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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

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Curbing addiction early

IGOR TABAKOV | MCT Campus April 7, 2015

Russia's government is doing little to educate it's citizens on the hazards of smoking even though an estimated 300,000 people die from smoking-related causes each year and the country is facing a population...

Albert Garcia still hears the voices and knows what it's like to grapple with a crippling psychosis. But, at age 57, he has his disease under control, and he will be a key player - a "peer support'' counselor - as four Minnesota counties roll out a new strategy to expand mental health care for adolescents, prevent psychiatric crises, and keep teens out of institutional care. The program, known as ACT, is widely used for adults in Minnesota and other states, but is now being expanded to teens at a time when the state faces severe shortages of psychiatric care for young adults. (Bruce Bisping/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT).

National program for mental health

Renee C. Byer November 14, 2014

Albert Garcia still hears the voices and knows what it's like to grapple with a crippling psychosis. But, at age 57, he has his disease under control, and he will be a key player - a "peer support'' counselor...

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