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UA, State Partner to Train First Responders on Mental Health Awareness

[ua_alerts style=”” type=”info” dismissable=”false”]—-Article previously appeared on news.ua.edu.—-[/ua_alerts] TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Essential to the state’s crisis response service system, first responders can be unprepared to accurately identify mental illness and provide help to people experiencing mental health problems and crises, evidenced by the extremely low availability and adoption of evidence-based practices. To improve mental health…

Hopson, Traylor to be honored for research, service work at The Red Barn

Feb. 24, 2020 By David Miller For children with disabilities, treatment and therapy can become mundane and repetitive. Spontaneity is fun, but there’s not much of it in physical therapy or doctor’s appointments, where children are also isolated from their peers. Therapeutic horseback riding, though, is a unique intervention that’s a “big deal” for children,…

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