Fort Carson sees progress in mental health battle as suicides drop
Fort Carson sees progress in mental health battle as suicides drop
The murder rate for Fort Carson troops is dropping. The suicide rate is too. So is the rate of soldiers locked in the local mental hospital for suicidal or homicidal thoughts.Army officials say it is because changes made in… Continue reading
Calif. insurers opt to resume kids’ policies; Meanwhile, other plans cut mental health benefits in response to health …
Calif. insurers opt to resume kids’ policies; Meanwhile, other plans cut mental health benefits in response to health …
Some California insurers have decided to resume offering children’s individual health insurance policies — a step that reverses decisions made last fall to exit this market. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal… Continue reading
Drug Addiction | Mental Illness| Linus is A Drug Addict
Ben Brafman, CEO of Destination Hope www.destinationhope.net a Florida drug rehab center discusses how Charles Schultz’s Peanuts character is a drug addict. Linus acts like a drug addict and his blanket is his drug.
Children aged 13 put in adult mental health units
Children aged 13 put in adult mental health units
CHILDREN AS young as 13 without mental health illnesses are being admitted to adult mental health units because of a lack of adequate social work services in the community, a new report claims.
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MPs urge ‘serious’ money for mental health to keep ill people out of prison
MPs urge ‘serious’ money for mental health to keep ill people out of prison
OTTAWA – A Commons committee is calling on governments to make a “serious investment” in the mental-health system to prevent the vulnerable from ending up in prison.
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Could Christianity’s conversion tactics be considered mental masturbation?
Question by Contrast: Could Christianity’s conversion tactics be considered mental masturbation?
Think about it: a person (highly emotional, yet unbeknownst to anyone else) walking along passes by a Christian conversion specialist who is expertly trained in the ability to induce the emotional mood. THat person hears a targeted word… Continue reading