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In the Gulf Coast, schools are receiving resources to meet the mental health needs of students affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
World’s mental health experts rally in support of fighting lingering stigma.
Elana Premack Sandler of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC says not every person who dies by suicide has a psychiatric history.
More than 500 mental health researchers, practitioners, and advocates representing over 40 countries will gather for the Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders, November 17–19, 2010, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. With the theme Addressing Imbalances: Promoting Equity in Mental Health, the conference will focus on inequalities in care, research, and practice in ways that protect the most vulnerable.
Tanya Brown, who suffered a mental breakdown after the murder of her sister Nicole Brown Simpson, will speak at a November world mental health conference that is co-sponsored by EDC.
Jerry Reed of EDC’s Health and Human Development Division, previews the Sixth World Conference on Mental Health in Washington, D.C., this fall.
Jerry Reed of EDC’s Health and Human Development Division, previews the Sixth World Conference on Mental Health, which will be co-hosted by EDC in Washington, D.C., this fall.
EDC offers a comprehensive approach to supporting military personnel suffering from PTSD and other mental health issues