Mental Health and Behavior

Shinseki: Veterans' Mental Health a Priority

Horserace (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Veterans Affairs Secretary Says Department "Working Diligently" to Combat PTSD, Brain Injuries

• VA sec'y promises timely response to war illness - Boston Globe
• VA sec'y promises timely response to war illness - Seattle Times
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VA's Shinseki: Agency ramping up for rising number of troops needing mental health assistance

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

Shinseki told CBS's "The Early Show" Wednesday that increased troop rotations to war zones has caused a sharp rise in the number of men and women suffering from post traumatic stress (PTSD) and depression. He said, "The more people go back, it multiplies the incidences of these kinds of things occurring."

Veteran Mental Health Problems on the Rise

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent survey results reveal that the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has increased( )4 to 7 times following the invasion of Iraq.

Analysis Underscores Financial Burden of Mental Illness On Criminal Justice and Health Care Systems

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from a large, retrospective analysis of inmates with a serious mental illness (SMI) underscores the financial burden of mental illness on the criminal justice and health and human services (HHS) systems, and may provide useful information to policy makers. The results of the analysis, which evaluated patterns of arrest, utilization of services, and corresponding...

Lissa Coffey: Health Care Reform And Mental Health Services

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

CHADD is a national, non-profit organization with local, volunteer chapters. Our chapter held monthly meetings, providing a forum for parents to network with each other and share experiences and resources.

Soldiers' mental health comes under scrutiny

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Ft. Hood has had 10 soldier suicides this year, the second-highest of any Army post. Families of troops who have committed suicide say troubled soldiers are slipping through the cracks. Sgt. Justin "Jon" Garza joined the Army eight years ago at age 20. When he arrived at Ft. Hood in June, the communications specialist had deployed six times to Europe and the Middle East, including two bloody...

Mental health people 'locked in cells'

The Age (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hundreds of people in mental health crisis are being locked in Victoria Police cells and transported in divisional vans, an independent report has revealed.

• 900 in mental health crisis locked up - News.com.au

Mental health people 'locked in cells'

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hundreds of people in mental health crisis are being locked in Victoria Police cells and transported in divisional vans, an independent report has revealed.

Sexual Violence and Mental Health

abyss2hope: A rape survivor's zigza (Free subscription) | yesterday

Last Friday, Nov. 6, I attended the quarterly meeting of MN's SVPN (Sexual Violence Prevention Network) in St. Paul. We got a quick reminder about The first Minnesota Summit to Prevent Sexual Violence scheduled for Dec. 3 - 4. The Minnesota Summit will engage Minnesota leaders in identifying actions to prevent the losses caused by sexual violence. This is an important event and I am looking forward...

NHS launch online mental health check

Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

By Jonathan Bradwell Last month the NHS launched an online mental health check to their website for people concerned about their mental health and well being. The tool gives the user a series of questions to answer on a variety of subjects. Depending on the answers given, the tool then calculates what further information each individual needs, and [...]

Mental Health America Partners With Prescription Audio To Donate $5M In PTSD Treatment Products To Veterans, Active Duty, Families, Providers

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

Mental Health America announced it is partnering with Prescription Audio, a Philadelphia-area based firm (Voorhees, N.J.), to make the company's scientifically based sound therapy available without charge as a download to veterans, active duty servicemen and women, their family members and health care providers.

New Line of Inspirational T-Shirts -- HeartThreads(TM) -- Designed To Motivate and Foster Overall Mental Health & Wellness are Now Available Online

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- "The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love!" - Hubert H. Humphrey

Military And VA Struggle With Mental Health And Other Health Care Issuesv

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

The events at Fort Hood highlight the military's struggle to provide mental health care for soldiers, veterans and the therapists who treat them. The

• Fort Hood tragedy rocks military as it grapples with mental health issues - Los Angeles Times
• Fort Hood tragedy rocks military as it grapples with mental health issues - L. A. Times Dodgers Blog

The State Of My Mental Health

...salted lithium. (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

“They tried to make me go to rehab, but I said ‘no, no, no.’ Yes, I been black, but when I come back, you’ll know, know know.” Honestly, in retrospect, only Amy Winehouse will ever own that song. Well, the good news is, after a two week change in lifestyle, I’m sober. The bad news is it’s probably because [...]

Matoesian to hear motions in suit over Collinsville cop's mental health file

Madison County Record (Free subscription) | yesterday

Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian is scheduled to hear motions in a suit over the disclosure of a Collinsville police officer's mental health records Friday. Plaintiff Daniel Arvizu is suing the city over what he contends was an illegal disclosure of the records. The defendant, the City of Collinsville, has yet to file an answer in the April suit. Arvizu's suit seeks damages in excess of...

How to maintain your good health upon studying in Australia?

haines09 | 13 hours ago

Having a good health and taking care of your physical health will have a positive result on your mental health and the ability to properly study in Australia . Remember when you’re in Australia and now that you’re not living with your parents anymore, you should have initiative on caring yourself. Aim to comprise at least 30minutes of moderate exercise, five times a week into your lifestyle. This doings...

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Government abolishes arbitrary age limit on mental health services

wellbeingnewseditor | 11/08/2009

Wellbeing Newsline: United Kingdom > Edited by Nick Adams: Tens–of–thousands of people over the age of 65 are denied access to specialist mental health services because of arbitrary age limits, according to a recent report from The Royal College of Psychiatrists UK... Wellbeing Newsline > Magazine > Contributors > World > Europe > United Kingdom > England > Scotland > Northern Ireland > Wales > Greater...