Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Study Finds Long-Term Ecstasy Use Leads to Memory Loss Story at
About Mental Health - "Long-term users of "ecstasy,' the street name for the drug methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), tend to experience memory loss or impairment, according to a study reported in the April 10 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Over the period of one year the test scores either declined or kept static, but did not improve. The main finding of the study is that continued use of MDMA is associated with different aspects of memory decline, including retrospective memory (i.e. the ability to recall a short passage of prose being read out immediately and after a delay)."
Effective Suicide Prevention Program Health Central story - "A broad-based suicide prevention program implemented by the United States Air Force is having the intended effect. According to a report in the Dec. 13 issue of
British Medical Journal, suicides are down 33 percent since the program was put into place in 1997. ... The key components of the ongoing program are to provide support for soldiers facing mental health or psychosocial problems, with an emphasis on removing the stigma associated with seeking help for such problems. The program consists of multiple community prevention efforts involving agencies inside and outside the health care sector."
Taft vetoes bill on mental health care (Ohio)December 13 story in the
Plain Dealer - "Gov. Bob Taft followed through on his threat yesterday to strike down a bill restricting his ability to close state institutions for the mentally retarded. It was the first substantive veto of a full bill by the Republican governor, and one likely to be met by opposition in the General Assembly. Leaders in both chambers are considering a veto override, since the provision opposed by the governor is contained in a sweeping reform bill that lays out new protections aimed at improving state care for those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
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