Faith programs target drug addiction

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MANSFIELD — Members of Richland County's faith-based community and area law enforcement agencies are launching a new nonprofit program aimed at helping people get treatment for drug addiction and other life-controlling issues. Sheriff J. Steve Sheldon …
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LPGA rising star to play at Anderson House golf outing on June 6

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Proceeds from this event directly benefit the programs and services at Anderson House, a non-profit organization; a residential treatment facility located in Whitehouse Station for New Jersey women recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction …
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A different court for vets?

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At the VA, Lowery supervises inpatient mental health treatment, the outpatient psychotherapy clinics, a residential substance abuse clinic and the VA's PTSD treatment programs. He also supervises the Veterans Justice Outreach Program, which includes …
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Busting the Mental Illness Myths

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“There is a slightly higher chance that a person with a severe mental illness will be more violent but it's just like, half a percent or one percent more,” says Craig Metz, a local marriage and family therapist who formerly ran Wheelock Residential …
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