Los Angeles TimesFort Bragg manhunt raises mental health questionsLos Angeles TimesSuspected killer's family and mental health advocates say the fugitive should have been compelled to undergo psychiatric evaluation and treatment years ago. They are pressing for changes now. Aaron Bassler, 35, who is suspected of killing a Fort Bragg …and more » mentalhealth – Google News
Mental health, disability reform face deadlinesAmes TribuneWhen Iowa legislators departed the Capitol this summer, they left behind a sweeping piece of legislation that directed counties to dismantle their local mental health and disability services systems by July 1, 2013. … mentalhealth – Google News
Holmes fights mental health layoffsMontgomery AdvertiserRobert Bentley to stop the layoffs of state employees at the Alabama Department of Mental Health, who he said were allegedly cut for budgetary reasons but are being replaced by contract workers. Holmes said the majority of those employees are laborers …Black lawmaker challenges Bentley over mental health layoffsGadsden TimesHolmes [...]
PsychCentral.comGap in Mental Health Care for Suicidal TeensPsychCentral.comThe American health care system segregates medical and mental health services, making for a flawed structure that limits health care access and the delivery of services. A new study shows the dangerous implications …Few Suicidal Teens Get the Help They NeedU.S. News & World Reportall 7 news articles » [...]
vtdigger.orgOptions shrinking for replacement state hospital after floodvt.Buzz (blog)But the state is still looking for alternatives, Mental Health Commissioner Christine Oliver said Friday. Fifty-one patients at the state psychiatric hospital had to be evacuated the day after Tropical Storm Irene struck due to flooding. …State, mental health advocates struggle to find best option for post-flood [...]
MiamiHerald.comJudge sends Medicare offender to prison for 50 yearsMiamiHerald.comNew York transplant Lawrence Duran once ran a multimillion-dollar mental health company in Miami, lobbied Congress for his industry and tooled around town in a Maserati. His next stop: federal prison — likely for the rest of his life. …Owner of Miami-Area Mental Health Company Sentenced to [...]
KXLY SpokaneIs Mental Health in China Getting Worse?PsychCentral.com (blog)A story by Jaime FlorCruz over at CNN today caught my eye about mental health problems in China. The journalist asks a simple question, “Are mental health problems in China getting worse?” Like most simple questions asking about …Growing pains hit mental health in ChinaCNN Internationalall 55 [...]
Growing pains hit mental health in ChinaCNN InternationalThey have also put the spotlight on the state of mental health in China. Dr. Michael Phillips, director of Suicide Research and Prevention Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, does not think so. "I expect the recent spate of …and more » mentalhealth – Google News
Black lawmaker challenges Bentley over mental health layoffsGadsden TimesRobert Bentley does not halt layoffs of mental health employees that Holmes said disproportionately affect lower-paid black workers. Holmes, D-Montgomery, chairman of civil rights and affirmative action for the Legislative Black Caucus, …Holmes Challenges Dept. of Mental Health LayoffsWAKAall 2 news articles » mentalhealth – Google News
City mental health clinic having trouble meeting payrollBaltimore SunEmployees of the West Baltimore mental health and substance abuse clinic Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. have complained of bounced paychecks in recent weeks, and state health officials say they are monitoring to …and more » mentalhealth – Google News
