The Metaphor of Mental Illness - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription) August 31, 2007
Posted by in : health , add a commentFurore over gizmo in health hub
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UTA project to improve care of persons with mental illness - Pegasus News
UTA project to improve care of persons with mental illnessPegasus News, TX - 8 hours agoA typical caseworker in a mental health/ mental retardation clinic may be assigned to manage 350 clients and expected to personally visit them every 90 days …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:17:34 GMT
Mental Health Facility Releases Elkhart Mother Accused of Killing Her 4 Children (22 WSBT South Bend)
(WSBT) An Elkhart mother accused of killing her four children is out of a mental health facility. Angelica Alvarez was released from that facility Wednesday and is now at the Elkhart County Jail. A hearing has been set that will determine if her case will finally go to trial.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:06:56 GMT
Ottawa establishes Canadian Mental Health Commission (Global TV Winnipeg)
OTTAWA? — Canada has a new federal agency to deal with a “major national health problem,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday when he announced details about the Canadian Mental Health Commission.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:28:04 GMT
“Junk Sleep” Can Threaten Health
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Prime minister names board for mental health commission - The Canadian Press
The Chronicle JournalPrime minister names board for mental health commissionThe Canadian Press, OTTAWA - 9 hours agoThe other members include three people living with mental illness, two aboriginals and representatives of care-giving agencies, professional support groups …Ottawa establishes Canadian Mental Health Commission National PostCMHA, Ontario says newly-formed Mental Health Commission of Canada … Canada NewsWire (press release)Prime Minister launches national Mental Health Commission Canada’s New Government (press release)Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada NewsWire (press release)all 32 news articles
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:00:51 GMT
Shared Decision-Making Preferences of People With Severe Mental … - Psychiatric Services (subscription)
Shared Decision-Making Preferences of People With Severe Mental …Psychiatric Services (subscription) - 8 hours agoMETHODS: In this pilot study, 30 adult clients with severe mental illness in a community mental health center were surveyed about decision making regarding …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:28:45 GMT
The Metaphor of Mental Illness - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)
The Metaphor of Mental IllnessBritish Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), UK - 1 hour agoISBN 0198530889 This book covers various issues concerning the concept of mental illness and its relation to general medical illness. …Psychiatry in the Scientific Image British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)all 2 news articles
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:11:45 GMT
Aids And Weed Ravage Forgotten Island
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Doctor criticises Indigenous child health checks
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Prime minister names board for mental health commission (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named retired Liberal Senator Michael Kirby as chairman of the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:52:00 GMT
PM names 17, some directly affected, to mental health board (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named 17 people - including a Nova Scotian with bipolar disorder, a New Brunswick professor with a schizophrenic child and the federal deputy minister of health - to sit on a mental health board led by retired Liberal senator Michael Kirby.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:26:09 GMT
PM names 17, some directly affected, to mental health board (CBC)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named 17 people - including a Nova Scotian with bipolar disorder and a New Brunswick woman with a schizophrenic child - to the board of the Canadian Mental Health Commission.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:23:02 GMT
Understanding Associations Between Serious Mental Illness and HIV … - Psychiatric Services (subscription)
Understanding Associations Between Serious Mental Illness and HIV …Psychiatric Services (subscription) - 8 hours agoMETHODS: This cross-sectional study examined data from a national sample of veterans who received a diagnosis of serious mental illness (schizophrenia, …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:31:41 GMT
Autopsy: Heart disease killed former security guard Jewell, wrongly accused in Olympic bombing
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Lung disease rates ‘on the rise’
Posted by in : health , add a commentPM officially launches mental health commission (CTV.ca)
The Mental Health Commission of Canada, set up to erase social stigmas that prevent many from getting necessary treatment, was officially launched by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:50:12 GMT
Najwa\’s mental illness a reason for bail: lawyer - SABC News
Najwa\’s mental illness a reason for bail: lawyerSABC News, South Africa - 4 hours agoLegal counsel for murder accused Najwa Petersen has told the Cape High Court that his client\’s long history of mental illness and the needs of her …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:31:47 GMT
AIDS fight
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Mikey & John Key: Politics, Child Health, Iraq!
