5 Ways To Make 2017 The Best Year Ever

January 19, 2017
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5 Easy Tips to Be Happy Now and Make 2017 the Best Year Yet! New year, new you–at least, that’s what everyone is saying. But this year, you mean it. The best way to bring happiness into your life is by making small, tangible changes that you can validate, to…

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Nassau County BCC Proclaims September as Mental Health First Aid Month

August 23, 2016
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RESOLUTION 2016 – 113 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 2016 AS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID MONTH IN NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA. WHEREAS, progress in our country in enacting the Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 (S.711/H.R. 1877) and most recently the Helping Families in Mental…

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Faith and Mental Health: A Community Conversation

August 3, 2016
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Starting Point’s Katrina Robinson-Wheeler, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, will be one of the featured speakers at a workshop to discuss Spirituality and Addiction – Do I Need Help or Forgiveness? The event takes place on Thursday, August 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Red Bean Center’s Nassau…

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Youth Mental Health First Aid Class Registration Now Open

July 30, 2016
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Registration is now open for a Youth Mental Health First Aid class offered by Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare on September 10. The class will be held from 9 am until 4:30 pm at the MLK Recreation Center Annex, 1200 Elm Street in Fernandina Beach, FL. The class is sponsored by…

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What Does Mental Illness Feel Like?

May 1, 2016
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Do You Know What Mental Illness Feels Like? We often hear the clinical terms used by doctors and other professionals to identify the symptoms of mental illnesses…but if someone hasn’t gone through it, would they know how to recognize it? So often, clinical terms don’t do justice to what life…

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HHS report: Medicaid expansion could improve behavioral health

March 31, 2016
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This article by Daniel Ducassi appeared in Politico on Mar. 28, 2016. We thought it would be informative for our clients and our community. Medicaid Expansion Could Help 2.8 Million Floridians Who Suffer From Mental Illness A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released Monday found that…

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