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MDLiveCare and Google Health collaborate to provide online health record platform

MDLiveCare, an on-demand telehealth company, announced today at the Health2.0 conference in San Francisco a partnership with Google Health.

8 Oct 2009

DoD funds Screening for Mental Health's awareness program for military personnel

Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (SMH) today announced that they have received funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue their work with Military Pathways™, a mental health awareness and education program that offers free, anonymous mental health self-assessments to veterans and personnel from all branches of the military as well as their families.

8 Oct 2009

Researchers find link between obesity and common mental disorders

Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide.

8 Oct 2009

Ascensions Community Services founder receives the RWJF Community Health Leader Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced its selection of Satira Streeter, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and executive director of Ascensions Community Services in the District of Columbia, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. She is one of 10 extraordinary Americans who will receive the RWJF honor for 2009 at a ceremony this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

8 Oct 2009

Alaska Dentist honored with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Community Health Leader Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced its selection of Amanda Gaynor Ashley, D.M.D., Ms.Edu., director of the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital Dental Clinic in Barrow, Alaska, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. She is one of 10 extraordinary Americans who will receive the RWJF honor for 2009 at a ceremony this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

8 Oct 2009

Johns Hopkins researchers identify several genetic links to autism

About 90 percent of autism spectrum disorders have suspected genetic causes but few genes have been identified so far. Now, leading an international team, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified several genetic links to autism, chief among them a variant of semaphorin 5A, whose protein product controls nerve connections in the brain.

8 Oct 2009

Forum created to help transform health care for individuals and families throughout the world

The 2009 National Summit on Personalized Health Care: "Fostering Transformative Innovation," marked the formation of the Forum on Personalized Health Care, a collaborative community committed to the development and utilization of transformative innovations in science, technology and health care delivery for the benefit of individuals and families throughout the world.

8 Oct 2009

RWJF selects Sonith Peou to receive Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced its selection of Sonith Peou, program director of the Metta Health Center in Lowell, Mass., to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. He is one of 10 extraordinary Americans who will receive the RWJF honor for 2009 at a ceremony this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

8 Oct 2009

Morehouse School of Medicine to receive nearly $500,000 as grant from Kaiser Permanente Of Georgia

On Oct. 8, 2009, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia will present a grant for nearly $500,000 to the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine to support the development and implementation of a workforce leadership program that will reduce health disparities by creating an integrated approach to primary care and mental health.

8 Oct 2009

RWJF announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is proud to announce the 2009 recipients of its Community Health Leaders (CHL) Award, honoring 10 individuals who have overcome daunting odds to improve the health and quality of life for disadvantaged or underserved men, women and children across the United States.

8 Oct 2009

HHS awards a five-year $2 million grant to BayCare Behavioral Health

BayCare Behavioral Health and the Homeless Emergency Project have received a five-year grant of $400,000 for each year for a total of $2 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

8 Oct 2009

Family and population based approaches sheds new light on the potential roles of common and rare forms of human genetic variation

In one of the first studies of its kind, an international team of researchers has uncovered a single-letter change in the genetic code that is associated with autism. The finding, published in the October 8 issue of the journal Nature, implicates a neuronal gene not previously tied to the disorder and more broadly, underscores a role for common DNA variation.

8 Oct 2009

White House honors PET researcher with National Science Award

Joanna Fowler, Ph.D., a major contributor to brain research and a pioneer in molecular imaging, is being recognized by the White House with the National Medal of Science-the highest award for lifetime achievement in science. Eight other researchers will join Fowler to receive the award at a White House ceremony on October 7.

8 Oct 2009

SPAPN awards four individuals for their contributions in advancing mental health care in New Jersey

During this time of transformational change in our healthcare system, advanced practice nursing continues to be in the forefront. Each year, the Society of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of the New Jersey State Nurses Association provides an opportunity to formally recognize outstanding contributions made by New Jersey psychiatric advanced practice nurses and those who support their mission.

8 Oct 2009

Help Group Summit 2009 on autism, learning disabilities and ADHD

The Help Group Summit 2009 - Advances and Best Practices in Autism, Learning Disabilities and ADHD took place on Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd at The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. This cutting edge conference featured more than 20 leading experts from across the country.

7 Oct 2009

Deputy Secretary Gould talks about strategies to implement President's reform agenda

Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs W. Scott Gould told federal government managers at an "Excellence in Government" conference today that translating the skills of political campaigning into governance is a major challenge many newly appointed agency leaders face in implementing the President's reform agenda.

7 Oct 2009

CAPT continues its efforts to end harmful staffing reductions and cuts

The California Association of Psychiatric Technicians is continuing a series of weekly informational pickets at state hospitals, developmental centers and prisons, this time – for the second time – at Napa State Hospital.

7 Oct 2009

PBS launches new website to support "This Emotional Life" documentary

PBS, Vulcan Productions and the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit launched a new website today to support the upcoming This Emotional Life documentary, which premieres on PBS in early 2010. The documentary series is hosted by Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness, and weaves the latest scientific research with compelling personal stories through deeply personal interviews with ordinary people, such as returning veterans and new parents, as well as celebrities.

7 Oct 2009

Jobless individuals are four times as likely as employed to report depression

A new national survey shows the economic downturn is taking a toll on the mental health of Americans. Individuals who are unemployed are four times as likely as those with jobs to report symptoms consistent with severe mental illness.

7 Oct 2009

Primary care providers should screen all adults for depression: ACPM

The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) supports the recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that primary care providers should screen all adults for depression, and further recommends that all primary care providers should have systems in place to ensure the accurate diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

7 Oct 2009

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

MDLiveCare and Google Health collaborate to provide online health record platform

DoD funds Screening for Mental Health's awareness program for military personnel

Researchers find link between obesity and common mental disorders

Ascensions Community Services founder receives the RWJF Community Health Leader Award

Alaska Dentist honored with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Community Health Leader Award

Johns Hopkins researchers identify several genetic links to autism

Forum created to help transform health care for individuals and families throughout the world

RWJF selects Sonith Peou to receive Community Health Leaders Award

Morehouse School of Medicine to receive nearly $500,000 as grant from Kaiser Permanente Of Georgia

RWJF announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

HHS awards a five-year $2 million grant to BayCare Behavioral Health

Family and population based approaches sheds new light on the potential roles of common and rare forms of human genetic variation

White House honors PET researcher with National Science Award

SPAPN awards four individuals for their contributions in advancing mental health care in New Jersey

Help Group Summit 2009 on autism, learning disabilities and ADHD

Deputy Secretary Gould talks about strategies to implement President's reform agenda

CAPT continues its efforts to end harmful staffing reductions and cuts

PBS launches new website to support "This Emotional Life" documentary

Jobless individuals are four times as likely as employed to report depression

Primary care providers should screen all adults for depression: ACPM

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