Month: February 2016

Prescription opioid addiction, mental health illness and treatment for …

A featured article from Dr. Lisa R. Fortuna, MD, MPH, expert on teen addiction who helps outline mental health issues for parents. Here, she considers the.

Mental Health Cuts In Oklahoma Leave Thousands Without Treatment

Oklahoma state officials anticipate cutting $9.8 million from mental health services and treatment centers in Oklahoma City by June. Governor Mary Fallin proposed cutting roughly three percent of funds in every state agency.

Watch Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton Send a Powerful …

Watch Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton Send a Powerful Message for Awareness of Children's Mental Health Week. Patricia Villaceran. Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton continues to be the ambassador for …

Ontario law will recognize PTSD risk for first responders | Ottawa …

Ontario is poised to introduce legislation that would see PTSD included as a "presumptive" occupational illness for first responders. It's a move that will ensure more protection for firefighters, police and paramedics — but might …

Haunted: Firefighter's PTSD battle began with the death of a child …

Brandon Hogan was a rookie firefighter at Station 22 at Lincoln Fields in March 2005 when his life changed. That morning, there was a call about a child who had swallowed his mother's anti-psychotic medication. No vital …