New Ottawa mental health director surveys budget (The Grand Rapids Press) January 31, 2008
Posted by in : health , add a commentGiving Mental Health Patients Their Due (EARTHtimes.org)
Doctors in Britain are being advised to avoid differentiating between people in urgent need of help for their mental health until the source of payment for their treatment has been ascertained.
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:20:45 GMT
State accused of not advancing mental health - MLive.comState accused of not advancing mental healthMLive.com, MI - 13 hours agoOne reason Michigan has fallen behind most other states is that it doesn\’t require insurance companies to treat mental illness like other physical illnesses …
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:50:54 GMT
Don’t Use Mental Health Legislation To Lock Untreatable People Away, Says Doctors, UK (Medical News Today)
Patients who cannot be treated are at risk of being detained in psychiatric facilities even if there is no prospect of doctors being able to provide a health benefit to them, said the BMA today (Thursday 31 January 2008), in its response1 to the Government’s consultation on the revised draft of the 1983 Mental Health Act Code of Practice for England.
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:15:08 GMT
Mental health system honors Sen. Boyd - YourHub.comMental health system honors Sen. BoydYourHub.com, CO - 3 minutes agoSerious mental health disorders affect about 60 million Americans, including one out of every four families in Colorado at any given time. Mental illness …
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:56:40 GMT
New Ottawa mental health director surveys budget (The Grand Rapids Press)
OTTAWA COUNTY — One by one, consumers from Ottawa County’s Community Mental Health system stepped forward, raising concerns about proposed budget cuts that could affect programs.
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:00:45 GMT
Family education classes on mental illness - Latah EagleFamily education classes on mental illnessLatah Eagle, ID - 7 hours agoFamilies on the Palouse who have relatives or friends suffering from mental illness can attend a free, 12 week, program on the major mental illnesses …
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:25:48 GMT
Lawyers talk about suspect’s mental health (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
BURLINGTON — Two weeks after Essex shooting suspect Christopher Williams refused to plead guilty, lawyers discussed the upcoming trial, his mental health and whether an impartial jury can be found in Chittenden County. … - The Associated Press
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:02:25 GMT
Interim mental health boss named
Posted by nzpcs-member in : health , add a commentInterim mental health boss named
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Modernizing Mental Health Care in China - Wall Street JournalModernizing Mental Health Care in ChinaWall Street Journal - 29 minutes agoIn fact, it is estimated that 90% of the 873000 suicides per year in the world are related to mental illness. As the executive director of an international …
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:30:24 GMT
Hospitals must offer video to warn parents
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New Ottawa mental health director surveys budget (The Grand Rapids Press)
Posted by nzpcs-member in : health , add a commentNational campaign aims to end stigma linked to mental illness - Belleville IntelligencerNational campaign aims to end stigma linked to mental illnessBelleville Intelligencer, Canada - 5 hours agoBelieving that a person who has or has had a mental illness is not intelligent or is more likely to be violent and aggressive are two examples. …
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:46:03 GMT
Spears hospitalized for ‘mental health’ (Los Angeles Times)
For the second time in a month, the pop star is physically removed from her home by police. Los Angeles Police officers physically removed pop star Britney Spears from her home early today, placing the troubled celebrity on a “mental health evaluation hold,” authorites said.
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:59:59 GMT
State accused of not advancing mental health (The Grand Rapids Press)
The state’s mental health system has made little progress since a 2004 study concluded it was “broken,” a panel of experts said today. “This is appalling and unacceptable,” said Mark Reinstein, president and CEO of Mental Health Association of Michigan.
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:57:35 GMT
Spears hospitalized for “mental health” (The Record)
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that pop star Britney Spears was placed on ?mental health evaluation hold? early Thursday after being forcibly hospitalized.
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:58:22 GMT
?MoD releases latest Armed Forces mental health statistics (Government News Network)
The Armed Forces mental health statistics for the second quarter of 2007, published today, continue to show that the number of personnel assessed and diagnosed with a mental disorder remained low.
