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Mental health services budget set on 18-1 vote in JFAC
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Among the changes reflected in those budgets is the transfer of grant-funded substance abuse treatment services from the governor's Office of Drug Policy to the state Department of Health & Welfare, to allow the drug policy office to focus more on …
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Hawaii State Senate Passes 348 Bills Over to the House
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SB 515 appropriates funding for services and programs that target issues such as substance abuse, mental health, housing assistance, health care, and employment to help reduce the number of homeless in Hawaii. Government Efficiency and Accountability …
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Column: Cracking the Stigma Barrier at College
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Mental Health & Substance Abuse Centres in Canada Industry Market Research …
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Over the next five years, demand for mental health and substance abuse treatment is forecast to increase in line with population growth and improvement in the social stigma around mental health. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has …
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Research looks to keep former prisoners from returning to jail
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But, for rural parolees, the treatment programs had “zero effect,” according to Peters. Both researchers suspect rural parolees face more obstacles to accessing substance abuse treatment and other help, so they may be more likely to relapse and violate …
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Get Involved: Health Events for the Week of March 4
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Includes Divorce Care, Grief Share, HOPE 12-step program (substance abuse recovery), Co-Dependency for Men and Women, Parenting Skills and Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace (getting and staying out of debt). Most groups meet at 7 p.m. A meal is available …
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RHF offering free GED course work
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The county rated below the norm in nearly every category assessed — from infant mortality rates to alcohol and substance abuse. One statistic that grabbed considerable attention as a result of the study was the 25 percent high school drop-out rate in …
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Drug testing becomes a reality for schools
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The chief executive of the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union, Pete Smith, echoed these sentiments, agreeing that substance abuse in schools needed to be dealt with. Problem. “We have known for some time now that steroid use in high schools is a problem, and …
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Senate budget writers agree to added mental health funding
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AUSTIN — Senate budget writers have agreed to plow an additional $ 230 million into mental health and substance abuse over the next two years, expanding education, treatment and housing of very troubled Texans. The new money … Following the school …
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Round table discussion focuses on prescription drug abuse
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Rahall decided to organize the roundtable after introducing the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the House companion measure to the Senate bill authored by Rockefeller. The bills would promote both physician and consumer …
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Royce White: Through the Looking Glass
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Around this time last year I was in the tail end of a 254 day stretch at a treatment facility for substance abuse. And this wasn't the kind of day spa/rehab that celebrities check into to get their balls tickled for a few days. This was the kind of …
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New program at Camarillo youth detention facility tries to curb repeat offenses
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… at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo, writes the responses of students at a CounterPoint session. Courses developed under the new model cover topics such as substance abuse, life skills, anger management and family relationships.
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Puebloans note few medical thefts
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Per state personnel policy, the department refers employees to substance abuse treatment when appropriate." May didn't say whether suspects are terminated. St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center reported three drug thefts last year. One of those was an armed …
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