Recovery Month :: MRC’s Walk for Recovery
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, lauds the contributions of...
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May is Mental Health Month: Do More for 1 in 4
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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National Council Mental Health and Addictions Conference : Recap from Operations Manager
More than 3,000 people attended the 42nd National Council Mental Health and Addictions Conference in Chicago on April 15-17, 2012. Executive Director Mary Roehl, Associate Director Duane Reynolds, and I represented Vinland National Center...
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Integrated Treatment for Brain Injury and Substance Abuse
A brain injury can happen anytime, anywhere to anyone. Brain injuries do not discriminate. An injury that happens in an instant can cause a lifetime of physical, cognitive and behavior challenges. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
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