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Our View: Betty Jo McNeece change means obsolescence
The county of Imperial is really headed in the right direction with Betty Jo McNeece Receiving Home, as it continues to find ways to make it obsolete. That is not a backhanded compliment or a facetious statement; it’s the truth about the need to...Tags: Family, Health, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
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Mar. 26 in History: PMH to close mental health unit
>> 30 Years Ago — Pioneers Memorial Hospital wants to close the county mental health unit at the end of the present contract June 30, board members decided unanimously Monday night. Hospital Administration Marshal Maggard was directed to write...Tags: Health, Juvenile Delinquency, Hospitals and Clinics, Mental Health
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Is county Behavioral Health on the ropes?
I understand that Behavioral Health now has limited room for subjects who need to be taken in the facility. According to that agency, the facility in San Diego has shut its doors, so there is no longer anywhere for the local Behavioral Health to transport...Tags: Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Hospitals and Clinics, Mental Health
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Locals sought to take part in autism medication trial
Staff Writer, Copy EditorSun Valley Research Center in Imperial will take part in a global clinical trial to test the efficacy of a drug that aims to improve the social and communication skills of autistic children. The research center is in the process of recruiting children...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Autism, Mental Illness, Learning Disability, Medical Research
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Parents help children overcome social barriers caused by autism
Staff WriterFor some parents, communicating with their children can be difficult, but with a child suffering from autism it can become an everyday battle. “He had every characteristic of autism; he wasn’t verbal, he would get fits, had poor eye contact,&...Tags: Autism, Little League Baseball, Literature, Arts and Culture
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Renown autism researchers to host Valley events
Staff Writer, Copy EditorWorld-renowned autism experts Drs. Lynn and Robert Koegel are hosting events Tuesday that will touch on the pair’s successful efforts to help autistic children better integrate in social settings. Special and general education teachers are being...Tags: Autism, Schools, University of California, Santa Barbara, Culture, Sociology
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Our View: Autism program welcome as Valley's numbers grow
Being a parent or teacher of an autistic child can be trying, to say the least. Autism includes a wide range of neurological disorders that affect the brains and the development of certain children. Autistic children often suffer from slow social...Tags: Teachers, Autism, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Santa Barbara, Education
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Autism presentation helps guide local educators
Staff WriterEducators from across the Imperial Valley gained knowledgeable insight Tuesday in helping students diagnosed with autism succeed in both the special education and general education fields. A presentation organized by Autism Support of Imperial County...Tags: Teachers, Autism, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Valley Police Beat: House fire displaces family
Staff WriterJust days before Christmas, a family of four was displaced following a fire near Fifth Street and Olive Avenue on Saturday morning. No injuries were reported. “I don’t know where to go. I don’t have nowhere to go, me or my family,&...Tags: American Red Cross, Theft, Credit and Debt, Fires, Mental Health
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Voice: Address mental illness, too
El CentroWe, as a nation, grieve for those killed in Newtown, and as the president said, “This has to end.” He alluded to the need for legislation for tighter gun control, but I hope the role that mental illness played in this and other acts of...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Mental Illness, Interior Policy, Politics, Gun Control
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Affordable housing complex unveiled
Staff WritersWreaths already line most of the residents’ doors at El Quintero Senior Apartments as residents continue to settle in this week. The roughly $8.8 million development project by Chelsea Investment Corp. was completed in November, and a grand...Tags: Health, Mental Health
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Valley Police Beat: Child abuse reported
Staff WriterThe abuse of three children, one of them as young as 2 years old, was reported to police Monday afternoon. The incident was reported by a court advocate working with foster children, who when taking the 2-year-old girl to the restroom, found her bruised...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Health, Mental Health
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