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:52:48 GMT
Florida pays a high price because mental health needs go unmet - Sarasota Herald-TribuneFlorida pays a high price because mental health needs go unmetSarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 6 hours agoThe same cannot be said, however, about those with a mental illness. Mental health issues are not handled in the same manner — which is understandable to a …
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:34:27 GMT
Health Insurance Scheme Does Not Provide for Rural Poor January 30, 2008
Posted by in : health , add a commentGovt set to check female foeticides in health centres
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News briefs - Waynesville Smoky Mountain NewsNews briefsWaynesville Smoky Mountain News, NC - 8 hours agoA local affiliate of NAMI ? National Alliance for Mental Illness ? was organized in Haywood County 2007 by John and Suzanne Gernandt. …
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:18:54 GMT
Health Insurance Scheme Does Not Provide for Rural Poor
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State asks US Supreme Court to review overturned death - Journal and CourierState asks US Supreme Court to review overturned deathJournal and Courier, IN - 10 hours agoJurors might have spared Christopher M. Stevens if his defense attorneys had presented adequate evidence of his mental illness, a federal appeals court …
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:43:19 GMT
Death of health care reform sad final act for Perata
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Most mentally ill inmates get no medication in city - Richmond Times DispatchMost mentally ill inmates get no medication in cityRichmond Times Dispatch, VA - 19 hours agoPhoto By: EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH By DAVID RESS Hundreds of people with mental illness sweat out jail time in Richmond with no medication — the most basic …
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:22:36 GMT
Insanity ruling leaves Lee\’s Lopez not guilty - The News-PressInsanity ruling leaves Lee\’s Lopez not guiltyThe News-Press, FL - 10 hours ago… filed Tuesday, that Lopez will be committed to the Department of Children and Families for placement in a facility to cure him of his mental disease. …Judge finds Lopez not guilty in 2002 teen stabbing Bonitanews (subscription)all 15 news articles
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:50:26 GMT
Myths of Socialized Medicine Lead to Bad Health Care Policies
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College mental health in the wake of Virginia Tech (TurkishPress.com)
Posted by nzpcs-member in : health , add a commentInpatient care sometimes needed - The Kingston Whig-StandardInpatient care sometimes neededThe Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada - 3 hours agoCarolyn Kemp\’s moving letter regarding the plight of her mentally ill nephew (”Man should be treated for his mental illness,” Jan. 26) illustrates a growing …
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:20:05 GMT
Outskirts Press Announces ‘Hope Through the Fire’, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Mental Health Book From Columbia, SC … (PRWeb)
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Hope Through the Fire by Gayle Heimbach Bradshaw, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5 x 8 Paperback in the Mental Health category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $7.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/gaylyn was launched simultaneously with the book’s …
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:12:01 GMT
Spears On The Pop-Culture Couch - Hartford CourantSpears On The Pop-Culture CouchHartford Courant, United States - Jan 28, 2008It\’s hardly a cause for wonder how coverage of Spears has reached the point of quibbling over which mental illness might afflict her. …HEALTH BRIEFS The Oregonian - OregonLive.comAre The Inmates Running The Asylum? The Conservative Voiceall 7 news articles
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:09:52 GMT
Mixed-sex mental health warning (BBC News)
Patients detained under the mental health act are often on mixed-sex wards, where their safety may be at risk.
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:09:21 GMT
Loyola University Health System acquiring Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
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College mental health in the wake of Virginia Tech (TurkishPress.com)
Ann Arbor, MI ? For the sixth straight year, the University of Michigan Depression Center will host the nation?s leading conference on college mental health issues on March 18 and 19, bringing together psychologists, doctors, nurses, counselors, researchers, administrators and students.
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:14:45 GMT
Lawyers discuss suspect’s mental health after he refuses plea (Boston Globe)
Two weeks after Essex shooting suspect Christopher Williams refused to plead guilty, lawyers discussed the upcoming trial, his mental health and whether an impartial jury can be found in Chittenden County.
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:39:42 GMT
I supported the health plan
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About town - Portsmouth Herald NewsAbout townPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 4 hours agoYork\’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI-Family York, will offer Family-to-Family, a course for family and friends of people with …Diversity Forum holds Black History Month readings, film … Portsmouth Herald Newsall 2 news articles
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:17:38 GMT
At the York Public library - Portsmouth Herald NewsAt the York Public libraryPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 4 hours ago”Helping Someone With Mental Illness” by Roslyn Carter, former First Lady and mental health advocate, gives helpful and compassionate advice to the family, …
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:06:15 GMT
Psychological help aids cancer patients
Earthtimes.org - Wed Jan 30, 08:43 am GMT
University to sponsor mental health symposium this week (Cavalier Daily Online)
Policy makers and health care workers will gather at the University Thursday and Friday for a symposium about the role of mental health in violence.
