California Requires Suicide Prevention Phone Number On Student IDs
Posted onThe new law, a response to escalating suicide rates among teens, is intended to ensure students know that immediate help is available if they need it.
Month: August 2019
Governor’s ‘Mental Health Czar’ Seeks New Blueprint For Care In California
Posted onThomas Insel, who ran the National Institute of Mental Health for 13 years before casting his lot with Silicon Valley, is taking a temporary break from his senior position at a health care startup to advise Gov. Gavin Newsom on how to remake mental health care in the Golden State.
In Rural Utah, Preventing Suicide Means Meeting Gun Owners Where They Are
Posted onIn Utah, 85% of deaths from firearms are suicides. To help people who might be vulnerable, outreach workers are discussing suicide prevention at gun shows and firearms classes.
Unauthorized Colloidal Solutions colloidal metal health products recalled because they may pose serious health risks
Posted on August 26, 2019 For immediate release 
Coming Out About Mental Health On Social Media
Posted onTalking about your mental health on social media is a thing, and it could actually help.
Addiction Clinics Market Pricey, Unproven Treatments To Desperate Patients
Posted onAn amino acid infusion called NAD is not approved by the FDA to treat addiction. Yet patients with addiction can be desperate enough to try it, at prices as high as $15,000.
MDMA, Or Ecstasy, Shows Promise As A PTSD Treatment
Posted onMDMA, the psychoactive ingredient in the club drug known as molly or ecstasy, is being tested in combination with therapy as a treatment for severe trauma.
Health Canada reminds Canadians of important summer food safety tips
Posted onAugust 20, 2019 For immediate release
Among Hurdles For Those With Opioid Addictions: Getting The Drug To Treat It
Posted onIt can be difficult to get a prescription for buprenorphine, one of the gold standards for treating opioid use disorder. And not all pharmacies stock the drug.
Dozens of health products seized from Aphrodite Aesthetic Clinic in North York, Ontario, may pose serious health risks
Posted on OTTAWA – Health Canada is advising Canadians that it has seized health products from Aphrodite Aesthetic Clinic (3311 Bayview Avenue, Unit 101, North York, Ontario) because they may pose serious health risks. 