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mental health Resources for Students

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day

May 9, 2012

During National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, you can help raise awareness about the importance of children's mental health by sharing information about trauma and resilience in children.

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Burnsville-Eagan-Savage to bring mental health counselors into each of its seven schools

August 8, 2011

Amid budget cutbacks, one south metro school district is adding something new this fall - a licensed mental health counselor at each of its schools.

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Hmong mental health -- Improving understanding of needs and services

St Paul, MN

August 30, 2011

4:00 - 6:00 PM

Hear key findings from a recent Hmong mental health assessment and learn about current services, including Hlub Zoo, an innovative school-based support program for Hmong youth.

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Minnesota Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance

Provides statistics for the state of Minnesota on substance abuse and dependence, substance abuse treatment facilities, treatment admissions, unmet need for treatment, mental health indicators, tobacco use and Synar compliance, and SAMHSA funding. SAMHSA, 2009.

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How Many Americans Experienced Mental Illness in the Past Year?

Recent data from SAMHSA indicate that 45.1 million adults (19.9 percent) in the United States had mental illness in the past year. Of those, nearly 20 percent of adults (8.9 million) also had a substance use disorder. This two-page article examines substance use disorders, suicidal ideation, and mental health statistics on youth.

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Alcohol Dependence Is More Likely among Adults with Mental Illness than Adults without Mental Illness

Alcohol dependence is 4 times as likely to occur among adults with mental illness than adults with no mental illness (9.6 percent vs. 2.2 percent)

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NIDA InfoFacts: Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction

Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. It can be wrongfully assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop using drugs simply by choosing to change their behavior. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting takes more than good intentions

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Find Youth Info

FindYouthInfo.gov is the U.S. government website that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth-related news.

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Addressing Behavioral Health Services in the Affordable Care Act

Webinar

May 18, 2011

2:00 PM

The webinar will give advocates the tools they need to begin interacting effectively with state legislators, administrators, and others charged with development of mechanisms and regulations for implementation of ACA.

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Preventing Suicide on College Campuses

April 28, 2011

According to SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2008, young adults age 18 to 25 were more likely than adults age 26 to 49 to have had serious thoughts of suicide (6.7 percent vs. 3.9 percent).