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Feb. 26, 2019

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Bill Aims to Protect Health Care and Social Service Workers

Pro-worker members of Congress have re-introduced a bill that seeks to reduce workplace violence faced by emergency responders, behavioral health workers, nurses, physicians and other health care and social service workers.

Bill Aims to Protect Health Care and Social Service Workers

Feb. 21, 2019

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Meditation Found To Help Treat PTSD

Practicing transcendental meditation can help reduce or even reverse the symptoms of PTSD and depression in a new study of young people.

Meditation Found To Help Treat PTSD

Feb. 14, 2019

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AFSCME Urges Congress to Extend Excellence Act

On March 31, behavioral health clinics in Oregon and Oklahoma stand to lose funding for mental health and addictions services with the expiration of the bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act.

AFSCME Urges Congress to Extend Excellence Act

Feb. 08, 2019

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Large study looks at how genetic impacts depression

In the largest study of it's kind ever, international researches led by the Univertsity of Edinburgh, found hundreds of genes that can now be linked to increased risks of depression, shedding light on the origins of the condition and highlighting personality types that could be at risk

Large study looks at how genetic impacts depression

Jan. 08, 2019

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New Research Suggests Bullying Alters Brain Structure

A report in Medical News Today says that new research suggests that bullying, including on social media, could alter the brain structure of adolescents.

New Research Suggests Bullying Alters Brain Structure