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Football legend Herschel Walker to offer insights into mental illness
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
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Despite the acclaim he won as a football legend, Olympic competitor, track star and later a successful businessman, Herschel Walker realized that his life, at times, was out of control. His compelling story of recovery is the centerpiece of the opening keynote address at EAPA's 2012 World EAP Conference in Baltimore, Oct. 17-20. Other conference keynotes include a look at "Evidence based practices and EAPs" and the "Neurobiology of therapeutic change." The conference also offers six pre-conference day-long training courses, 46 educational breakout sessions, numerous networking and best practice sharing opportunities, and a special EAPA-only Sunset Cruise offering breathtaking views of the Baltimore waterfront and Inner Harbor. The Hilton Baltimore hotel is offering discounted room rates to all EAPA attendees; book early.
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Few doctors know how to treat addiction: A new program aims to change that
The Washington Post
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A recent comprehensive report by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University found that most doctors fail to identify or diagnose substance abuse "or know what to do with patients who present with treatable symptoms." Only about 10 percent of the 22 million Americans with a drug or alcohol problem receive treatment, the report found.
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New EAPA board of directors to take office in October
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
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EAPA has released the election results for its newly restructured board of directors. The new structure is intended to improve EAPA's ability to support the growth and development of the EA profession worldwide. The new board will be installed during the Saturday, Oct. 20 Awards Luncheon & President's Address at the 2012 World EAP Conference in Baltimore. Led by incoming President Steve Haught, the board will serve a two-year term from October 2012, through October 2014.
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Stricken California officer's shooting triggers massive law enforcement support network
Contra Costa Times
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Minutes after "officer down" blared from police radios following the tragic shooting of California Highway Patrol Officer Kenyon Youngstrom, a massive behind-the-scenes support system kicked into gear. And it happens whenever one of their own has fallen. The Highway Patrol triggered its specially trained 135-member employee assistance team, which immediately swept into full-time care of the stricken Officer Youngstrom's wife, mother, four children and extended family.
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Nation's suicide prevention efforts updated
Clinical Psychiatry News
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 After more than a decade, the nation's suicide prevention strategy has been updated to reflect major advancements in research, practice and prevention efforts, and for the first time it enlists the social networking site Facebook as part of the nationwide efforts. Despite the advancements, nearly 356,000 Americans have died by their own hands in the last decade, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death in the nation and the third leading cause of death among young people.
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NBC tackles grief, loss — in a comedy
Counseling Today
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This fall, NBC is hoping to prove to viewers that a grief and loss comedy is no oxymoron. But the pilot episode of "Go On," a half-hour comedy-drama series featuring funnyman Matthew Perry, has already caused more than a few jaws to drop within the counseling profession.
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Focus group to explore EAP 'value proposition'
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
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EAPA is looking for volunteers to participate in a special focus group to be held at the 2012 World EAP Conference in Baltimore. The focus group, facilitated by professor Beverly Younger of the University of Southern California, will explore participants' experience and needs in communicating the value proposition of their EAP to key stakeholders, including those responsible for selecting, continuing, or funding EA services. Focus group input will be summarized and utilized by a Value Proposition Task Force to guide the development of a research-supported multi-faceted EAP value proposition statement.
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Exercise may help reduce future emotional anxiety, stress
Medical Daily
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It is well-known that exercise benefits mood. But researchers remained unsure about whether those benefits extended once people left the gym. J. Carson Smith, a researcher from the University of Maryland, whose studies focus on how exercise impacts aging, brain function and mental health, plans to study next whether exercise can have a similar effect in patients who suffer from clinical depression.
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Stressed at work? Look out for your heart
Reuters via Fox News
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People who have highly demanding jobs and little freedom to make decisions are 23 percent more likely to have a heart attack compared with their less stressed out colleagues, according to research recently published. But lighting up a cigarette or remaining chained to a desk rather than getting out to do some exercise is far more damaging for heart health, researchers said.
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Research: Link between healthy outlook, healthy lifestyle
Medical Xpress
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A "can do" attitude is the key to a healthy lifestyle, University of Melbourne economists have determined. Researchers from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research analyzed data on the diet, exercise and personality type of more than 7,000 people. The study found those who believe their life can be changed by their own actions ate healthier food, exercised more, smoked less and avoided binge drinking.
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Rise in health-care premiums outpacing inflation, wages
Reuters via Fox News
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U.S. health insurance premiums have climbed faster than wages and inflation this year, and look poised to accelerate in 2013, adding to voter concerns about soaring health care costs ahead of November elections for the White House and Congress. A study showed that premiums for employer-sponsored health plans, which cover about 149 million Americans, grew a modest 4 percent to $15,745 in 2012.
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