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• Cuts Threaten Key Mental Health Services (Falls Church News-Press)
  Scores of mental health, disability and substance abuse advocates gathered at meetings throughout Fairfax County and Falls Church last week, vowing to defend their vital services from proposed cuts at the county and state levels. More than 400 mental health patients will be denied treatment if the current plan for budget cuts go through. According to a report, it will lead to a significantly ...
• TEMECULA: Group combats stigma of mental illness (The Californian)
  A mental health court expert will discuss the legal system at next week's meeting of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Temecula Valley.
• Library hosts bid to beat mental health stigma (Sussex Express)
  ENGLAND'S biggest campaign tackling stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness will be highlighted at Haywards Heath library on Monday March 15.
• Study focuses on disability and employment among working-age immigrants in the U.S. (News-Medical-Net)
  Currently, foreign-born people make up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. population. As the immigrant population grows, understanding its disability status and employment characteristics becomes increasingly important.
• Attack politics (Manila Standard Today)
  THE campaign for the presidency had turned negative some time ago, and there are few signs this will change for the better. First, there were whispered suggestions—quickly denied—that the Liberal candidate, Senator Benigno Aquino III, had suffered a mental disability.
• Seniors in Emo staying active (Fort Frances Times)
  With the size of Canada’s aging population growing annually, seniors across Canada are being encouraged to stay active, both physically and mentally. According to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, “Physical activity offers seniors the best option to reduce illness and disability, improve their quality of life, and to live independently longer.” read more
• Treatment Reduces Disability In Premature babies With Serious Brain Hemorrhage (redOrbit)
  A pioneering technique, a world first in Bristol, has been shown to reduce disability in premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage by washing the brain to remove toxic fluid.
• Health Calendar (The Doings Western Springs)
  A fitness program for veterans is accepting new applicants. The program is offered free-of-charge to qualifying veterans returning from active duty with a disability.
• NEVER GIVE UP (Portland Tribune)
  For about 12 hours, triathlete Jason Lester puts his body through an extreme physical and mental test, and without the use of something fairly important in sports – a right arm. Some people might look at him as disabled, but Lester sees “a challenge” in having a paralyzed ...
• ResCare posts 4Q loss, issues outlook for 2010 (San Francisco Chronicle)
  ResCare Inc. posted a loss in the fourth quarter, but the company gave an outlook for 2010 that was above Wall Street's expectations. ResCare provides residential, training and support services to people with physical and mental disabilities. In January, the... Disability - Wall Street - United States - ResCare Inc - Windows

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