4th of July: Most Injured Body Parts
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission 250 people on average go to the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the month around the July 4th holiday.
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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
According to the US Dept of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, “Minorities are less likely to receive diagnosis and treatment for their mental illness, have less access to and availability of mental health services and often receive a poorer quality of mental health care.”
The Most Important Thing to Remember about PTSD
June is an important month for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness. The US Senate designated June 27 as National PTSD Awareness Day, and the month of June has been designated PTSD Awareness Month by the National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD). Many people associate PTSD with veterans returning from overseas deployment, but did you know children…