mental health service

Hospital President Talks About Massive University Medical Center Construction

Hospital president talks about massive University Medical Center construction … The opening of the 424-bed hospital will include 60 new psychiatric inpatient beds in a city still reeling from the post-Hurricane Katrina closure of Charity Hospital, which had 97 of its 1,500 beds dedicated for patients in crisis related to mental … Read more on NOLA.com New mental health program for youth expected to cost state million a year New mental health services for children required under a recent legal settlement will eventually cost the state an estimated $ 32 million every year. Officials told state lawmakers Thursday that they will need just more than $ 8 million to start … Read more on Bellingham Herald Read more... ...

Getting Mental Health Services Under Obamacare

Getting mental health services under Obamacare “Health homes” bring primary care providers, counselors, social workers and mental health staff together in state-sponsored community centers to identify health care needs and provide holistic treatment options to Medicaid patients who generally have … Read more on STLtoday.com   Meet Johnny The Healer, Founder, Creator, and Director of The Holistic Sanctuary 323-606-9904 – The founder and owner of ‘The Holistic Sanctuary’ Johnny himself had lived a life plagued with the disease of addiction. He lost his mother to a crack addict…   Tags: mental health, social workers, mental health services  ...

Maine Cuts Off Two Mentalhealth Service Providers

Maine cuts off two mental–health service providers AUGUSTA — About 500 people in central Maine are no longer receiving MaineCare-funded services through Augusta-based Umbrella Mental Health Services and AngleZ Behavioral Health Services. click image to enlarge. Umbrella Mental Health Services … Read more on Press Herald IFA use football to help tackle mental health problems This conference will give us all the opportunity to think about our mental health and most importantly to use football and sport to help address the issue.” Dr Eddie Rooney the chief executive of the Public Health Agency agrees that football can play a … Read more on Belfast Telegraph Read more... ...

Does Any One Know Where I Can Find Videos About Down Syndrome?

by Congressman George Miller Question by goaliegirl: Does any one know where I can find videos about Down Syndrome? I am working with a 5 yr. old girl with down syndrome. I work in the mental health field, but most of my clients are ADHD, ODD or in the autism spectrum. I am unfamilar with downs and the behaviors she presents. It would be great to get some videos for training purposes, I would read books, but they do not count toward the training hours I need to keep my certifications. Best answer: Read more... ...

Consider Previous, Current Weight as Factors of Anorexia Severity

Consider previous, current weight as factors of anorexia severity Lowe and colleagues included 350 women with anorexia nervosa admitted to a residential treatment facility between July 1, 2007, and Dec. 31, 2008. They examined weight suppression — the difference between highest historical weight and current body … Read more on Healio Abbe Center's closing leaves gap in mental health services … 22-year-old son's experience at the Abbe Center for Community Care in Marion. Now, after five months of treatment there, Colin Williams, along with about 75 others at the residential care facility, must move on. The Abbe Center is closing its doors … Read more on The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines Read more... ...

Safety Center Issues: Keeping the Mentally Ill Out of Harm's Way

Safety Center Issues: Keeping the Mentally Ill Out of Harm's Way While an RFP selection process is contemplated, it's taken as a given that the facility would be operated by the Helen Ross McNabb Center, the community's foremost provider of mental health services and also substance abuse treatment for the most … Read more on Knoxville Metro Pulse Dakin Dairy Farm Festival offers food, fun and education … go toward two local charities that are close to Dakin's heart: LiveTheLife.org, a family and marriage ministry, and Sarasota-based Harvest House Center, which provides faith-based residential drug and alcohol treatment and transitional low-income … Read more on Bradenton Herald Read more... ...

Eating Disorder Help?

Question by Ashley W: Eating disorder help? I am 17 and bulimic. I need to find either free/inexpensive eating disorder help in Central New York. as of now our family is in the midst of getting insurance which makes it tough. any help is appreciated. Best answer: Read more... ...