A national three-digit hotline will connect people to counselors for assistance Mental health and wellness is important for everyone no matter age, economic background or profession. Feelings of anxiety, depression, changes in behavior, sleeping patterns and appetite are mental health conditions that are real and treatable. Now, help for you…
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Itching to Do Some Fundraising? Just Let it Grow
by June Vargasby June VargasIf you think you’re seeing more men with beards and moustaches during the month of November, you’re not imagining things. Since 2003, every November is also Movember, the month when men grow beards and ‘staches to raise funds for projects in the areas of men’s mental health, suicide prevention, prostate…
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Good News for Advocates of Suicide Assessment and Prevention Training for Psychologists
by June Vargasby June VargasA bill passed in the California Senate today that may help licensed psychologists save lives. Assembly Bill 89 (Levine), sponsored by the State Board of Psychology, passed in the California Senate today. If signed into law, the bill will, effective January 2020, require applicants for licensure as psychologists to prove…
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Do you know how it feels to be adrift in one’s own mind? According to Mental Health America, one in four American adults lives with a diagnosable, treatable mental health condition. May is Mental Health Month, which began more than 65 years ago by Mental Health America to raise awareness…