Scoop.co.nz - Fri Aug 31, 01:37 am GMT
Mental health funds discussed (The Reporter)
Solano County began a process Wednesday to use $3.9 million awarded by the state from Proposition 63 funds to provide services for people with mental illness, officials announced. Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, created a 1 percent tax on California’s wealthiest residents to fund badly-needed mental health services in California’s counties.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:57:45 GMT
Ottawa establishes Canadian Mental Health Commission - Canada.com
Ottawa establishes Canadian Mental Health CommissionCanada.com, Canada - 10 minutes ago”Mental illness has a significant impact on all of our lives,? Harper said at an event in Ottawa. ?It costs our economy billions and our society untold …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:49:13 GMT
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washingtonpost.comWashington Post, United States - 7 hours agoAccording to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 5 million Americans have bipolar disorder. The illness, which affects not only your own …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:36:24 GMT
Ottawa establishes Canadian Mental Health Commission (Canada.com)
OTTAWA — Canada has a new federal agency to deal with a “major national health problem,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday when he announced details about the Canadian Mental Health Commission.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:49:42 GMT
Lung disease rates ‘on the rise’
News.bbc.co.uk - Fri Aug 31, 01:19 am GMT
Mentally ill \’still face prejudice\’ - Manchester Evening News
Mentally ill \’still face prejudice\’Manchester Evening News, UK - 7 hours agoThe Crying Shame report reveals that 72 per cent of adults in Great Britain think there is a stigma attached to having a mental illness. …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:13:49 GMT
Suspect sent to state mental health institute (Rocky Mountain News)
Kenton Astin, the suspect who allegedly slashed the throat of a University of Colorado student this week in Boulder, was transferred to the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo on Thursday.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:06:37 GMT
Homeless suffer more from mental illness, says report - Canada.com
The Chronicle JournalHomeless suffer more from mental illness, says reportCanada.com, Canada - 3 hours agoThe CIHI report said people who are homeless are more likely to experience mental illness or poor mental health, but which comes first - the illness or the …Mental illness rampant among homeless Times ColonistHomeless hospitalized more often for mental illness: study CBC Nova ScotiaMental disorders leading cause of homeless hospital visits Globe and MailLondon Free Press - Edmonton Journalall 39 news articles
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:36:14 GMT
Panel to inspect health institutions
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Cholera spreads in Iraq as health services collapse
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Mental health beds ‘centralised’ (BBC News)
Plans to axe in-patient services at three mental health units for elderly people in Gloucestershire are confirmed.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:51:50 GMT
Mental Health grant to assist poet’s book - The Nelson Mail
Posted by in : health , add a commentMan accused of CU attack sent to mental health institute (9 News Denver)
BOULDER ? The man accused of slashing a University of Colorado student in the throat on the Boulder campus earlier this week has been transferred to the Colorado State Mental Health Institute in Pueblo.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:28:18 GMT
Mixed reactions to health minister’s court ruling
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Schwarzenegger’s universal-health-care plan appears on life support
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Mental Health grant to assist poet\’s book - The Nelson Mail
Mental Health grant to assist poet\’s bookThe Nelson Mail, New Zealand - 3 hours agoShe said the projects had to work towards reducing stigma and discrimination of people with mental illness, while increasing understanding of them. …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:22:46 GMT
Stokes officials hope to create mental-health coordinator job (Winston-Salem Journal)
Stokes County officials are working to create a local go-between position for providers of mental-health services and residents who have developmental disabilities, substance-abuse problems and mental illness.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:29:24 GMT
Health Tip: Considering Breast Reduction Surgery?