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:26:55 GMT
Standing on my Knees @ The Gardner Stages - LAist
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Standing on my Knees @ The Gardner Stages - LAist
LAistStanding on my Knees @ The Gardner StagesLAist, CA - 7 hours agoBut the play does a nice job of looking at fundamental questions of mental illness, and what living a ?normal? life really means.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:35:35 GMT
Guv calls for better health facilities
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Tennessean Examines Group That Provides Mental Health Services To Immigrants, Refugees (Medical News Today) January 29, 2008
Posted by nzpcs-member in : health , add a commentCould I have sectioned this patient? - PulseCould I have sectioned this patient?Pulse, UK - 14 hours agoA patient who clearly needed treatment for his mental illness refused voluntary admission but also refused to leave my consulting room. …Star turn helps bring an end to negativity Guardian UnlimitedPsychiatric wards are frightening, says watchdog Guardian Unlimitedall 3 news articles
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:21:20 GMT
- Panel kills Schwarzenegger’s health plan
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Legislation signed to enhance care and treatment of prisoners with … - EmpireStateNews.netLegislation signed to enhance care and treatment of prisoners with …EmpireStateNews.net, New York - 33 minutes agoThe legislation formalizes the administration?s commitment to removing prisoners with serious mental illness from what are commonly known as ?special …
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:26:56 GMT
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Mental illness diagnoses growing nationally, locally - WWAY NewsChannel 3Mental illness diagnoses growing nationally, locallyWWAY NewsChannel 3, NC - 3 hours agoWilmington doctor Arthur Costantini says in the past few years there has been a 20 percent increase in mental illness locally. He says society plays a role, …
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:54:58 GMT
Mental health, it’s everyone’s business (Wandsworth Guardian)
This week we are launching a year-long campaign to improve the mental health of people in south-west London. One in four of us will suffer from a mental health problem at some point of our lives, so every family is affected.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:46:23 GMT
South Africa: Seaweed-Based Gel Offers Women Hope Against HIV
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Man missing from mental health agency (The Shelby Star)
SHELBY ? A man has been missing since Sunday from a local mental health care agency and the agency asking for help finding him. Anthony Ussery, 44, was reported missing from One on One Care of Shelby.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:21:02 GMT
California Institute of Integral Studies Launches Groundbreaking Community Mental Health Program (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Masters degree program addresses growing mental health workforce crisis
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:56:00 GMT
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Conference: College Mental Health in the Wake of Virginia Tech (Newswise)
For the sixth straight year, the nation’s leading conference on college mental health issues will bring together psychologists, doctors, nurses, counselors, researchers, administrators and students. But in the wake of the April 2007 tragedy on the campus of Virginia Tech, the conference has taken on a heightened significance.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:33:00 GMT
Suspect charged with first-degree murder in Capitol Hill stabbing - Seattle TimesSuspect charged with first-degree murder in Capitol Hill stabbingSeattle Times, United States - 6 hours agoWilliams has a history of mental illness and psychiatric hospitalization dating to his teenage years in Arkansas. He once told a psychiatric social worker …First-of-Its-Kind National Online Survey Uncovers Obstacles to … PR Newswire (press release)all 10 news articles
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:50:13 GMT
Tennessean Examines Group That Provides Mental Health Services To Immigrants, Refugees (Medical News Today)
The Tennessean on Monday examined mental health services for refugees living in Tennessee. Centerstone, a Nashville, Tenn.-based community mental health provider, and the Somali Community Center in 2004 received an HHS Office of Minority Health grant, which they used to jointly create a program aimed at providing mental health services to refugees. The grant expired at the end of December 2007.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:14:04 GMT
Dropping of charges ends a tale of incest, mental illness - Omaha World-Herald (subscription)
Posted by nzpcs-member in : health , add a commentState Acts to Plug Gaps in Mental Health System (Washington Post)
RICHMOND, Jan. 28 — The Virginia General Assembly continued to move forward Monday to overhaul how the state cares for people with mental illness, promising to fix a system whose flaws were exposed last year after the shootings at Virginia Tech.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:38:37 GMT
Library launches mental health collection (NewsNow.com - County of Yarmouth)
A room filled with user-friendly material on mental health issues left the province’s coordinator of Mental Health Projects incredulous during the launch of Western Counties Regional Library’s mental health collection on Monday, Jan…
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:12:45 GMT
Dropping of charges ends a tale of incest, mental illness - Omaha World-Herald (subscription)Dropping of charges ends a tale of incest, mental illnessOmaha World-Herald (subscription), NE - 9 hours agoOr, they asked, was her fury fueled by her mental illness and the sordid memories of her brother\’s having raped her three decades before? …
