Culture Matters: Indigenous Perspectives on Behavioral Healthcare

Culture Matters: Indigenous Perspectives on Behavioral Healthcare – A documentary film focusing on Native American, Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander behavioral health care and how culture influences treatment decisions. We travel to the South Pacific Island of American Samoa, the pristine wilderness of Alaska, and around the United States to talk with indigenous people and listen to their stories. This film was funded through a grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services – SAMHSA, produced by WideAngle Studios in association with First Nations Behavioral Health Association (Portland, OR). ————————————————— www.wideanglestudios.com [email protected] WideAngleStudios™ provides professional video production for Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, San Jose, California and Vancouver, Washington. We create videos to tell stories, engage the senses, inspire action, promote business, & raise funds. We work locally and around the world, providing professional video production and personal service to business, government, educational and non-profit organizations.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns respond to Sandy Hook

Filed under: substance abuse and mental health services administration San Jose

The NICS Improvement Act of 2007 requires federal agencies to submit mental health, substance abuse and other records that prohibit a person from owning a gun to NICS. … The administration should repeal these restrictions in its next budget …
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Scott Galvin Among Mayors to Outline Specific Gun Control Agenda for …

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Require federal agencies to report records to NICS: The NICS Improvement Act of 2007 requires federal agencies to submit mental health, substance abuse and other records that prohibit a person from owning a gun to NICS. However … Agency (CSOSA), the …
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Business Highlights

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Late Monday, a federal judge in San Jose, Calif., rejected Apple Inc.'s demands to block U.S. sales of three smartphones made by Samsung Electronics Corp. The ruling came weeks after a jury found that Samsung infringed six Apple patents. Hours later …
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