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Comcast fires veteran with panic disorder after he asks to use …

According to a recent lawsuit, Inman had asked his employer to accommodate his disability by allowing him flexible medical leave when panic attacks occurred, and Comcast had done so. Inman has a service dog, a German …

Time to Update the Mental Health Services Act | Rusty Selix …

Economic Outlook Remains Positive, but homeless numbers increase. Time to Update the Mental Health Services Act. November 23, 2015. Last week two very important sets of numbers were released showing the disconnect …

We need to talk about mental illness, community forum told | Share …

Mental health issues, if left ignored by parents, could destroy children's lives and even lead to death as almost was the case with Karen Carrington who migrated with her parents from Trinidad & Tobago to Ottawa in the 1970s.

Grants From Corporate Partners Will Support Youth Engagement in …

Grants From Corporate Partners Will Support Youth Engagement in Mental Health Awareness. November 18, 2015 by Shine Initiative. The SHINE Initiative is thrilled to announce it has recently been awarded grants from Fallon Health ($4000) …

Mental health needs urgent extra funding to avert crisis, say trust …

In 2015-16 that fell to 11% – a transfer of funding from mental health to acute trusts. Nationally, mental ill-health currently accounts for more than 25% of the total disease burden, but mental health services receive less than …