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JOURNALS/NEWSLETTERS/REPORTS
National Council Public Policy Update, 2-16-12
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
ADVOCACY/AWARENESS
How to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
New York Times
Education Matters: ADHD going back centuries
Del Mar Times
Providing Therapy Across Different Cultures
NPR
A mother writes about her concerns to judge dealing with D.C. mental health care suit
Washington Post
A mental health model that works
Carrboro Citizen
Anti-abortion bill lacks protections for women with mental illnesses
Florida Independent
Cookies Help Mend Mental Health
Long Beach Gazette
Multiple disorders leave addicted women MIA
UPI
Vermont Public Radio
Huffington Post
POLICY/FUNDING
Mental health shake-up will have big impact on Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa News
948 Alabama mental health workers to lose jobs
The Birmingham News
Boston Globe
Residents protest proposed cuts in Bergen County's mental health programs
Bergen Record
New Orleans' frayed mental health safety net could collapse, officials warn
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Officials lobby state on psychiatric center cutbacks
Utica Observer-Dispatch
MILITARY/VETERANS
Bill aims to help veteran mental health facilities
Marshalltown Times-Republican
YOUTH
Healthy Minds Study assesses student mental health
Tufts Daily (Tufts University)
Parents in St. Louis area say mental illness in kids tied to strep
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Florida Today
Prescription Drugs: A teen favorite
Savannah Morning News
Few Depressed College Students Receive Adequate Care
Health Behavior News Service
Report shows 7.5 million children live with a parent with an alcohol use disorder
SAMHSA
LEGAL/CORRECTIONS
Deal reached on treatment of state's mentally ill inmates
Boston Globe
SCIENCE/RESEARCH
Possible DSM Changes Spark Controversy
PsychCentral
Cell Phones May Limit Altruism
PsychCentral
Green Spaces Reduce Stress Levels
PsychCentral
Maternal Longings Slow Women Scientists
PsychCentral
Brain’s Practice Aids in Consolidating Memories
PsychCentral
Time for Coffee? Ask Your Smart Phone
PsychCentral
Hospitalization of US Underage Drinkers Common, Costs $755 Million a Year
Science Daily
Varenicline May Decrease Alcohol's Rewarding Effects
Medscape
White matter abnormalities linked to impulsivity, suicidality in BD
MedWire News
Auditory hallucinations linked to specific gray matter reductions in schizophrenia
MedWire News
