Mental Health

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Start 2024 in a healthy mindset with tips from Dartmouth Health experts on managing, reducing stress

As the holiday season winds down, make a New Year's resolution to implement stress-relieving techniques into your routine.

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Dartmouth Health receives a $4 million grant to support youth and families impacted by substance use disorder and mental health

Dartmouth Health will convene a group of stakeholder organizations, selected school districts, local and state leaders to co-create and deploy methods to support mental health and prevent and treat substance use disorders.

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Dartmouth Health psychiatrist develops first-ever substance use disorder screening algorithm for patients with severe mental illness

Screening and referral algorithm promises to better patient outcomes, reduce costs and improve efficiency at acute psychiatric hospitals.

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Dartmouth Health shares suicide prevention tips and how to help struggling teens

September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness for a tragically common, yet entirely preventable, cause of death—especially amongst young people.

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Heads Up: A Year-Long Mental Health Awareness Journey

A look back at the past year: What we've learned about mental health and what remains to be done

The latest segment of the "Heads Up" webinar series looks back and discusses what was learned.

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Advocates say there’s a missing link in our detox system

This month, we explore substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illnesses, how they are treated, what programs are available and where there are still gaps in service.

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We’ve come a long way, but mental health advocates are still working to improve public policy

This month, we explore the public policies which have shaped our current mental health system.

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Heads Up: A year-long mental health awareness journey

The founder of the Five Signs and her search for her mother

Barbara Van Dahlen, PhD, and John Broderick discuss the origins and evolution of the Five Signs and REACT programs as panelists in a Heads Up webinar hosted by Dartmouth Health.

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Heads Up: A year-long mental health awareness journey

How some employees can get support from their jobs for substance misuse or other mental health issues

This month, we look at how some employers are helping employees who are struggling with a range of mental health issues, from stress and anxiety to substance use disorders and other psychiatric diagnoses.

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Heads Up: A year-long mental health awareness journey

Activities, seeing loved ones, telling stories are the best anti-depressants for older adults

With the help of the community mental health center, Ed Mahoney, PhD, started a program called Storytelling: Remembering Together, which invites people aged 65 and older to gather and share personal stories.

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