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  Keith Hamm – Trainer of the Year

  Meet Keith Hamm, community liaison for Integrated Family Services, PLLC. He was honored with the Trainer of the Year award at this year’s CIT Celebration and Awards Banquet! Over the past two years, Mr. Hamm has presented during more than 75 CIT trainings. He uses his years…

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  Vidant hosts 7th Annual Mental Health Expo

  More than 50 exhibitors from various service organizations came to the Vidant Medical Center Campus for its 7th Annual Mental Health Expo. The goal of the expo is to raise awareness about mental health and combat the stigma that's associated with it.

• ‘We Are HOW Fest’ aims to help fight opioid abuse

  A concert to bring awareness to the opioid crisis and give help to those who need it. That was the mission tonight for Heart of Wilmington. This year, a study ranked Wilmington number one in opioid abuse in the country. Nearly 16,000 people die every year from prescription drug overdose. Today was National Overdose Awareness day, so the group brought the community together for the event.

• Mental health first aid training held in Greenville

  Dozens of people attended a first aid mental health training in Greenville Saturday. The training, sponsored by the Churches Outreach Network, aimed to teach attendees the signs of addictions and mental illnesses, an action plan to address those signs and help, the impact mental and substance use disorders have on the community, and where to send individuals who need help.

• Adolescent rural suicide rates on the rise

  In 2013, 17 percent of United States high school students seriously considered attempting suicide in the previous 12 months, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC also reported that in 2013, suicide rates in rural communities were almost twice as high as suicide rates in large central metropolitan areas.

• Adolescent suicide prevention and intervention

  Join us as we explore a new topic each month. Get information that relates to your local community. These events are FREE and open to the general public. Sponsored by Lenoir Memorial Hospital and Eastpointe MCO Adolescent Suicide: Prevention & Intervention…

• Crisis Intervention Workshop

  Adults and children with a serious mental illness and substance use disorders often lead lives characterized by crisis. These crises can potentially cause consumers to relapse, regress, and experience an increase of behavioral health symptoms. This interactive program will include guidelines defined as best practices by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).

• Facebook Chat on ADHD

  Join the National Institute of Mental Health's Facebook page June 18, 2015 at noon ET as they host a Q&A on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Experts will be on hand to answer your questions.

• Mental Health Expo

  Expo brings awareness to mental health resources By LaMonique Hamilton Rocky Mount Telegram Copy Editor Sunday, May 17, 2015 TARBORO – The Vidant Edgecombe Hospital hosted the Mental Health Expo on Thursday in an effort to bring public awareness to the resources available to the residents…

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  Distinguished Alumni Award

  Do you know an ECU alumnus who has done extraordinary work within the profession of social work? If so, take the time to nominate that person for one of two awards, the ECU School of Social Work Distinguished Alumni Award or the Rising Star Alumni Award. Deadline is Friday, October…