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New fast-track programme will train top graduates to work as mental health …
Demand for adult social workers is high: a third of all families includes someone who is mentally ill, while one in four people will experience a mental health problem during their lifetime. In 2010, more than 1.25 million people used specialist NHS …
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Lawmakers budget 0000 for youth mental health services in Hamptons
Fine contacted elected officials, who put together a task force of school officials and health care professionals. They wrote a draft plan for improving services on the South Fork, which calls for the hiring of a child psychiatrist and two social …
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Question by : Inpatient Treatment for Depression?
It started with really bad social anxiety and now i have “severe depression” and i cut a lot… my psychiatrist wants to put me in an inpatient care facility and i was just wondering what it’s like. I don’t really get the point, though, because there is no way i’m ever going to get better. Thanks. by the way i’m fifteen.

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Behavior therapy helps children with OCD: Study
Young five-year old children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can now show improvement in symptoms with the help of family-based cognitive behavioral therapy. Behavior therapy helps … Lead author of the study Jennifer Freeman who is …
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To Treat Eating Disorders, Work on Negative Ideas About Self
One of the best ways to target eating disorders is to help sufferers eliminate negative thoughts about themselves, rather than focus on eating behaviors or weight, according to new research by the Institute of Psychiatry (IOP) at King's College London …
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Fewer Teenagers Carry Weapons After Counseling Intervention
That intervention included motivational interviews that targeted risk behaviors and substance abuse. It also included appropriate pharmacotherapy, as well as elements of cognitive behavioral therapy focused on reducing PTSD and depressive symptoms.
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Mental Health Counseling/Addictions Counseling online degree from Capella University — www.Capella.edu – The impact of earning an online degree from Capella University, an accredited online university.

Kids Benefit From Counseling At The Pediatrician's Office
Pediatricians often recommend some mental health counseling for children who have behavior problems like defiance and tantrums. But counseling can be hard to find. Children are much more likely to get help if the counselor is right there in the doctor …
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Changes To New Jersey's Mental Health Privilege
The New Jersey Supreme Court, through the Committee on the Rules of Evidence (the "Committee") is proposing changes to the rules on admitting evidence and allowing testimony from health care professionals involved in the counseling and treatment of …
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Child abuse affects 1 in 3 Canadian adults, mental health study indicates
Mental conditions included having suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide, and drug abuse or dependence. Respondents also said whether they were diagnosed with a mental disorder, or a long-term health condition diagnosed by a health professional that …
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SalusCare to Offer Screenings in Cape Coral
April 28, SalusCare, Inc., the region's leading provider of treatment for mental health and substance use disorders, will begin offering screenings for first-time, non-emergency patients at its Cape Coral office at 1105 Cultural Park Blvd. The …
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In My Opinion: Integration should be future of health care
While we have come a long way in the past 50 years and made significant advances in both our understanding and treatment of mental illness and substance-abuse disorders, we know there is more that can be done to improve the lives of the over 45 million …
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Eating Recovery Center collaborates with Eating Disorder Center at San Antonio
Eating Recovery Center (www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com), an international center providing comprehensive, specialized eating disorders treatment to female and male adults, adolescents and children, has partnered with the Eating Disorder Center at San …
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6 Ways That Adolescent Grief Is Different
Acting out behaviors, substance abuse, and eating disorders may all be ways that the adolescent copes with loss and seeks support. Adults who work with adolescents, including teachers, counselors, and health care professionals, need to learn to …
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Norfolk County Juvenile Program teaches smarter decision making
The Norwood teen is currently enrolled in Shaping Mature and Responsible Teens (S.M.A.R.T.), a Norfolk County Juvenile Court program in Dedham that helps girls between 13 and 17 years old become productive and independent adults, by providing them …
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