Agencies Prepare for Flood's Effects on Mental Health

Published August 31, 2013

Agencies prepare for flood's effects on mental health

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

I think it's just something we need to be aware of,” said Stacey Petersen, executive director of the Fresh Start Recovery Centre, a residential alcohol and drug addiction treatment centre in Calgary. “From our standpoint … Fresh Start director of …
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AG Holder announces coming change to low-level drug crime charges

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In fiscal year 2013, statistics provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office showed that slightly more than 20 percent of the criminal cases filed in Tulsa federal court are drug cases. The only larger category was "violent crime," a classification that …
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Child mental-health commission launches six-month study

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"We pay for it in our crime statistics. We pay for … About 9,600 kids in Orange and Osceola counties have a diagnosed mental-health disorder, the Florida Department of Children and Families reports, and 5,000 are being treated for drug or alcohol …
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