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The Social Connextion provides opportunities for those with mental illness
Fargo ForumChris Bietz, executive director of The Social Connextion in Moorhead, views the club as a place for recovery.While it doesn't offer therapy to its members - people who have...
View ArticleBursack: Mom may be clinically depressed
Fargo ForumDear Carol: My mom is 86 and widowed. While I live over 800 miles away, I talk to her several times a week. Since my Dad's death five years ago,...
View ArticleRole of parents should be crucial
I am amazed that the media have completely absolved Jared Loughner's parents of any blame in the Arizona tragedy. Talk about "enablers"! Those of us who have had family members...
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50/50: If you have anxiety, don’t suffer in silence
INFORUMSix o’clock in the morning. I can’t remember my dream, but it slowly fades into the background as my real life filters in. I hear my husband down in the...
View ArticleShattering the stigma of mental illness
INFORUMGRAND FORKS – Debra Johnson hesitated when asked about her experience with mental illness as part of her interview for a position as an accountant with Prairie Harvest Mental Health...
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Woman found dead in Red River had written book about her mental illness
INFORUMFARGO – When Cynthia Nyflot was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1983, little was understood about the illness.Almost a decade later, determined to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health,...
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Giving pause: Semicolon tattoo a reminder to keep going
INFORUMFARGO – A semicolon is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause between clauses. But for a growing number of people, it means much more. I'm one of them, and...
View ArticleBehavioral health needs still loom large in ND
INFORUMBISMARCK – Despite progress made by lawmakers this year, North Dakota still faces major hurdles in helping residents struggling with mental illness and substance abuse disorders, the head of...
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After surviving jump from Golden Gate Bridge, man brings mental health...
INFORUMFARGO – On Sept. 24, 2000, Kevin Hines became a member of the 1 percent–not for his wealth but because he was among the few to jump off the Golden...
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Locked out: Jails and prisons struggle to diagnose, treat mental illness
INFORUMFARGO – Sheree Spear knows how easily a person with a serious mental disorder could cross paths with the law and end up in jail —it could have happened to...
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