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NAMI coordinator Haynes honors memory of her sister
Ashley Haynes is working long hours out of a tiny cubicle these days, earning about half what she was a few months ago. And she couldn't be happier. As events and education outreach coordinator for National Alliance on Mental Health Illness in Maryland,...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Mental Health, Schizophrenia, Mental Illness, Behavioral Conditions
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Howard County health briefs
Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Hospitals and Clinics, Stroke, Diseases and Illnesses, Howard County
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Afghanistan, Mental Health, Aneurysm
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Seriously mentally ill people can't wait another year for lawmakers to change the standard for involuntary commitments
Regarding your recent editorial on making it easier for families to commit a mentally ill relative to a mental institution against their will, Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and some state delegates apparently are missing the urgent...Tags: Randallstown, Family, Schizophrenia, Mental Illness, Behavioral Conditions
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La Leche League of Columbia meets fourth Friday
These groups meet regularly. Bereavement Support Group — Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. This group is for adults who are mourning the loss of a loved one. All are welcome. St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Room 105, 8300 Old Columbia Road, Fulton. 410-792-...Tags: Howard County General Hospital, Breast Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Sciences, Howard County
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Hospitals team to find beds for psychiatric patients
Carl Edgell doesn't enjoy going to the hospital. But he doesn't want to hurt anyone, either. The 44-year-old homeless man has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. At times when he has felt that he has...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mental Health, Medical Specialization, Glen Burnie, Health and Medical Professionals
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Dearth of mental health treatment options leads to emergencies
Bryan Johnson didn't know he had bipolar disorder until he ended up at the emergency room, where he assaulted a police officer. His family had taken him to the University of Maryland Medical Center because he was acting strangely, staring into the...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Howard County, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Mental Health, Health and Safety at School
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Pasadena man sentenced to life in prison in wife's slaying
A Pasadena man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife as she was preparing to leave him. Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Alison L. Asti sentenced Stephen Richard Salb, 58, on Friday, agreeing with the sentence prosecutors sought for...Tags: Prisons, Trials, Injuries and Wounds, Lawyers, Justice System
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Homeland Season 2, Episode 11 recap
With one episode remaining in the second season of “Homeland,” several plotlines reached their conclusions, while others blew wide open. Episode 11 killed off two of the series’ most obviously troublesome characters: Abu Nazir and the...
Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, Police Investigations, Central Intelligence Agency, FBI, Morena Baccarin
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Don't equate crime with mental illness
I am grateful to Mark Komrad for his expert commentary related to persuading a troubled loved one or friend into professional mental health treatment and The Sun for publishing it ("Helping them to get help," Dec. 19). I would like to emphasize a point...Tags: Mental Health, Depression, Mental Illness, Behavioral Conditions, Diabetes
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Support groups in Howard County
These groups meet regularly. Abusive relationships — Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m. Domestic Violence Center of Howard County, 5457 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 310, Columbia. Free child care. 410-997-0304. Adult Children of Alcoholics — Wednesdays, 7 p.m....Tags: Family, Howard County, Divorce, Addiction, Ellicott City
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'Homeland' targets, hits jittery part of national psyche in season two opener
The Baltimore SunTalk about a TV series keeping current with the news. Thirty seconds into the Season 2 opener of Showtime’s “Homeland,” viewers see the first image of an American embassy under attack in the Middle East. At just over two minutes into...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, AMC (tv network), Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Police Investigations
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