Mental health and natural supports in the Permian Basin
The article notes mental illness is under treated and stigmatized, worsened by Texas underfunding. It cites Odessa housing shortages, high rents, and disability incomes around 675 dollars monthly driving homelessness. It highlights Permian Basin Community Centers and Centers for Children and Families as local natural supports offering counseling, advocacy, and linkage to services.
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Texas
Odessa
Permian Basin
Midland
Centers For Children and Families
PBCC
Centers for Children and Families Serves Permian Basin
About Centers for Children and Families, a nonprofit agency building strong healthy families in the Permian Basin. Learn more at centerswesttexas.org.
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Centers For Children and Families
Permian Basin
Health briefs and events in the area
Health brief submissions close at 5 p.m. Tuesday for the following Monday edition. A Tu Salud Spanish townhall meets Tuesday 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Salinas Community Center with 16 Healthy Reasons to Quit Smoking. West Texas Cancer Center offers a free prostate cancer screening Sept. 25, 5 to 7 p.m. at 301 N. Washington St. Stroke Camp for survivors and caregivers is Oct. 3-5 at Batman Methodist Camp, Merkel, cost 25. NHPCO Moments of Life campaign info. Educational session No Bones About It on Osteoporosis is Wednesday 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at MCH Center for Health & Wellness, 8050 E. Highway 191.
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Salinas Community Center
W. Clements St
Renato Galindo
Gracie Ortiz
K&g Media
West Texas Cancer Center
Washington St
Leansancology.com
Batman Methodist Camp
Merkel
The
Medical Center Hospital
MCH Center For Health & Wellness
E. Highway 191
ALON Load-the-Code drives Basin fundraising in West Texas
West Texas Food Bank seeks up to 30000 in ALON fund drive now through Sept 30. Odessa and Midland residents vote daily via the Load-the-Code app to help facility upgrades and hunger relief while courting Prizes including gas and a 2014 Ford F 150.
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West Texas Food Bank
Alan Brands
Alon Fuels
Texas
Weeklong School Notebook Highlights Busy Schedule
Burnet Cavazos Crockett and Ector schools outline a packed Sept 15 to Sept 20 agenda. Announcements, early release, AVID talks, honors, picture day, sports events at Ratliff and Midland, along with campus meetings and civic activities fill the week.
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Cavazos
John Burton
Sylvia Ponce
Hector Nieto
Ratliff
Carlsbad
N.M
Lubbock Coronado
Lubbock Monterey
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MomentsOfLife.org
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Odessa and Midland
MyAlon.com
Wtxfoodbank
Odessa Family Ymca
Mike Neeley
University Ave
PetSmart
Amy Schwartz
Wendy Hilliard
Highway 80
April
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Salvador Dominguez, Jr
Seminole
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M.S. Doss Chapel
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Hobbs
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Denver City
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Yamile Dom
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Pops” Foreman
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Tony Scott Foreman
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Athens, Ga
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Susana and
Wilhem Peters
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Judy Peters
Susana Friesen
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San Antonio
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Sommerfeld Mennonite Church
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Permian
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