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“People aren’t sure they’re going to have a home, let alone have a holiday dinner,” said Ellyn Jeager, director of public policy and advocacy at Mental Health of America’s Georgia office. She warns that such financial pressures can escalate the stress of an already hectic season and take a toll on people emotionally and physically.
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MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) — Psychiatric disorders are common among young adults in the United States, but few seek treatment, a new report shows.
To reach this finding, U.S. researchers analyzed data from more than 5,000 respondents, aged 19 to 25, who took part in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
The study [...]

Date: 11/7/2008
Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office
Telephone: 240-276-2130
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network Answers One Millionth Call
National Network of Local Crisis Centers Helps Callers in Emotional Distress or Suicidal Crisis through Toll-free, 24-hour Hotlines
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network has answered its one millionth call since the hotline was launched on Jan. 1, 2005.
“The Lifeline reached this [...]

Please come…
EAPA GNO Chapter
Annual Holiday Luncheon
Friday, December 12, 2008
11:30-1:00
New City Grille
2700 Metairie Road
(828-8484)
Members: $15/ Non-members: $30
Please join us for networking, socializing, and door prizes!
*RSVP to 568-8888 (RSVP by Monday, Dec. 8)*
Please bring a wrapped gift for a child (label with age and gender). Gifts will be donated to children of clients at Grace [...]

The suicide rate in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, particularly among middle-aged white women, a new study finds.
“This is a group we haven’t had as much focus on in terms of suicide, because the death rates were higher in elderly white males, and there has been a lot [...]

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - After six days in a row of triple digit losses in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and many stocks being at lower levels than we’ve seen in a decade or more, many Americans are left with a sick feeling in their stomachs. Unfortunately, this feeling may not be just about the economy. More [...]

EAPA’s 2008 Annual World EAP Conference
Hilton Atlanta ♦ Atlanta, GA ♦ October 15-18, 2008
Phone: (703) 387-1000 x317 ♦ Fax: (703) 522-4585 ♦ Email: confmgr@eapassn.org
Mail To: EAPA Conference, 4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Ste 410, Arlington, VA 22203
Sales Information: Jaime Barnhart, CMP, (703) 387-1000, Email: confmgr@eapassn.org
2008 EAPA Annual World Conference Exhibitor Rules and Regulations

GNO EAPA Chapter
Meeting

October 10, 2008
West Jefferson Behavioral Medicine Center
229 Bellemeade Blvd
Gretna, LA.
Janie Beers, PhD, LPC, LMFT, CEAP
Combat Operational Stress

And
Dr. Charles Burchell
Fitness for Duty Evaluations

Free for members and $10 for non-member
Registration 8:30 a.m.
Presentations from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to Lisa [...]

Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September.
The Recovery Month observance highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. The observance also encourages citizens to take action to [...]

The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center has some great facts on youth alcohol abuse.  The following is from their site:
“Substance use has fluctuated nationally since the mid-70s when the government and other independent sources began collecting data on this behavior. Over the past 5-10 years, the level of substance use has remained [...]