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Dame Susan Devoy Urges Embracement of ?Like Minds’ - Scoop.co.nz August 30, 2007
Posted by in : health , add a commentPatient missing from Whitby Mental Health Centre (DurhamRegion.com)
DURHAM — Police are seeking the public?s assistance in locating a man who?s been missing since he left the Whitby Mental Health Centre Monday. William Kunkle, 39, is enrolled in a pro
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:31:15 GMT
Mental health care worker agrees with many Tech report recommendations (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
The final report on the Virginia Tech murders is shedding light on what some say are faults in Virginia’s mental health system. The report highlights problems that prevent some people from getting they help they need.
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:11:21 GMT
440 fresh appointments in health dept soon
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Your Life/ Your Money: How to Save on Health Insurance
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Investigation: No evidence astronauts were drunk before launchAn independent astronaut health panel’
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Woman accuses in-laws of infecting her with HIV
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Free mental health classes (WHOI Peoria)
Mental health advocates say one in four families have a loved one suffering from some sort of mental illness. Nami, the National Association on Mental Illness is offering free classes that may help you or a loved one cope.
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:17:40 GMT
Refugees Suffer As Aids Takes Toll in Botswana
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Dame Susan Devoy Urges Embracement of ?Like Minds\’ - Scoop.co.nz
Dame Susan Devoy Urges Embracement of ?Like Minds\’Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 2 hours agoThe research shows that where employers do not discriminate, the effect of mental illness on a person?s employment is usually minimal. …
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:26:23 GMT
Free mental health classes - WHOI
Free mental health classesWHOI, IL - 2 hours agoBy Laura Michels Mental health advocates say one in four families have a loved one suffering from some sort of mental illness. …
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:20:43 GMT
Institutions, Mental Health Professionals Can Take Steps to … - ABC News
Malaysia StarInstitutions, Mental Health Professionals Can Take Steps to …ABC News - 8 hours agoAlthough Cho\’s diagnosis will never be known definitively, the signs of progressive mental illness were there: He was odd as a small child, …A chilling thought: college shooter could have been treated Monsters and Critics.comReports: Virginia Tech Gunman Treated for Mental Illness in High … FOX News
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Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:50:59 GMT
More teens affected by mental illness - China Daily
More teens affected by mental illnessChina Daily, China - 57 minutes ago”My daughter told me she might be suffering from mental illness,” Qin said. “At one time she was very fond of the cat, but attacked it when she thought no …
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:02:59 GMT
Woman has miscarriage after rejection by 9 hospitals
Posted by in : health , add a commentWoman has miscarriage after rejection by 9 hospitals
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Insight into mental illness - Sowetan
Insight into mental illnessSowetan, South Africa - 8 hours agoMadness Revealed, a play about mental illness, is being taken to communities to highlight the condition and the plight of people suffering from it. …
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:21:22 GMT
5 with mental illness histories on leave - WorldNetDaily
Brisbane Times5 with mental illness histories on leaveWorldNetDaily, OR - 9 hours agoFive workers at the University of Colorado who have a history of mental illness have been placed on leave pending background checks, officials have …No simple solutions to issues of mental illness Denver PostMyths about mental illness: We must resist them Daily CameraCU clamps down in wake of assault Rocky Mountain NewsChicago Tribune - CNNMoney.comall 113 news articles
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:03:32 GMT
Mental health system fails daughter: woman: Health (The Halifax Daily News)
Sheila Morrison kicked up enough of a fuss about her daughter’s care at the Abbie Lane mental health facility that the 33-year-old was transferred early yesterday evening.
