Children & Adolescents

Anti-drug messages miss mark with the young

May 21, 2013     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Former basketball star, now recovering addict, Chris Herren warns that young people need to see the "first days" of addiction, not the last.

California Maternal Mental Health Collaborative announces first adopters of new recommendations

May 15, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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Cigna, NorthShore University HealthSystem and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital among the first adopters of the national 2020 Mom Project recommendations.

Recently retired Institute for Community Living CEO looks back, plans ahead

May 2, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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As founder and CEO Peter Campanelli retired from New York’s Institute for Community Living, he remembered the doctoral dissertation that gave the organization its start.

Insight Behavioral Health Centers opens new location

April 30, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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The new facility will offer intensive outpatient, individual, and family therapy services to those suffering with issues such as eating disorders, mood disorders, and anxiety.

Music for our leadership ears

April 23, 2013     H. Steven Moffic, MD
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Nelson Mandela. Desmond Tutu. The Lady. Pope Francis. You've probably heard about all of them before I covered them in recent blogs for what they teach us about leadership: patience, forgiveness, humor, self-sacrifice, and spiritual beliefs were prominent. Though not by design, here's one more leader who unexpectedly came to my attention who we can learn from.

West Ridge Academy opens new outpatient clinic for youth

April 19, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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Program in West Jordan, Utah will now offer outpatient services to children aged 8+ and their families.

Magellan Health Services establishes hotline to counsel those affected by Boston Marathon tragedy

April 17, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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The company is offering a toll-free hotline in which behavioral health professionals are available to help individuals deal with tragedy and also a toolkit of information on its website.

PODCAST: 'Check-up from the neck up'

April 14, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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Former congressman and current behavioral health advocate Patrick Kennedy speaks about instilling in children the notion that mental health check-ups are not only normal, but they are important.

SAMHSA accepting applications for Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success grants

April 5, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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This program addresses two of the nation’s top substance abuse prevention priorities including underage drinking and prescription drug misuse.

Rogers Memorial Hospital welcomes new director of nursing

April 2, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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Lynette Marshall, RN, MSN, has recently joined the management team as Director of Nursing at Rogers’ Oconomowoc location.

Virginia becomes first state to enact eating disorder education law

March 29, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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The new bill requires public schools to provide educational information on eating disorders to parents and also enables the implementation of voluntary eating disorder screenings in school.

Remuda Ranch announces new executive director

March 26, 2013     Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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The treatment center specializing in eating and co-occurring disorders for women and girls has announced that Chris Diamond will serve as its new executive director.

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