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Tampa veteran creates organization to help other veterans

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Why the holidays can be especially hard on our mental health

The holidays can be stressful for all of us, but for some that stress can exacerbate underlying mental health issues that they already deal with day in, day out.
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Adriana Wagner, a counselor: Mental illness is a ‘crisis’ in society

When a person with mental illness ends up in the criminal justice system, many times, they end up in jail because there's nowhere else for them to go.
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Questions about mental health? Resources connect you to need-to-know information

Look here for resources to help you learn more about a particular mental health interest.
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Hannah Jines’ father wrote her a letter: ‘Dear princess,’ it began. He never delivered it.

Following the death of her father, Hannah Jines has made it her mission to help save lives from suicide.
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By the numbers: 14 interesting facts, statistics on mental illness

From anxiety to depression, and more subsets of mental illness, see a sampling of facts and figures.
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Georgia Ann Cowell, dealing with bipolar and schizophrenia, bounces back from homelessness

Schizophrenia led Georgia Ann Cowell to homelessness. In the years since, she's been able to find good people to help her live independently.
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Understanding mental health disorders and myths

A BayCare educator sorts fact from fiction when it comes to mental health.
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'I'm over a year sober' | Watch youth share their stories of addiction, hope in Pasco County

The Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention called Tuesday's panel discussion one of the most important events it hosts.
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After Parkland tragedy, Florida failed to address its biggest school security threat: depressed kids

The school safety bill focused mostly on securing schools and hiring security guards – not mental health, which was not one of the root causes of the Parkland shooting, but also of the 93 suicides last year in Florida for youths 18 and under.