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80% of Mentally Ill Are Jobless
In early July, NAMI released a report called “Road to Recovery: Employment and Mental Illness” which revealed that 80 percent of people who are diagnosed with a mental illness are

Regional Smoking Rates Decline, Still Higher than National
The Greater Cincinnati Community Health Status Survey (CHSS) has found that the smoking rate in Greater Cincinnati continues to be above the national average of 20 percent. In 2013, 25 percent of adults in the Greater
Effectively Coping With Depression
By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. Over 125 thousand people die each year from prescription medications, properly prescribed and properly taken. This surprising statement is taken from statistics available to each of us

Congrats to the New CIT Graduates
Congratulations to the recent graduates of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training: 5 Wilmington officers, 5 Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, and 2 NHO employees. For more information on CIT training and to

Free Health Care Services from GuardCare
GuardCare is a free health care services program provided locally by the Ohio National Guard, the Clinton County Health Department, Southern State Community college and local physical and behavioral health services
A Simple Reminder
by Michelle Rolf This month I received a simple reminder that the little things we do can make the biggest difference. Compeer has a client that has been with us since the beginning of the program in Clinton