January 2017

January 21, 2017

SAMHSA Unveils an Improved Version of the One-Stop Mental Health and Addiction Insurance Consumer Portal

[fusion_dropcap color=”” boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”50%” class=”” id=””]D[/fusion_dropcap]o you have Insurance Questions about Mental Health or Addiction Services? Before leaving office, President Obama quickly moved to ensure that health coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services is comparable to – or at parity with – general medical care. By strengthening the assurance of parity, more Americans will have access to the […]

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January 13, 2017

MTV’s Campus Ambassadors Weigh in on What Mental Health Resources their Colleges Offer — and What They Don’t

[fusion_dropcap color=”” boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”50%” class=”” id=””]M[/fusion_dropcap]TV’s Student Ambassadors from Duke, Fordham, The University of Nebraska-Omaha, Rutgers, UC Berkeley, and many other schools lay it on the line and candidly discuss the mental health resources that are available, or not, at their respective campuses. Not surprising, the larger and better-funded schools get it right more often than not. Some schools show need for significant improvement. […]

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January 8, 2017

Fasten your Seatbelts: The Road to a Brain Healthy Life

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text][fusion_dropcap color=”” boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”50%” class=”” id=””]T[/fusion_dropcap]he Park City Library was packed with eager participants January 4th as CONNECT presented “The Road to a Brain Healthy Life: What’s Normal, What’s Not.” After a feast of brain-healthy snacks and […]

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January 1, 2017

Park Record Names CONNECT as one of its Top Stories for 2016!

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text][fusion_dropcap color=”” boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”50%” class=”” id=””]C[/fusion_dropcap]ONNECT received an early New Year’s nod from the Park Record. The Park Record recognized CONNECT’s activities, which catapulted it to one of the newspapers top five news stories during 2016! CONNECT has placed a […]

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January 1, 2017

More Than a Move Star: How Carrie Fisher Championed Mental Health

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text][fusion_dropcap color=”” boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”50%” class=”” id=””]C[/fusion_dropcap]arrie Fisher, daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds passed away this week. Not only was she a first-class actress in her own right, it was Fisher’s willingness to tackle difficult subjects […]

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