Summit County looks to expand mental health services
Valley Mental Health is a community mental health care provider that has been contracted by Summit County for years to provide mental health services, such as therapy, substance abuse treatment, 24-hour crisis help, peer counseling, outpatient programs …
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Need for mental health care grows
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, approximately 20.6 million persons can be clinically defined with substance (alcohol, prescription drugs, or illegal drugs) dependence or abuse. With the economy declining …
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Working on mental health
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is another agency worth mentioning. Its Web site estimates that last year 20 million people who needed substance abuse treatment did not receive it, and that an estimated 10.6 …
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