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Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week Events…
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, May 5-11, 2013 Are you planning an event in your community? If so let us know so that we can post it here: Lexington County Event Hosted by Jan Cushman and Margaret Wingard Community Forum … Continue reading
Posted in CMHW, Save The Date
Tagged Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, education, family, schools, south carolina, special needs, support
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Children’s Mental Health Awareness Fair
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Fair, May 11, 10am-2pm at Finlay Park in Downtown Columbia, vendor application and program advertising deadline extended to April 16. Click here for more infomation.
Posted in CMHW, Save The Date, Youth
Tagged Awareness Fair 2013, children's mental health, Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, family, south carolina, youth, Youth MOVE SC
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The Affordable Care Act, Information from the White House
Fact Sheets: The links below will provide you with information that you should know about the Affordable Care Act and how it may benefit you and your family. Fact Sheets Families with Children (PDF) – English 7.27 MB, Spanish 1.23 … Continue reading
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Tagged children, family, health, health care, mental health, parent, youth
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Federation Fighters vs. Harlem Ambassadors
Federation Fighters vs. Harlem Ambassadors Saturday, March 10, 2012 7:00 pm 1066 Brookland Baptist Church Player sponsorships: If you would like to make a donation to a players sponsorship, please e-mail player name and donation amount to Jenah Cason … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, anxiety disorder, children, family, mental, mental health, schools, south carolina, youth
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SAMHSA’s Annual Recovery Month Community Event Award
Recovery Month event planners and organizers are vital to raising awareness about the benefits of recovery and mental well-being in the community. Whenever I attend Recovery Month events, I am always inspired and energized by those who devote their time … Continue reading
SUPPORT CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS!!
THE HARLEM AMBASSADORS EXHIBITION BASKETBALL GAME AND SHOW, the Ambassadors is a drug-free team that promote youth staying in school and staying off drugs. This family event is sponsored by the Federation of Families of South Carolina. Come cheer for … Continue reading
Free Training: An Introduction to Alcohol and Other Drug Issues
Title: AOD 101: An Introduction to Alcohol and Other Drug Issues When: March 16, 2012 Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The training will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 pm Where: William S. Hall Auditorium, 1800 Colonial … Continue reading
4th Annual Dunbar ADHD Program Conference
Friday March 9, 2012 Palmetto Health Richland Auditorium Columbia, South Carolina Speaker: Dr. Quinn Dr. Patricia Quinn is a developmental pediatrician in Washington, D.C. and former clinical assistant professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center. A graduate of Georgetown … Continue reading
COMPARING PHARMACOLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN CHILDREN
In October 2011, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a comparative effectiveness review on pharmacologic, psychosocial, and behavioral interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in preschool and primary school children. In this online continuing education activity, … Continue reading
CDC RELEASES ITS FIRST IPAD “APP”
More and more people are using smart phones and tablets to find health information. To meet this need, CDC announced its first application (or “app”) for the Apple iPad platform. The CDC App is free for anyone to download. Users … Continue reading
