Archive for the ‘Adolescent Substance Abuse’ Category

Question by zydn70: ways of preventing abuses?
any kind of abuse,…physical,emotional,sexual, neglect…

Best answer:

Answer by Johnny P
Handgun.

Answer by venusiaint
Use good judgment, distance yourself immediatelty from anybody who gives you a bad vibe, have respect and confidence in yourself.

'Wear Blue' on Wednesday to help prevent child abuse
TOLEDO — Child abuse is preventable and people in Lucas County are being asked to wear blue on Wednesday to remind others of that fact. In 2013, in Lucas County, nearly 1,000 children were victims of abuse. Nationwide, more than nine out of every …
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Pinwheels for Prevention: Child abuse awareness event planned today
The Center for Family Development will hold a Prevent Child Abuse Awareness after hours social for the public today from 5-7 p.m. at its office, 100 East Side Square. The center will provide information about child abuse and neglect and inform people …
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Wonkbook: What you need to know about the gender pay gap
In husband-and-wife households without children (the agency's data doesn't account for same-sex families) the percentage of dual-earner households was close to 50 percent. Meanwhile, nearly a quarter of married women earn more than their husbands, …
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Mental-health treatment void in Colo.
For Carol and John Meredith, Alex's parents, the search for treatment has brought them to psychiatrists and psychologists, to mental-health centers and the community-centered boards that serve people with autism and other developmental disabilities …
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Dual-credit college courses now significantly less expensive in state
The girls have spent a total of around $ 14,400 in tuition to take two three-credit hour courses a semester at the University Center-Rapid City for what is known as the dual credit program, which gives students an opportunity to take high school and …
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Report: Mass. Mental Health Services 'Way Behind'
BOSTON — Massachusetts is “way behind” in its delivery of mental health services with treatment options hampered by budget cuts since 2009, inadequate funding for police training and a shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds that is putting stress on …
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"When people enter the service, there's not a mental health evaluation."
But there was some bipartisan consensus that the military should take a closer look at the mental health of enlisted service members. On Fox News Sunday, Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, said …
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Fort Hood Shooting Renews Attention To Mental Health Services
… about mental health care for soldiers and veterans. Derek Bennett, the chief of staff at Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America, joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss ongoing efforts to improve mental health services for members of the military.
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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America's Heroin Epidemic: Where to Find Help
Find alcohol and drug abuse treatment or mental health treatment facilities and programs around the country using the Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator on SAMHSA's web site. The Partnership at DrugFree.org provides a toll-free helpline and …
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Could former Harrisburg school become treatment center?
… Services submitted a proposal to buy the vacant school for $ 550,000 plus $ 43,000 in tax revenue. The company would turn the school into a substance abuse and mental health treatment facility. The company is hoping for school board approval by April 21.
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Question by teapot.?: URGENT! what’s it like on an adolescent psychiatric unit?
I’m being referred to an adolescent psychiatric unit next week – I’m really nervous and upset, I am not being sectioned so I don’t know if that makes any difference?! Please any advice, experience or anything would be greatly aprreciated.

Thank you so much :) x

Best answer:

Answer by ???Š ???ŠI?? Aboard Clarity
It’s just like any other ward, except

sometimes the staff have plastic

perspex between clients and staff.

Because some folk whom are

very sick & plain fed up & out of control.

Need extra care so they don’t hurt any body.

Or them self.

Best Wishes.

Mars Mission.

Question by SNICKERS: Where is this counseling center?
I am looking for this counseling center I went to when I was younger. I think it was in either Baldwin Park, or near there. I know you could see it from the freeway. I had the word Behavioral Health Center. Anyone?

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Answer by Hopefully Helpful
Try doing a Google search for the Behavioral Health Center. If you can remember the town it was located in that would help. I hope you find what you are looking for. Good Luck.

'A well-kept secret' : How pregnancy counseling centers influence choice
“We can see, currently, several hundred visitors a year — something like 300 or more, and me only being here 18 months, I personally think we're a well-kept secret,” responded Iris Proctor when asked about Arbor Vitae, a pregnancy counseling center …
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