Police Ask For Help To Find lost Man

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department asked for help from the public to find a lost 31-year-old man. Nathan Howard left his home in the 10000 block of Cornell Avenue at about 11 p.m. Thursday.

Police said Howard suffers from mental illness and isn't currently delightful his medication. Howard is about 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He has light brown hair and greenish-blue eyes. Howard was last seen tiring blue jeans and a blue University of Michigan windbreaker.

NHS chart defines health variations across England

An Atlas showing variations of health expenses and outcomes across England has been published by the Department of Health. The Atlas containing amongst it, 34 maps, shows some clear variations between the 152 primary care trusts along with local authorities and strategic health authories.

Varied topics of the Atlas variety from mental health disorders to hip replacements across the country and have been mapped to show which PCTs, LAs and SHAs record the highest and lowest results. The publication states: "In the recent White Paper, justice and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, there is a commitment to increasing value from the resources allocated to the NHS. This requires us to address variations and reduce unnecessary variations in activity and expenditure."

Pillowcases Tell Stories Of Mental Illness

Art in any form is an expression, and expression on any canvas can be helpful. Through a program at the Fulton State Hospital, individuals dealing with mental illness use their pillowcases to express struggles that whirl in their minds. In the program, called "Pillows of Unrest," coordinators give patients a white pillowcase and sharpies and ask the patients to represent their struggle and improvement."If their pillows could talk, they would talk and they would tell their story of trouble," says Peggy Reed-Lohmeyer, Assistant Director of Social Services at the hospital.

"One that begins within but is often fed by an environment that lacks understanding."Reed-Lohmeyer says the program allows patients and the hospital to raise awareness in the community about mental illness."Pillows of Unrest is about educating the community; educating those persons so there is less stigma about mental illness," Reed-Lohmeyer says. The Pillows of Unrest display travels to different businesses around the area, in hopes of making the hospital's clients "real to people who can't meet our clients," Reed-Lohmeyer adds.

Ministers 'continuing to focus on mental health of armed forces organization'

Further steps are being taken by members of the coalition government to try and enhance the mental health services which are on offer to workers who operate within the nation's armed forces division. Recommendations which were included in Andrew Murrison MP's Fighting Fit report will continue to be developed through partnership work between the Department for Health, Ministry of Defence and Combat Stress, it has been exposed.

Simon Burns, health minister for the government, has highlighted one step which is being taken already to help armed forces staff. He stated: "Work is already underway on delivering a dedicated 24-hour support line for veterans, and we are working closely with Combat pressure and other service charities to ensure that veterans receive the care that they deserve."Andrew Robathan, the coalition's minister for defence personnel, welfare and veterans, recently confirmed that the UK's armed forces are among the world's best at the moment.

Mansfield Mental Health Court graduating

The Mansfield Municipal Mental Health Court will mark off seven in a ceremony at 11 a.m. Mansfield’s Mental Health Court started in 2004, the result of a teamwork among Mansfield Muni Court, The Center for Individual and Family Services, ichland County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Richland County. It was the third of its kind in Ohio. It was developed to coordinate court supervision services with treatment providers to divert non-violent wrong offenders with severe mental illness from repeated encounters with law enforcement and the jails by increasing treatment compliance and access to services.

Services include medication, housing, counseling, case management, crisis intervention, education and employment. The project has required no additional backing from Mansfield or Richland County residents. The voluntary diversion program provides strong supervision of offenders involving home visits, curfew checks, drug and alcohol testing and increased communication with the treatment providers. The length of a participant’s involvement in the program is determined by their individual needs and growth and by community safety needs. The court has served over 300 participants; 69 have successfully completed the program.

School district gets mental health contribution

The State College Area School District was awarded about $374,000 through the U.S. Department of Education’s Grants for the addition of Schools and Mental Health Systems Program, administered by the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.

With help from the funds, the district will try to improve student access to mental health services. The district will be partnering with Penn State’s Psychology Clinic, Centre County Mental Health and Mental Retardation office, and Centre County audition and Parole office. The grant is for two years, from July 2010 through June 2012. Nationally, only 16 applicants established funds.

Gov't review: 1 in 5 adults suffered mental illness last year

The government says 1 in 5 American adults suffered from mental illness through the past year. Most didn't receive treatment. A survey being released Thursday by the Substance ill-treatment and Mental Health services.

Administration found that 45 million experienced some form of mental illness in 2009, from major depression to more serious problems such as suicide attempts. Fewer than 4 in 10 received treatment for their mental health condition. the review found a strong link between mental health problems and alcoholism and drug abuse. Mental illness was also more likely among the out of a job, young adults and women. Overall, more than 8 million had serious thoughts of suicide, and 1 million tried to carry them out.