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Americans With Disabilities Act Turns 20
Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans
With Disabilities Act,
one of the country's landmark civil rights measures.
Advocates say the law has
transformed
America, changing basic
perceptions and expectations of the role of people with disabilities.
It has created an important obligation for the country
to create and achieve
inclusion and access, which has made the
United States a
world leader in
safeguarding and promoting equal rights for all.
(The
New York Times, 7/25/10;
© 2010 Mental Health
America
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New Series of Studies Show Suicide Attempts Constitute
a Significant Portion of Drug-Related
Hospital
Emergency Department Visits -- Especially Among
the Young.
Nearly 1 in 10 drug-related hospital emergency
department visits made by adolescents involved suicide attempts - with
females making more than
72 percent of these attempts.
Date: 7/13/2010 1:30 PM
Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office
Telephone: 240-276-2130
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Individual Support and
Recovery Group
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WRAP (Wellness
Recovery Action Plan)
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MESA (Mutual Education
Support and Advocacy)
All groups are facilitated by the MHACV
Program Director. There is no fee to
attend, however pre-registration is
required. To make a referral or receive
more information, please call Vicki
Sandifer at 847-9055 or e-mail
vsandifer@mhacv.org.
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