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:36:26 GMT
Mental Health Gets Axed (Santa Barbara Independent)
In a case of toxic trickle-down, county mental health officials now find themselves pressed to find $1.4 million to fund a successful program that keeps mentally ill homeless people off the streets. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger axed funding on August 25 as part of Sacramento?s convoluted and dysfunctional budget dance: In order to get the Republican votes needed to pass his budget, the governor …
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:11:30 GMT
Mental illness linked to hospital stays by homeless - CTV.ca
Mental illness linked to hospital stays by homelessCTV.ca, Canada - 1 hour ago”People with severe mental illness may experience limited housing, employment and income options,\’\’ she said in a statement. “On the other hand, …Mental disorders account for more than half of hospital stays … Canada NewsWire (press release)Rising Demand Continues for Mental Health Services on Campus PR Newswire (press release)Colleges Improving Mental Health Care Associated Contentall 10 news articles
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:25:49 GMT
China tells U.N. health agency its food exports are safe, se
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Bihar: Fear of disease outbreak
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Govt to give job letters to 400 health workers
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Hospital Music almost killed Matthew Good - Dose.ca
Hospital Music almost killed Matthew GoodDose.ca, Canada - 22 minutes agoPrior to recording the album, the opinionated art provocateur suffered through the worst year of his life: his lifelong struggle with mental illness …
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:37:14 GMT
Hospitalization rates down for young kids with HIV
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Your health: The investment of a lifetime
Posted by in : health , add a commentGovernor Perdue Announces Appointments to Mental Health Service Delivery Commission (The Weekly)
ATLANTA (August 29, 2007) ? Governor Sonny Perdue announced today the following appointments to the Mental Health Service Delivery Commission.
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:47:55 GMT
UCSD Program Seeks Early Identification of Young Patients At Risk … - UCSD Medical Center
UCSD Program Seeks Early Identification of Young Patients At Risk …UCSD Medical Center, CA - 7 hours ago?Our goal is to assess and help treat those at risk of developing a severe mental illness.? Participants in the CARE program must be between 12 and 30 years …
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:27:02 GMT
Salary deal soon for health workers
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Mandela announces Aids concert in London
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New Asthma Guidelines Stress Disease Control
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Your health: The investment of a lifetime
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Mental health care gets push in Transylvania (Asheville Citizen-Times)
BREVARD — A new program at Transylvania Community Hospital is trying to address the lack of mental health services in Western North Carolina.
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:40:42 GMT
Health Night owls wise up
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Myths about mental illness: We must resist them - Daily Camera August 29, 2007
Posted by in : health , add a commentPoverty rate declines, health insurance woes creep into middle, upper class
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NYU grad explores \’gutter punk\’ culture, mental illness in new book - NorthJersey.com
NYU grad explores \’gutter punk\’ culture, mental illness in new bookNorthJersey.com, NJ - 4 hours ago”One of the things that fascinated me about writing about someone with mental illness is I\’ve always been uncomfortable with the idea of objective truth, …
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:55:32 GMT
HIV self-tests ineffective in high-risk individuals
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Health Learning to love apples
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No simple solutions to issues of mental illness - Denver Post
No simple solutions to issues of mental illnessDenver Post, CO - 7 hours agoIt also suspended, with pay, all employees who had been recommended by the Mental Health Center of Boulder County - the agency that referred Astin to CU …Mental-health advocates worry university overreacted Daily CameraChinook evacuated over package left by stabbing suspect Daily Cameraall 7 news articles
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:02:12 GMT
Myths about mental illness: We must resist them - Daily Camera
TheDenverChannel.comMyths about mental illness: We must resist themDaily Camera, CO - 8 hours agoIncidents like Monday\’s attack can revive old stereotypes about mental illness. Such stigmatization is hurtful, dangerous and irrational, and reasonable …CU clamps down in wake of assault Rocky Mountain NewsCU Student Released from the Hospital My Fox Colorado.comAs teen heals, issues about attacker linger Chicago TribuneCNNMoney.com - Daily Cameraall 95 news articles
