Can you tell us a little bit about which ones were using . Well, theres many different. Theres many, many different trauma screens. We used to use everything from brief trauma screens to the ace study to short screens that are used to try to not retraumatizefor example, in jailthat just may ask four or five questions. So, theres many, many trauma screens that are very good and excellent for use. And what type of questions are they, for example . Well, some questions are like, for the brief ones that we have used in prisons and jails would be are you oftentimes haunted by terrible memories . Do you often have lapses of memory that werent resulting in alcohol or drug abuse . Do you have nightmares . I mean, there are certain questions that are used that are geared towards not retraumatizing and ask people to spill out all of the traumas, but will then get people screened so they can be invited into the appropriate groups. But, in addition to the screening, i think whats so important is t
Help . We could hone in on that question and see what the federal government can do to improve our ability to determine who needs help and our ability to identify the person or agency whose job it is to provide the help, and then we will have provided some service. It helps to put a face on who needs help. As a former governor, i look at things from my background and perspective, as i know most of us do. About 22 of tennesseeans reported having a Mental Illness last year. That is more than 1 Million People. This is according to our state department of Mental Health. About 5 had a severe Mental Illness. That is nearly 250,000 tennesseeans. That is a lot of people. About 40,000 had a major depressive episode. The funding that helps meet the needs for that comes in some part from the federal government. About 22 of what tennessee spends, im told, is federal dollars. The rest is state dollars. In Community Services, state appropriations are about 70 of the Mental Health fund. While the Sta
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Apr 29, 2021
Apr 29, 2021
The BridgeValley Community and Technical College (BVCTC) Board of Governors has announced four new members, appointed by Governor Jim Justice and confirmed by the Senate: Megan Callaghan Bailey, Ashley N. Deem, Barry Holstein and Larry Pack Jr.
The BridgeValley Board of Governors consists of nine lay members and three representatives of the college, including a faculty representative, a staff representative, and a student representative, all elected by their respective governing bodies.
Deem, a career litigator, will serve as chairman of the Board of Governors, while Mark Blankenship will serve as vice chairman. Deem and Blankenship were nominated and voted into their respective positions at the most recent Board of Governors meeting held on April 16.