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		<title>Brain features associated with neonatal risk for schizophrenia</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/06/brain-features-associated-with-neonatal-risk-for-schizophrenia/</link>
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Writing in the American Journal of Psychiatry, John Gilmore and colleages reported that the size and structure of the brains of newborn boys&#8212;but not girls&#8212;who are at risk for developing schizophrenia differ from those of their peers. Using multiple scanning methods at different times during gestation and infancy, the researchers compared the brains of offspring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jani&#8217;s story updated</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In &#8220;Hushing the intruders in her brain,&#8221; Shari Roan continued her account of childhood-onset schizophrenia as experieinced by January (&#8216;Jani&#8217;) Schofield. In the current story, Ms. Roan provided an update about Jani&#8217;s and her family&#8217;s life and progress. The coverage includes cotent about changes in Jani&#8217;s therapy and medications, the family&#8217;s living situation, and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Campaign for Children’s Mental Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Twelve key children’s services for community services boards




specialized children’s emergency services;
crisis stabilization;
evaluations for Comprehensive Services Act services;
psychiatric/medication;
office-based mental health therapy;
office-based substance abuse therapy;
mental health case management; 
intellectual disabilities case management;
substance abuse case management;
home-based behavioral treatment and support for families;
school-based day treatment; and
local residential services.





Right here in my home commonwealth of Virginia last week, Mira Signe, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screening teens</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/08/screening-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing under the headline &#8220;Pros and cons of screening teens for depression,&#8221; Brendan Borrell examined some of the issues that sometimes roar around surveying youths to identify those who are depressed or at risk for depression. Mr. Borrell&#8217;s article, which is one in a series of articles about depression appearing in the Los Angeles Times, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following Danny Watt&#8217;s story</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/07/following-danny-watts-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Jackman&#8217;s article about Danny Watt to which I referred a few days ago (see this post) is generating a lot of discussion on the Post&#8217;s Web site. The comments on Mr. Jackman&#8217;s story are informative. For example, at least a half dozen mention having a family member with mental illness. Link to the comments.
Sphere: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media matters</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/07/media-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent posts about news coverage of mental illness (e.g., &#8220;Danny Watt&#8217;s Story&#8221; and &#8220;Jani Illustrates Troubles&#8220;) has had me thinking about how popular media portray these problems. Over on Psych Central, Margarita Tartakovsky has an article entitled &#8220;Media’s Damaging Depictions of Mental Illness&#8221; that I recommend to readers of EBD Blog. In addition to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danny Watt&#8217;s story</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/07/danny-watts-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parents of Daniel Watt, a youth who had multiple problems, told the story of their son&#8217;s life and suicide. Tom Jackman of the Washington Post reported the story of Danny and his parents, helping explain some of the problems of addressing the needs of children with multiple diagnoses&#8212;co-morbid schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Familiar concerns?</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/06/familiar-concerns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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Summer in the US finds children and youths out of school and, perhaps, less vulnerable to some of the problems that are associated with the social and academic demands that are part of schooling. As a result, perhaps fewer of the familiar problems illustrated in this poster are apparent during summer.
If summer seems like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy youth</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/06/healthy-youth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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Even though many schools in the US have closed for the summer or are about to do so, I want to remind folks that this is not a good time to take a break from considering the mental health needs of children and youth. Although they are likely to wax and wane over time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MHA celebrates centennial</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/02/mha-celebrates-centennia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MHA Turns 100
Mental Health America, a large and active US group that advocates for people with emotional and  behavioral disorders, will focus its centennial celebration around the theme, “&#8217;Celebrating the Legacy; Forging the Future&#8217;  1909 &#8211; 2009.&#8221; 
Mental Health America is celebrating 100 years of advocacy, public education, and support for Americans with [...]]]></description>
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