Wide Bay Has Eight-Highest Suicide Figures in Nation
Wide Bay has eight-highest suicide figures in nation
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As executive director of Wide Bay's mental health and alcohol and other drugs services, Mr Plint oversees a group of psychiatrists, social workers, occupational therapists and community consultants that are currently treating more than 800 people …
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Foster: Nation has fallen far short of moral, practical imperatives for mental …
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Managed-care companies argued that patients eligible for unlocked inpatient units did not need hospitalization — deeply flawed reasoning that led to the near demise of the therapeutic milieu in private hospital mental health treatment. Patients stayed …
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After Veteran's Death, Family says He Didn't Get the Help He Needed
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The Carlsons said they didn't know details of the treatment he sought, but he told them he had a two-week wait for a spot at the residential substance abuse treatment program at the Salt Lake VA. They say he lived at the motel while he awaited his …
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Wilderness program helping teens with problems
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Most of the students who attend have previously received treatment at inpatient or outpatient centers. “We use the … The Phoenix program serves 16 to 17 year olds with a primary diagnosis of substance abuse masked by underlying mental health issues.
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