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 (formerly the Mental Health Association of Central Virginia)
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Our mission is to promote mental health and eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness through
 advocacy, education, research, and service for the residents of Central Virginia.

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Looking at nature makes you nicer

If you can't get outside, download a landscape screensaver

By Diane Mapes

msnbc.com contributor

 

"In a set of recent experiments, researchers at the University of Rochester in New York monitored the effects of natural versus artificial environments — and found that nature actually makes us nicer. 

'Previous studies have shown the health benefits of nature range from more rapid healing to stress reduction to improved mental performance and vitality,' says Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology, psychiatry and education at the University of Rochester and co-author of the study, published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. "

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Half of depressed Americans get no treatment

Mexican Americans, African Americans least likely to get care, study says

updated 4:58 p.m. ET, Mon., Jan. 4, 2010

About half of Americans with major depression do not receive treatment for the condition, and in many cases the therapies are not consistent with the standard of care, according to a new study.

The study also showed that ethnicity and race were important factors in determining who received treatment, with Mexican Americans and African Americans the least likely to have depression care.

While many people can feel sad from time to time, a depressive disorder occurs when these feelings start to interfere with everyday life, preventing someone from functioning normally, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The condition can be debilitating, hindering a person's ability to work, sleep and eat. A combination of factors likely contributes to the disorder, including imbalances in brain chemicals, genetics, and stressful situations, the NIH says.

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Attention MHACV Group Participants

All support groups follow the Lynchburg City Schools closing policy during inclement weather.  If the schools are closed, then any group scheduled for that day will not meet.  Late opening or other cancellations will be handled on a case by case basis.


SAVE the DATE!

 

 SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2010

2 PM

 

Mark your calendar for our 10th Annual

MHACV Mental Health Walk

 

The walk will begin and end at Virginia School of the Arts.

2240 Rivermont Avenue

Lynchburg, VA

       


                                 

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DAY OF CARING IS MAY 12, 2010!

Click here for more information and registration.

Contact Laura Lawson with your questions:

laura.lawson@unitedwaycv.org or (434) 455-6900

      

 


 

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Lynchburg, VA 24501

 

 

 

 

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