Mental health

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Guenther, who also lives in Brigantine and attends the same church as the Kennedy family, thought it would be good for her students to hear Kennedy talk about addiction and mental health care today so they may better understand their roles as rehabilitation therapists in helping those people. … [Read more...] about Patrick Kennedy talks addiction, mental health at Stockton University

“After a brief hospitalization for that episode, our son had two options: the street or our house,” Marquis said at a Tallahassee news conference. “Florida has no institutions he could go to, and private facilities are now $1,000 a day. Knowing he could not survive on the streets, I sent my wife to stay with friends and navigated this dangerous situation on my own.” … [Read more...] about Parents, advocates beg lawmakers not to cut mental health funding

Maria Bledsoe, CEO of Central Florida Cares, which acts as a sort of treasurer between the state and the mental health providers that get state money, said her agency won’t know how much money it has left until the close of the fiscal year this month, but that it will be nowhere near what is needed. … [Read more...] about Cuts to mental health care could leave thousands without help, advocates say

If the tax hike passes, along with one seeking up to a full penny per dollar across the state to pay for transportation, Denver’s sales tax rate would be about 9 percent. (The current Denver sales tax rate is 8 percent for food and beverages and liquor sales and 7.65 percent for other purchases.) … [Read more...] about Denver sales tax hike would raise millions for mental health care, substance abuse treatment