MHMRA of Harris County

New high school toolkit offers hope in preventing suicide among adolescents | June 22, 2012 – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Nowhere Else to Go – Texas' underfunded mental health system shifts a costly burden to emergency rooms | May/June 2012 – Texas Hospitals
Bud Clayman tells his personal story of mental illness in 'OC87' | June 7, 2012 – LA Times
Children learn to grieve at bereavement camp | June 5, 2012 – Austin American-Statesman
Psychiatrists Add Value to Integrated-Care Models | May 18, 2012 – Psychiatry Online
Why Mental Health Agencies Are Playing An Active Role In Sobering Center | May 22, 2012 – KUHF FM
School offers support, basic life lessons to autistic students | May 7, 2012 – Chron.com
City Council Approves New Houston Sobering Center | May 16, 2012 – CBS Houston
Actor proud of role in show exploring mental illness | May 15, 2012 – Chron.com
School offers support, basic life lessons to autistic students | May 7, 2012 – Chron.com
Mental illness stigmas fading but not gone, Abilene experts say | May 8, 2012 – Your Abilene Online
It's Children's Mental Health Awareness Week--how aware are you? | May 7, 2012 – Boston.com
Depression's demons hard to conquer | May 7, 2012 – Chicago Tribune
Suicide: The fourth-leading cause of American deaths abroad | May 7, 2012 – USA Today
Podcast: Integrated Primary and Behavioral Health Care in Patient-Centered Medical Homes for Jail Releasees with Mental Illness | May 4, 2012 – Criminal Justice and Behavior International Journal
Mike Wallace's public battle with depression | April 10, 2012 – CNN Health
Thousands of Texas kids with developmental problems lose aid after budget cuts | April 6, 2012 – Austin American-Statesman
State fights order to move prisoners needing psychiatric care into hospitals | March 28, 2012 – Austin American-Statesman
SAMHSA provides new online tools for consumers and providers of mental health services to make informed treatment decisions | March 15, 2012 – SAMHSA
Food affects physical and mental health | March 11, 2012 – Courier of Montgomery County
Desperate for Respite provides relief to caregivers | March 8, 2012 – Cypress Creek Mirror
Harris County Sheriff Calls for Decriminalization of People with Mental Illnesses | March 5, 2012 – The Texas Observer
Use and Avoidance of Seclusion and Restraint: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA Seclusion and Restraint Workgroup | February 2012 – Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Experts see painful cutting addiction spreading to urban girls | February 22, 2012 – KHOU-TV
Actors try to reach teens with stories of mental illness | February 29, 2012 – Chicago Tribune
U.S. suicide rates now the highest in 15 years | February 29, 2012 – San Antonio Express News
School psychologists: Shortage amid increased need | February 27, 2012 – Washington Post
Peers give hope to mental health patients | Febraury 25, 2012 – Des Moines Register
Texas Medicaid policy gets tweaks | February 23, 2012 – Fort Worth Star Telegram
Navajo president to sign adult protection bill | February 16, 2012 – KWES News West 9
Providing Therapy Across Different Cultures | February 15, 2012 – NPR
Ed Emmett: State of the County is Good | February 15, 2012 – KUHF
Montgomery County tries team approach to help mentally ill | February 13, 2012 – Houston Chronicle
Lubbock MHMR receives major grant for competency restoration | February 11, 2012 – Fox 34 News, Lubbock
State of Texas to crack down on prescription drug abuse | February 10, 2012
American Idol: Singing Against Stigma | February 7, 2012
S.A. volunteers help study treatment for Hispanics with bipolar disorder | February 7, 2012
MHMR agency now the Emergence Health Network | January 30, 2012 – KTSM News
Full mental hospitals leave inmates waiting | January 29, 2012 – Odessa American
County launches indigent defense program for the mentally ill | January 28, 2012 – Conroe Courier
Pilot training launched to administer mental health first aid | January 27, 2012 – Philadelphia Inquirer
National report finds one-in-five Americans experienced mental illness in the past year | January 19, 2012 – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Many with mental illness go without treatment, survey says | January 19, 2012 – USA Today
Child model with Down Syndrome inspires thousands | January 16, 2012 – NBC Nightly News
Texas' failure to fund mental health treatment leaves hundreds stranded in jails around the state | January 4, 2012 – San Antonio Current
After Drugs and Dark Times, Helping Others to Stand Back Up | December 19, 2011 – The New York Times
Battling the Blues | December 16, 2011 – The Wall Street Journal
Eating Disorders Can Show Up in Freshmen During Winter Break: Know the Signs | December 16, 2011 – Chron.com
Man helps the mentally ill in Grand Rapids | December 5, 2011 – My SA (San Antonio)
Cultivating hope: Gardening program benefits the autistic | December 5, 2011 – El Paso Times
One in 12 teenagers self harm, study finds | November 17, 2011 – Chicago Tribune
Warning signs that a child might have suicidal thoughts | November 17, 2011 – Chicago Tribune
Psychiatric Drug Use Spreads | November 16, 2011 – The Wall Street Journal
Singing in a choir 'brings both health and happiness' | November 15, 2011 – BBC News
Tools for the toolbox: Plano Police train for crisis intervention | November 14, 2011 – Plano Courier Star
61-year-old Soldier Returns from First Tour of Duty | November 11, 2011 – News Channel 9, El Paso, Las Cruces, Juarez
Dogs help veterans cope with psychological war scars | November 11, 2011 – The CW 33, Dallas, Fort Worth
Study: Texas Ranks Last in Mental Health Spending | November 10, 2011 – The Texas Tribune
Experts React to Suicide on Twitter | November 8, 2011 – My Fox Houston
Memoir About Schizophrenia Spurs Others to Come Forward | October 22, 2011 – The New York Times
Working to make an impact: Junction 505 helps disabled with employment | October 20, 2011 – theeagle.com
Mental First Aid: How To Help In An Emotional Crisis | October 10, 2011 – NPR
More adults learning they've got Asperger's syndrome | October 06, 2011 – KTRK-TV
State office, advocates seek screening of all pregnant women for alcohol use | September. 9, 2011 – statesman.com
Will Students Take a Mental Health Test? | August 30, 2011 – The Wall Street Journal
Army concerned, vigilant over rise in troop suicides | August 16, 2011 – Chron.com
VA offers stipends for veteran caregivers | July 16, 2011 – Community Impact Newspaper
Homelessness in L.A.: Cleaning up skid row the right way | July 5, 2011 – Los Angeles Times
Letters at 3AM: About 18 a Day - About 18 U.S. veterans commit suicide on an average day | July 1, 2011 – Chron.com
Shining a light on darker side of motherhood | June 20, 2011 – Chron.com
A legal avenue for homeless | June 20, 2011 – Chron.com
Expert on Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Fight | June 23, 2011 – The New York Times
A Schizophrenic, a Slain Worker, Troubling Questions | June 16, 2011 – The New York Times