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With suicide the second-leading cause of death for Wyoming youths ages 15-19, the Wyoming Department of health is beginning a new program with public and private partners to help address the role of schools in youth suicide prevention.

The Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program (MYSPP) recently learned that it has been selected to receive a $500,000 grant to enhance its efforts in high schools across the state. The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded 18 grants totaling almost $27 million over three years. Awards ranged form $317,000 to $500,000. This is the second Garret Lee Smith SAMHSA youth suicide prevention award received by MSYPP.

An epidemiological study performed in Spain discloses a relationship between high blood pressure and depression in the elderly in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. A positive association between hypertension and depression has been reported in some inquiries but not in others, and the relationship was limited to individuals with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in some studies.

Title: Black Heart patients Treated Less for DepressionCategory: health newscreated: 10/30/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/30/2008