Loved ones gather at vigil for man found in RV
The Casserly family asked the crowd to spread awareness of other missing adults in Minnesota. Debbie Dondlinger, said her son Jesse Johnson, is missing due to substance abuse and mental illness. Johnson was also a friend of Casserly's. "I've been there.
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Shining Star: Aaron Rasch recognized for efforts to destigmatize mental illness
“I struggled,” he said. “I got pulled into drug abuse, which made those years a challenge.” On the advice of his father, Western Technical College President Lee Rasch, he enrolled in a hospitality management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
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Help arriving for jailed mentally ill
Based on our experience, roughly 20 percent of the people entering the Cook County jail suffer from mental illness, which often coincides with substance abuse. CountyCare gives us an opportunity to provide access to healthcare to people being released …
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Schizophrenic Bipolar Substance Abuse Equal to Physical Disease — It’s final: Health insurance companies must cover mental illness and substance abuse just as they cover physical diseases. The Obama administration issued ne…

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