National Alcohol Screening Day is coming up tomorrow, April 11th. This day is meant to raise awareness of alcohol misuse and refer people who require further treatment to get the help they need. The screenings, offered online or in-person at NASD events, are anonymous and confidential. Participants are encouraged to assess whether their drinking is having a negative effect on their lives or the lives of their loved …
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Bestselling author Chris Kennedy Lawford and former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy sit down with Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly discussing Lawford’s new book, “Recover to Live“, and the many possible solutions for recovery as the most comprehensive book of its kind is released in stores across the country.
The Kennedy family is no stranger to championing causes. Christopher Kennedy Lawford is helping people manage addictions in a new book, ‘Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction’. He was joined in the Good Day New York studios on Monday with cousin and former Rep. Patrick Kennedy to discuss his research.
Bestselling author and activist, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, and cousin, Former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy sit down with the TODAY Show’s Savannah Guthrie to discuss addiction, mental health and the solutions readily available for all that are outlined in Lawford’s new book, “Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction“.
The consequences of untreated mental illness go far beyond horrific shootings. They bring untold pain to millions of people and their families, and exert a huge financial burden to society. Without adequate treatments, people with mental illness suffer symptoms the rest of us could not imagine—hallucinations and paranoid delusions, crippling anxiety, depression that can be so severe suicide seems like a better alternative. We know that these are …
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In light of the Newtown Tragedy, I encourage each of you to join me in signing a letter to raise the importance of improved mental health and substance abuse services for our country. This petition calls on our nation’s leaders to: Immediately implement schools, family and community-based programs to promote mental health, to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, and to provide early interventions for those …
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