Articles filed under Mental Health
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'Huge win for the public health community': Advocates hail ruling allowing over-the-counter NarcanMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - Suburban advocates are hailing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision Wednesday to allow over-the-counter sales of Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse the e...
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Kayla's Hope Foundation aims to eliminate stigma surrounding mental healthMar 23, 2023 6:00 am - Kayla's Hope Foundation aims to eliminate stigma surrounding mental health
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Mental health first aid course to be offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic ChurchMar 22, 2023 11:00 pm - The stresses and strains of today's world are having their effects in mental health crises and substance use disorders that seem to occur more and more frequently. What...
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Wheeling Township mental health board takes first stepsMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Four months after voters approved it by referendum, Wheeling Township's community mental health board met Wednesday for the first time. The board was created to provide ...
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'We shouldn't be afraid to ask for help': Ted Lasso at White House promotes mental health careMar 19, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso used a White House visit Monday to encourage people, even in politically divided Washington, to make it a point to check in...
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Flight attack raises questions about security, mental healthMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - LEOMINSTER, Mass. — The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres stopped by a Massachusetts barbershop, proclaiming he was half-angel, half-devil....
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Ecker's Crisis Stabilization Program helps bridge gap in access to behavioral health careMar 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Ecker Center for Behavioral Health's Crisis Stabilization Program will be opening its doors to the public beginning March 21. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, community mem...
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'More of my friends might be alive': Is a safe haven for drug users the answer to overdose surge?Mar 13, 2023 6:00 am - The rise in drug overdoses in Illinois and the dramatic increase in fentanyl seizures by law enforcement have lawmakers reaching for solutions. One of the latest, backed...
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Indian Prairie Unit District 204 to hold Mental Health Symposium March 4Feb 27, 2023 10:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is hosting its first Mental Health Symposium from 8 a.m. to 12:30 pm. Saturday, March 4, at Metea Valley High School, 1801 N. Eola Road ...
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Geneva nonprofit Fox Valley Hands of Hope shifts mission to grief counseling, mental health aidFeb 24, 2023 5:00 am - As more for-profit hospice programs became available and state certification regulations for that type of care created more challenges in the past few years, the not-for...