Tags: Autism, Medical Research, Yale University, Human Body, Science and Technology

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Maryland gambling exclusion system expanded to lottery tickets

    Maryland has become the third state offering people a voluntary system to restrict their ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday.
    Maryland has become the third state offering people a voluntary system to restrict their ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday. The program is an expansion of the casino exclusion program that launched in 2011, several months after...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Lifestyle and Leisure, Problem Gambling, Lotteries, Powerball Lottery

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. New Mental Health Facility at Salem VA is almost done

    The newest building at the Salem Veterans Affairs Hospital will treat the injuries you can't see.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    The newest building at the Salem Veterans Affairs Hospital will treat the injuries you can't see. The $9.5 million dollar Mental Health Wing will treat veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other psychological ailments. The 25,000 square...

    Tags: Mental Health, Veterans Affairs, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Health

    7. May 21, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. David Chaffee: Medicaid expansion for Michigan saves money, lives

    The following guest commentary was written by  David Chaffee, of Petoskey, former Title XX Social Services Administrator, Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation, State of Michigan. Gov. Snyder's bold lead to expand Medicaid to 133 percent of the...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners, Medicaid

    8. May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Asperger's does not make a murderer

    Regarding your article about the teen girl accused of plotting her father's murder with her boyfriend ("Troubled child on a dark path," May 19), I found the article filled with misleading information and misinformation.
    Regarding your article about the teen girl accused of plotting her father's murder with her boyfriend ("Troubled child on a dark path," May 19), I found the article filled with misleading information and misinformation. First, the article tells us she...

    Tags: Autism, Mental Health, Family, Ellicott City, Learning Disability

    9. May 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  9. Living a normal life with a mental disorder

    About 1 in 4 adults in this country is suffering from a diagnosable mental disorder.
    About 1 in 4 adults in this country is suffering from a diagnosable mental disorder. That's about 60 million people. Anxiety and depression lead the list. In the past, most people have not been willing to talk about it or get help. Doctors say...

    Tags: Mental Health, Abraham Lincoln, Health

    10. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. L.A. County supervisor outlines a new jail proposal

    Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance of rehabilitation while potentially saving the county millions of dollars.
    Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Mental Health, American Civil Liberties Union, Mental Illness, Prisons

    11. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity

    Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if&nbsp;ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows.
    Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...

    Tags: Medical Research, Substance Abuse, Culture, ADHD, Overweight

    12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Bills DE Williams denies having 'suicidal thoughts'

    Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams denied on Monday that he has suicidal thoughts.
    Reuters
    Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams denied on Monday that he has suicidal thoughts. Williams is in a legal battle with his former fiancee over a $785,000 engagement ring. A number of text message between Williams and his former fiancee, Erin...

    Tags: Suicidal Behavior, Suicide, Mario Williams, Robin Williams

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