Mental Health

May is Mental Health Month (Lampasas Dispatch Record)

16 May 2008

Mental health is an essential part of each person's overall health and wellness. At times, everyone faces challenges that test them and may put their mental health at risk. When mental health is poor, it can affect the entire body and play a role in the development of other health issues.

CVPH to temporarily close Child Mental Health Unit (Plattsburgh Press Republican)

16 May 2008

PLATTSBURGH -- The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit at CVPH Medical Center will close Monday for about eight weeks while its medical director takes a temporary leave of absence.

Congress Passes Rep. Napolitano's Mental Health Month Resolution (Medical News Today)

16 May 2008

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 1134 today, a resolution introduced by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-Norwalk) recognizing May as Mental Health Month. "An estimated 57 million Americans suffer from diagnosable, treatable mental illnesses," noted Rep. Napolitano. "This number is growing because of the epidemic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among veterans returning from Iraq.