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:02:51 GMT
Suspect In Slaying Has History Of Crime, Mental Illness - KIROtv.com
KIROtv.comSuspect In Slaying Has History Of Crime, Mental IllnessKIROtv.com, WA - 28 minutes agoA background check of Williams revealed that he was incarcerated in Florida and was under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and mental health …
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:32:11 GMT
Mental Health Screenings, Risk Behavior Interventions Needed In Juvenile Justice System (Science Daily)
Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual behavior that increases their HIV risk. Findings of the study suggest the need for depression screenings as part of the juvenile intake process in order to determine appropriate mental health, substance use and HIV risk behavior interventions.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:33:22 GMT
Private hospitals propose new model for industry
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Attorney Says Higa Will Use Insanity Defense - KITV.comAttorney Says Higa Will Use Insanity DefenseKITV.com, HI - 7 hours agoThe key question is whether mental illness caused his drug abuse or the other way around. At Oahu Community Correctional Center on Monday morning Higa, 23, …
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:43:48 GMT
Mental health package advances (The Washington Times)
RICHMOND (AP) ? A package of bills to reform the state’s mental health system in the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy passed unanimously out of a Senate committee yesterday, while others made their way through the House.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:44:12 GMT
Air pollution hurting Cdns’ heart health: foundation Alberta’s Stelmach says Canadian economy depend
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State lags in mental health reporting for gun database (Reporter-Times)
Posted by in : health , add a commentState lags in mental health reporting for gun database (Reporter-Times)
Indiana is failing to provide a national database with the names of people its state courts have deemed unfit to own guns because of mental health issues, a gun control advocacy group says.
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:25:58 GMT
State mental health bills? drift: Don?t opt out like Pierce County (Tacoma News Tribune)
The state has been running the Pierce County mental health system since Jan. 1.
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:32:20 GMT
Idaho considers releasing mental health records under gun measure (KIDK TV Idaho Falls)
By Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) _ A new federal gun sales law requires states to share mental health information with the FBI and Idaho officials say they are studying ways to comply.
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:29:26 GMT
Mental Health Reforms Clear Senate Committee (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
A package of bills to reform the state’s mental health system in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings passed unanimously out of a Senate committee Monday.
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:28:12 GMT
? Va. Acts to Plug Gaps in Mental Health System - Washington Post? Va. Acts to Plug Gaps in Mental Health SystemWashington Post, United States - 1 hour ago28 — The Virginia General Assembly continued to move forward Monday to overhaul how the state cares for people with mental illness, promising to fix a …Answers for lasting mental-health reform Daily PressAssembly works on mental health reform legislation Roanoke TimesVirginia Tech-inspired mental health legislation makes strides The Virginian-Pilotall 18 news articles
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:10:00 GMT
State lags in mental health reporting for gun database (22 WSBT South Bend) January 28, 2008
Posted by in : health , add a commentState legislative mental health bills? drift: Don?t opt out like Pierce County (Tacoma News Tribune)
The state has been running the Pierce County mental health system since Jan. 1.
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:31:47 GMT
How Teenage Rebellion Has Become a Mental Illness - AlterNetHow Teenage Rebellion Has Become a Mental IllnessAlterNet, CA - 7 hours agoAfter I assure them that ODD is in fact an official mental illness — an increasingly popular diagnosis for children and teenagers — they often guess that …Are The Inmates Running The Asylum? The Conservative Voiceall 2 news articles
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:05:40 GMT
Families offered help with mental illness - News & ObserverFamilies offered help with mental illnessNews & Observer, NC - 9 hours agoHILLSBOROUGH - A series of 12 weekly classes to help family members understand and support relatives with mental illness is planned for this spring. …
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:55:10 GMT
Board plans forums about mental health services (Salem Statesman Journal)
The Marion County Health Department is reaching out to the public to find out what mental health services people want for children in the community.
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:26:40 GMT
Mental health patient abuse - Charlotte ObserverMental health patient abuseCharlotte Observer, NC - 7 hours agoApparently, one solution would be to blame the victims of this violence, residents with mental illness who are in the hospital, often not voluntarily, …
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:02:25 GMT
State lags in mental health reporting for gun database (22 WSBT South Bend)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) ? Indiana is failing to provide a national database with the names of people its state courts have deemed unfit to own guns because of mental health issues, a gun control advocacy group says.
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:38:04 GMT
