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    Alcohol Awareness Month 5K: ADAPT raises awareness on alcohol misuse

    To acknowledge Alcohol Awareness Month, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program organized a 5K at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. Over 20 service members and their families participated in the race, which featured an interactive activity where they could wear drunk goggles and ride quadcycles simulating the effects of inebriation while driving to promote awareness and understanding of alcohol misuse. In military culture, alcohol is often used as a coping mechanism...

  • Columbia Animal Shelter spreading awareness during National Heartworm Awareness Month

    April is National Heartworm Awareness Month and Columbia Animal Shelter is spreading awareness in the community about disease prevention and treatment.

  • Middlesbrough boss reveals 'responsibility' vs Leeds United against promotion backdrop and ten-in-a-row aim

    Middlesbrough come into this one on the back of a nine-match unbeaten streak and will make it ten-in-a-row should they avoid defeat against Daniel Farke's side. Leeds' own aim will be to get back to winning ways after a three-match spell without taking maximum points, as they had done in 13 of their previous 15. Leeds beat Carrick's Boro at Elland Road earlier this season by a 3-2 scoreline and the head coach at the Riverside Stadium knows no matter the two sides' places in the form table, the...

  • Raising awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Hazleton

    HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A rally was held on Monday in NEPA spreading awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Crime Victims' Week. The rally was held by the Victims Resource Center on the campus of Penn State Hazleton. Local victims of crimes and their families were honored during the event, some victims []

  • Mental Health Awareness Month

    Dr. Jose E. Igoa, Medical Director DHR Health Behavioral Hospital May is Mental Health Awareness month, and it is an opportunity to discuss mental illness and the stigma that continues to surround mental health disorders.  Mental illness can affect individuals of any age, race, or income level.  Each year, 1 in 5 adults in the […]

  • Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

    Testicular cancer affects over 100,000 men worldwide each year.

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    May is Mental Health Awareness Month

    AFSP Illinois Executive Director Angela Cummings joins the Steve Cochran Show to raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Month this May. She emphasizes the importance of being sensitive to those experiencing a mental health crisis and shares information about various events taking place across the Chicagoland area where people can offer their support.

    • WNYC

    A National Poetry Month Open-Mic

    For National Poetry Month, we open up the phones for listeners to recite lines from their favorite poems.

  • National Poetry Month: “All I ask is that” by Elizabeth Hsu

    The Houston Youth Poet Laureate shares a poem that explores loneliness.

  • Wearing denim for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month Wednesday marks National Denim Day, a campaign started by a controversial court ruling in Italy over two decades ago. In Lackawanna County, the day has received official recognition. National Denim Day is more than just a fashion statement, it is a stand against sexual []

  • Students hit pavement for Opioid Awareness Month

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local pharmacy students organized a yearly opioid awareness walk. April is Opioid Awareness Month and students at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre hit the pavement Thursday to make others aware of the epidemic. The students also sell t-shirts and hotdogs and all proceeds are donated to the Wilke Barre Fire Department. []

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    Region One highlights Mental Health Awareness Month

    EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month and school districts across the Valley are taking this time to focus on the mental health of their students. The Office of Counseling and Mental Health, based in Region One, has only been around for a little over a year. Region One received a grant []