Schedule Your Give to the Max Day Donation
Beginning today, you can schedule your Give to the Max Day donation. Simply visit givemn.razoo.com/story/Vinland-National-Center and look for the checkbox that says "Make this donation count for Give to the Max Day." The donation will be de...
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Matching Grants for Give to the Max Day
Give to the Max Day is on November 14 - just 3 weeks away. Vinland is excited to announce that we have received $500 in matching grants this year! This means that on Give to the Max Day, your $20 donation will turn into $40, $50 will be $10...
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Prescription Drug Abuse
For more than a decade, prescription drug abuse has been on the rise in the United States. Today, prescription opioids kill more people every year than heroin and cocaine combined – roughly 15,000 annually. This is more than 3 times the 4,0...
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Veterans Training Service Dogs
Warrior Canine Connection is non-profit organization that works with veterans to train service dogs. The veterans are individuals dealing with PTSD and mild traumatic brain injuries, and the service dogs will go on to serve wounded veterans...
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National Recovery Month 2013
September is Recovery Month, a national campaign organized by SAMHSA to "promote the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrate people in recovery, laud the contributions of ...
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May is Mental Health Month
One in four adults has a diagnosable mental health condition like depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder or substance abuse. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental health disor...
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May is Stroke Awareness Month
A stroke, sometimes called a brain attack, is a type of brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen to a part of the brain resulting in tissue death. Strokes can be caused by a ruptured blood vessel (hemorrhagic) or by a clot that blocks blood ...
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Exploring the Connection Between Brain Injury and Substance Abuse
One out of two people living with a brain injury suffers from some form of substance abuse issue, according to the Office on Disability. This rate is five times higher than the general population. Several factors contribute to this increase...
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Brain Injury Awareness Month
Just as no two people are exactly alike, no two brain injuries are exactly alike. The injury requires access to a full continuum of medically necessary treatment and community-based supports furnished by interdisciplinary teams of qualified...
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Teaching Nutrition
Nutrition is an important component to overall health, impacting a person’s mood, behavior, and mental health. All of Vinland’s programming is centered around treating the whole-person — mind, body, and spirit — which is why Vinland offers ...
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