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Study identifies roadblocks to mental health services for adolescents …

WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly one in three U.S. adolescents are affected by bullying, placing them at risk for health problems including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression and self-harm. Unfortunately …

Community mental health services 'getting worse' in some areas of …

Mental health services outside hospitals in England have shown “no notable improvement” and in some areas are getting worse, a survey of more than 13,000 people treated and cared for in the community has suggested.

Ana's story: fighting for disability rights in Croatia | openDemocracy

Ana is among 18,000 people with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities placed under guardianship in Croatia, and stripped of their legal capacity – the right to make basic decisions – to marry and form a family, to consent to …

Mental Health Awareness Kickoff in Williams Lake Sunday – My …

The mental health awareness kickoff event, which will have some of the community's mental health practitioners on hand, gets underway at noon at the Overlander Convention Centre. “And anyone who's anyone can come,” …

Does Schizophrenia Exist on an Autism-Like Spectrum? – Scientific …

New research suggests hallucinations can occur in relatively healthy people.