Mental Health Association of Nebraska

Suicide Prevention Awareness Week in Nebraska

Please join us on September 13, 2011 as Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman declares Sept. 12-18, 2011 Suicide Prevention Awareness Week in Nebraska. Governor Heineman will make his proclamation at the Capital Building, Warner Chambers, at 2:00 PM on September 13, 2011. Prior to the proclamation, you are invited to attend a special event with the stakeholders, participants, and coalition members with the Nebraska Youth Suicide Prevention Project. Please see the flyer for more information. 

Please RSVP to Megan McGuffey at mmcguffey@nebraska.edu or 402-472-9459. 

Thank you, 

Megan McGuffey
Project Assistant
University of Nebraska
Public Policy Center

View The Flyer

Stress in the city: Brain activity and biology behind mood disorders of urbanites

Being born and raised in a major urban area is associated with greater lifetime risk for anxiety and mood disorders. Until now, the biology for these associations had not been described. A new international study, which involved Douglas Mental Health University Institute researcher Jens Pruessner, is the first to show that two distinct brain regions that regulate emotion and stress are affected by city living. These findings, published in Nature may lead to strategies that improve the quality of life for city dwellers > read more

via www.sciencedaily.com

Debt-Ceiling Compromise Kicks Medicaid Fight Down the Road - Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

By Katherine Howitt, Community Catalyst

via theccfblog.org