When asked about the challenges of mental health awareness, panelist Regina Cram, an author who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2001, said some medical professionals have biases about the diseases and therefore may not diagnose someone …
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Mental health forum is part of response to Sandy Hook
Veterans roundtable: Heitkamp identifies lack of mental health for returning …
“This is a systemic health care problem in America. This is not unique to a veterans issue, but we cannot continue to lose veterans at the rate we're losing veterans to suicide and mental health-related illness.” A military veteran commits suicide …
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Homelessness & the mentally ill
San Francisco continues to have a large homeless population despite “Care, Not Cash” and other city endeavors. Many of the homeless are suffering from mental illness. While there is universal agreement that San Francisco needs to do more to get the …
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County: Crisis Triage Center would be place to temporarily keep mentally ill …
LAS CRUCES — Doña Ana County officials on Monday ended a debate that had picked up steam in recent weeks over the mission of a proposed center to help the county's mentally ill residents. Some county commissioners had said clarification about the …
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New mental health assessment service and Wishaw care unit planned
A multi-million-pound package of improving mental health services at all three acute hospital sites in Lanarkshire has been approved by the NHS including a new care unit and round the clock liasion service. The new 24-hours-a-day/seven-days-a-week …
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Lakeshore Mental Health Institute closed
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The last patients have been moved from Lakeshore Mental Health Institute in Knoxville and the remaining staffers are laid off. Only 14 workers were left when the hospital's doors closed for good. WATE-TV reported those staffers …
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Employers must help workers overcome mental health issues
John's disposition is likely linked to a mental health condition, but his manager is unsure of how to offer support. As time passes, John grows more and more distant from the workplace. Eventually, John either goes on disability leave and never returns …
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Community services can't meet demand
It was followed by community-based care and treatment for mental illness and emergency relief. But, the report found, the entire sector was struggling to meet the demands of their client groups. Sixty-three per cent of legal services failed to meet …
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DC jail announces changes to reduce inmate suicides
In November, Michael English, 30, who had a history of mental illness and was charged with stabbing a friend, was found hanging in his cell. In a statement Monday, jail director Tom Faust said his office is reviewing its policies “to ensure all … And …
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Why My Employer's Acceptance of My Mental Illness Is Good For My Mental Health
It is a topic I have blogged and spoken publicly about extensively; how do we make our workplaces friendlier to those with mental illness? It is a loaded question and while I've offered up my share of suggestions I have never pretended to have all the …
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