Category Archives: Mental Health Awareness

Youth with Mental Illness, Brain Injury More Likely to Use Inhalants …

Young people who are severe polyinhalant users tend to have the highest rates of mental illness diagnoses, the highest rates of traumatic experiences and more than double the rates of head injuries compared to their peers …

Veteran Asks Court to Reverse OK for Medical Marijuana Use for …

An Illinois veteran is asking a judge to reverse a state decision against adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of diseases eligible for medical marijuana treatment.

Students March 'Out of Darkness' to Kick Off Mental Health …

This event kicked off Montclair State's Mental Health Awareness Week, which consists of an amalgam of educational and recreational events surrounding the topic of mental health. One focus of this week is to inform students …

'Out of Darkness' to Kick Off Mental Health Awareness Week

This weekend, hundreds of people participated in a march at Montclair State University to raise awareness of the prevalence of suicide in our society. At the end of the walk, the participants were met by a dozen dogs to pet …

Chasek new director of Behavioral Health Education Center

KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney counseling professor Christine Chasek is working to increase access to behavioral health services in rural Nebraska through her new position with the Behavioral Health …