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Walk the Walk raises awareness of mental health in Chambersburg
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comOne in four individuals will experience mental illness in their lifetime. Nearly 30 years ago, A. Kenneth Wuertenberg suffered his own bout with mental illness. “I had a break from reality,” he said. “My behavior became more erratic...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
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James Holmes' attorneys again challenge law on insanity pleas
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — With the stakes for their client literally life or death, defense attorneys for James E. Holmes on Thursday again challenged the constitutionality of Colorado's law governing insanity pleas. Holmes, 25, is accused in the July...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado Movie Theater Shooting, Criminal Laws, Punishment, Death Penalty
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New Allentown center offers help for people with mental illness
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 percent of adults in the United States are living with mental illness; however, the outlook for persons with mental illness today is much brighter than it was even a decade ago due to...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Allentown, Mental Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The New DSM – The Bible Of Psychiatry – Arrives Amid Debate
The Hartford CourantBinge eating and hoarding both get their own categories, while Asperger syndrome is no longer recognized as a diagnosis in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — better known as the DSM-5 — which comes...Tags: Yale School of Medicine, Amazon.com Inc., Science and Technology, Autism, Health and Medical Professionals
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Asperger's does not make a murderer
Regarding your article about the teen girl accused of plotting her father's murder with her boyfriend ("Troubled child on a dark path," May 19), I found the article filled with misleading information and misinformation. First, the article tells us she...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Learning Disability, Ellicott City, Autism, Mental Health
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L.A. County supervisor outlines a new jail proposal
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, American Civil Liberties Union, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Prisons
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott should be fired up to sign this reasonable gun bill
It's not often a Florida governor gets caught in the crossfire between gun enthusiasts and the National Rifle Association. Unfortunately, that's where Gov. Rick Scott finds himself, thanks to a reasonable gun-control bill awaiting his signature. HB 1355...
Tags: FBI, Government, National Rifle Association of America, Executive Branch, Interior Policy
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Weaponry, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Murder
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Mental illness in youth: a common struggle
Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Learning Disability, Demographics, Tourette Syndrome, Poverty
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Op-ed: The importance of mental health in schools
More than a month after the shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., mental health professionals stated that psychological disorders often emerge before people enter high school; however, only a small percentage of students ever receives necessary intervention...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Environmental Issues, Psychology, Teaching and Learning, Conservation
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La Leche League of Columbia meets fourth Friday
These groups meet regularly. Bereavement Support Group — Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. This group is for adults who are mourning the loss of a loved one. All are welcome. St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Room 105, 8300 Old Columbia Road, Fulton. 410-792-...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Howard County General Hospital, Religion and Belief, Howard County, Minority Groups
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READER SUBMITTED: NAMI Connecticut To Hold Its 10th Anniversary Annual NAMIWalk
StatewideThe Connecticut Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Connecticut) is pleased to announce that it will hold its 10th Annual Walk Fundraiser on Saturday, May 18th, 9-11:30 a.m. at Bushnell Park in Hartford. The free event will feature...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Bushnell Park, Mental Health, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), East Hartford
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