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:21:49 GMT
Grants to provide community-based substance abuse, mental health treatment (Mid-Hudson News)
Albany - TGhe New York State Office of Children & Family Services announced the award of $1.25 million in grants to help juvenile delinquents overcome mental health and substance abuse problems.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:41:09 GMT
Innovative Benefit Designs from LifeWise Health Plan Appeal to Uninsured, Young Adults
Posted by in : health , add a commentHealth personnel crisis exists in 36 African countries
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Mental illness\’ effects worse for poor blacks - Dallas Morning News (subscription)
Mental illness\’ effects worse for poor blacksDallas Morning News (subscription), TX - 17 hours agoMental illness is difficult for any race, but African-Americans often face an additional barrier of racial bias when struggling to survive in society, …
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:51:45 GMT
Mental health service improvements begin (Otago Daily Times)
OTAGO?S long-awaited roll-out of new mental health has begun, with the announcement of the first service providers.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:13:44 GMT
Psychiatric Disorders and Diabetes Mellitus - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)
Psychiatric Disorders and Diabetes MellitusAm J Psychiatry (subscription) - 8 hours agoThis area is a major concern given the elevated rates of cardiovascular mortality observed in patients with serious mental illness. …
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:18:57 GMT
Ministry Wants Large Corp Health Plans To Aid Govt-Run Program
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Q&A on Detroit Allied Health Middle College High School Partnership
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Mental health workers on strike (BBC News)
About 700 mental health workers are on strike in Manchester in protest at the suspension of a shop steward.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:53:02 GMT
Prosecutors challenge mental illness claims in Montgomery case - KBSD
Prosecutors challenge mental illness claims in Montgomery caseKBSD, KS - 10 hours agoAP - August 29, 2007 10:14 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Federal prosecutors are challenging a brain-scan report in the case of a Kansas woman accused of …Brain scans are focus of hearing in Lisa Montgomery case Kansas City StarWomb-cutting defense is challenged St. Louis Post-DispatchMontgomery case may hinge on brain scans Earthtimes.orgall 7 news articles
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:28:39 GMT
Innovative Benefit Designs from LifeWise Health Plan Appeal to Uninsured, Young Adults
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Open House for New Mental Health Facility Scheduled Today (WSAV Savannah)
A new facility will soon be opening to assist folks in Chatham County and the surrounding communities with a variety of mental health services.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:31:01 GMT
ECONOMIC REPORT: Poverty Rate Falls, But More Lack Health Insurance
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Psychiatrists, Mental Illness, and Violence - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)
Psychiatrists, Mental Illness, and ViolenceAm J Psychiatry (subscription) - 8 hours ago… whose violence derives from a severe mental disorder, the potential for violence diminishes with effective treatment of the underlying mental illness. …
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:04:30 GMT
New Orleans Suffers Crisis in Mental Health Care (NPR)
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleans residents need mental health care, but there are few resources and almost no psychiatric beds. With nowhere to turn, people in the city have been forced to take drastic steps.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:13:20 GMT
Report: Mental health reform hurt patients (The News & Observer)
State and local officials turned their attention away from helping the mentally ill as they rushed to write new flow charts and divvy up responsibilities in the state’s mental health system, a state consultant says in a new report.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:43:44 GMT
WELL, WELL, WELL - VUE Weekly
WELL, WELL, WELLVUE Weekly, Canada - 3 hours agoAnd, speaking of drugs and mental illness, most reporting on marijuana is actively slanted to perpetuate fear around that medicine, eagerly reporting it has …
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:36:12 GMT
More focus sought on SA Indigenous health
Posted by in : health , add a commentMental Health board asking 0.8 mills for counseling services (The Advertiser-Tribune)
The Mental Health and Recovery Board is asking voters this November to approve an additional 0.8 mills for five years. Revenue would be used for counseling and support services in Seneca County.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:41:55 GMT
