Mental & Behavioral Health

1889 funds respite care for Alzheimer’s patients

/ Mental & Behavioral Health, News

Recently 1889 Foundation contributed $35,000 to the Laurel Highlands Alzheimer’s Association (LHAA), an organization that provides support, respite care, and other resources to families in our region dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. The money will be used to support home respite care for Alzheimer’s patients, providing quality care while  their family members take a much-needed break. In […]

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Latest Health Matters article focuses on mental illness

/ Center for Population Health, Mental & Behavioral Health

The 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health has identified mental health as one of the region’s top public health priorities. According to Mental Health America, nearly one in five Pennsylvanians has some mental illness, and more than half have received no treatment during the last year. A recent Health Matters article in the Tribune-Democrat has

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