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Mental Health
Life is Precious, Practice Wellness
Andrea Cook, Program Manager and Advocacy Director at Mental health America NorCal An Anthem Recovery Month Blog Interview with Andrea Cook September is National Recovery Month – an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of mental health conditions and substance use disorders and celebrate the people in recovery.
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: September 23, 2019
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: September 16, 2019
Mental health stigma fading for Gen Z | The Herald Bulletin Compared to older Americans, Generation Z is more likely to report mental health problems and seek treatment, according to a study by the American Psychological Association.
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: September 9, 2019
Disability Community Mourns the Death of Marca Bristo Marca Bristo, A Longtime Disability Rights Activists, Dies At 66 | WBEZ News Access Living founder Marca Bristo made us all listen, including me | Chicago Sun Times Marca Bristo, Influential Advocate for the Disabled, Dies at 66 | New York Times Statement Tweet from Access Living Longtime disability rights activist Marca Bristo dies at 66 | ABC7 News Proclamation on World Duchenne Awareness Day | NAB Today is World Duchenne Awareness Day!
Policy & Advocacy
Recognizing World Duchenne Awareness Day and How PPMD is Paving New Policy Pathways
Like many disorders that have benefited from research innovation and improved care, the life expectancy for individuals diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has increased by more than a decade.
What We're Reading
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: August 26, 2019
Disability rights advocates meet with Kristin Gillibrand | Now This Video of meeting of Senator Tom Harkin and Kristin Gillibrand with individuals with disabilities.
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: August 20, 2019
‘This will be catastrophic’: Maine families face elder boom, worker shortage in preview of nation’s future | the Washington Post Janet Flaherty got an alarming call last October from the agency tasked with coordinating in-home care for her 82-year-old mother.
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