America’s poverty rate dips; more have no health insurance
Chicagotribune.com - Wed Aug 29, 12:51 am GMT
How to have a perfect good health day…
Article.wn.com - Wed Aug 29, 12:59 am GMT
AIDS trio were buried alive: claim
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Poetic justice - Guardian Unlimited
Poetic justiceGuardian Unlimited, UK - 6 hours agoCourse tutor Steve Gordon, a highly regarded special needs teacher, says students, whether they have mental illness or not, sometimes drop out of courses …
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:59:01 GMT
Fayette County mental health programs will get funding (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Funding for Fayette County’s mental health/mental retardation programs will continue uninterrupted for the next fiscal year.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:10:30 GMT
The Devil and Daniel Johnston - Metapsychology
The Devil and Daniel JohnstonMetapsychology, NY - 14 hours agoThe movie documents Johnston\’s trials and tribulations as his determination to make music and art contends with his mental illness and the conviction of …
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:29:52 GMT
CU clamps down in wake of assault - Rocky Mountain News
Sydney Morning HeraldCU clamps down in wake of assaultRocky Mountain News, CO - 37 minutes agoBy Julie Poppen, Rocky Mountain News BOULDER - The University of Colorado put five workers with histories of mental illness on paid leave Tuesday as it …As teen heals, issues about attacker linger Chicago TribuneTASER Device Ends Stabbing On University of Colorado Campus CNNMoney.comCampus attack fresh on minds in Boulder Rocky Mountain NewsABC News - My Fox Colorado.comall 80 news articles
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:22:53 GMT
Town Hall meeting could decide fate for mentally ill - Pegasus News
Town Hall meeting could decide fate for mentally illPegasus News, TX - 20 minutes agoThe average life expectancy for an African American with mental illness living without a home in Dallas, is 42 years old. 35 years shorter than the norm. …
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:39:10 GMT
More focus sought on SA Indigenous health
Abc.net.au - Wed Aug 29, 01:09 am GMT
Mental health in crisis after Governor veto (The Ukiah Daily Journal)
With Friday’s signing of the state’s budget, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cut $55 million dollars of funding for the mental health program funded by AB 2034.
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:45:05 GMT
Mental health conference convenes at Grafton (Winchester Star)
Winchester ? Despite differences in policy, representatives from three countries have found common issues in mental health care options.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:40:08 GMT
Mental health center welcomes new \’volunteers\’ - YourHub.com
Mental health center welcomes new \’volunteers\’YourHub.com, CO - 8 hours agoNearly one out of five families is affected by mental illness. JeffersonCenter for Mental Health ( www.jcmh.org) is the community mental health center …
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:52:36 GMT
America’s poverty rate dips, but more have no health insurance
Feeds.chicagotribune.com - Wed Aug 29, 01:15 am GMT
Sheriff’s office gets $25K grant toward mental health court (Daily News Journal) August 28, 2007
Posted by in : health , add a commentHospitals assess impact of new Medicare policy
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Sheriff’s office gets $25K grant toward mental health court (Daily News Journal)
MURFREESBORO ? A $25,241 U.S. Department of Justice grant will enable the Rutherford County Sheriff?s Department to plan for a mental health court, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon announced today.
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:27:00 GMT
Ghana: Mental Health Manual Launched (AllAfrica.com)
A Mental Health Manual entitled “Essential Skills for Mental Health Care” has been launched to further enhance the development of mental health services in the country.
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:54:16 GMT
CU Evaluating Mental Health Referrals (FOX 31 Denver)
The University of Colorado says eight temporary employees referred by a mental-health agency are on paid leave after a former participant in the program was accused of attacking a student with a knife.
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:47:30 GMT
Fortis plans 40 hospitals by 2010
Dailypioneer.com - Mon Aug 27, 11:26 pm GMT
Selective Mutism - Washington Post
Selective MutismWashington Post, United States - 8 hours agoLet\’s start with ag1976, who wrote, “I hope that the one thing we take from this tragedy is that mental illness needs to be spoke about, …Coverage of Cho may renew stigma of mental illness, experts say Roanoke TimesReports: Virginia Tech Gunman Treated for Mental Illness in High … FOX Newsall 77 news articles
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:59:32 GMT
