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Stress:
Your Body's Surprising S.O.S. Symptoms

Check yourself out as you are reading this. Is your breath deep? Are your muscles relaxed? Check those shoulders...relax them as they are likely to be rising up closer to your ears. Take two or three deep, full breaths and read on.

Are any of the following familiar to you?

Tweaked muscles
Eye twitch
Ragged cuticles
Cavities
Nausea
Rashes
Sleepiness
Forgetfulness
Confusion

Read more from an article from Women's Day magazine.

Fpr some additional tips for managing life's stresses click here

Mental Health America of Southwest Ohio is dedicated to promoting mental health, working to prevent mental illness and substance abuse through advocacy, education, and supportive services.

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Citizen's Police Academy for mental health professionals is taking applications for the Fall workshop. In conjunction with MHA's Law Enforcement Training on working with the mentally ill in crisis, the Police Academy gives mental health professionals a greater understand of how the police department works. Up to 24 CEU's are available for attendees and the cost is only $35. Get more details, the application and the course outline the cross training page

Shop for a Cause! Warren County United Way and Cincinnati Premiun Outlets are offering discounted shopping on Saturday, August 7th.
Get the details here.

Advocacy Alert! Action is Needed to Maintain Enhanced Medicaid Assistance Rate!
Read more about the issue and how to help.

The 2010 Mental Health Resource Directory is ready for use. Click here to download the Directory or call our offices, 721-2910, to reserve copies for pick up.

Monthly Mental Health Roundtable Tuesday, August 3, Noon-1:00 p.m.

Update: Medicare and Social Security Disability Benefits, Changes in the Law
Speaker, Sue Denny, Metropolitan Cincinnati Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration.

Check out future Roundtable topics and speakers

Locate mental health related workshops both locally and nationally

Articles and Links

MHA Supporting Veterans and their Families Resources Newsletter.

Hallucinations in Hospital a Risk for Elderly according to recent report in The New York Times.

New report by the National Sheriff's Association and the Treatment Advocacy Center just released (mental illness in jails) See Report.

Check out newsletter on effective parenting, especially with difficult children. Click here for Empowering Parents.

New York Times article "Mind Over Meds"

Mental Health Website for College Age Young Adults "Half of Us"

A collaborative national campaign to bring awareness and reduce the stigma of having a mental illness is underway. Check out the website, BringChange2Mind.org and watch the commercial featuring actress Glenn Close and her sister.

New survey of Ohioans knowledge of mental illness and addiction from "Of 1 Mind"

RESOURCES

Take an online screening for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, alcohol abuse or bipolar disorder.

Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati clinical trials. Lindner Center of Hope trials, Children's Hospital trials (see current study on children/teens with OCD). Also search for research trials at the National Institute of Mental Health.

Need help paying for prescription medications? Check out resources on the website, Partnership for Prescription Assistance.

Each year in May the MHA publishes a Mental Health Resource Directory with an extensive listing of mental health related agencies and support group. Click here to access the 2010 Directory.

MENTAL HEALTH NEWS

In The News...MHA Suicide Prevention News Updates

Mental Health America

The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati

WebMD

Healthy Place

OF- 1- MIND

Mayo Clinic House Call Newsletter

Workplace Mental Health

Up to the Minute by OACBHA