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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On April 17th, 2020
Welcome to the world of isolation. You are joining people with chronic illnesses like chronic fatigue and debilitating injuries like brain injury. You are finding out what it’s like to be in my world, where people stay physically away from you, and you’re alone in your home, with maybe a cat or dog to keep…
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On April 10th, 2020
Are you interested in joining our dynamic behavioral health nursing team? Now Hiring Licensed Nurses (RN Supervisor, Staff RN, and LPN) for Full-time, Part-time, and Per-diem We welcome new RN graduates and out of state candidates We are also hiring Mental Health Technicians (MHT). Preferably with mental health experience or CNA certification. To apply please…
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On April 2nd, 2020
By Hannah Hoffman BALTIMORE —A new program rolled out in Baltimore City on Wednesday is aimed at connecting with seniors dealing with the isolation and mental health impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Councilmembers Zeke Cohen and Kristerfer Burnett have joined community organizations to create the Baltimore Neighbors Network. This is just part of the work…
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On February 24th, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that one in four people experience mental illness at some point in their life. For Black people around the world those stats are even more staggering. Research indicates that Black/African Americans are 20% more likely to suffer from psychological distress compared to their white counterparts. Within the Black community, mental health conversations and…
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On February 21st, 2020
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On February 17th, 2020
Reminder that the AMP networking group meeting will be held at Brookhaven tomorrow, 2/18, from 9a-11a. All mental health and addiction professionals are encouraged to attend. There is no cost and breakfast will be served! AMP Resources Association is a professional network designed to help mental health and addiction professionals collaborate for the purpose…
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On February 4th, 2020
KJRH TULSA Posted: 10:30 AM, Jan 27, 2020 By: Chris DiMaria TULSA, Okla. — A Webster High School rising journalist worked to track down a story that affects both herself and her fellow students. She chose mental health, because of how she sees issues affect high schoolers every day. Alesandra Garcia, or Ali as her friends call…
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On February 4th, 2020
Due to potentially hazardous driving conditions, the February 5th seminar is now cancelled.
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On January 28th, 2020
By: Sonia Rao Jan. 27, 2020 at 2:29 p.m. CST Selena Gomez’s latest release, “Rare,” marks the pop singer’s first album in more than four years, a period in which she went through two high-profile breakups and dealt with multiple health struggles, including a chronic illness, depression and anxiety. Gomez has publicly addressed it all…
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By Jordan Hearod, PhD, MPH On January 27th, 2020
HealthDay News — From 2011 to 2017, there was an increase in the total annual number of binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking, according to research published in the Jan. 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Dafna Kanny, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta,…
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