Backers push for vote on Wellstone-inspired mental health bill (Boston Globe)

Posted by Justin | September 18, 2007 .

An unorthodox attitude to illness - Times Online
An unorthodox attitude to illnessTimes Online, UK - 4 hours agoMy mother also suffered from mental illness, but I didn?t find out until I was 16 years old. I was brought up by my grandparents in Herleshausen, …

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:22:18 GMT
Gun Buyers Must Release Mental Health Records - WJZ
Washington Post Gun Buyers Must Release Mental Health RecordsWJZ, MD - 1 hour ago”A policy that associates guns and mental illness will perpetuate the misperception that if you have a mental illness, you\’re dangerous. …Mental Health, Gun Rights Groups Worry About Impact of New Gun … Southern Maryland OnlineMd. Demands Access to Gun Buyers\’ Mental Records Washington Postall 14 news articles

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:21:23 GMT
Backers push for vote on Wellstone-inspired mental health bill (Boston Globe)
Supporters of mental health legislation inundated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office Tuesday urging a vote on the bill, one that retiring Rep. Jim Ramstad said he hoped to see pass as part of his “legacy.”

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:25:11 GMT
Mother found not guilty by reason of insanity in child\’s strangulation - Providence Eyewitness News
Mother found not guilty by reason of insanity in child\’s strangulationProvidence Eyewitness News, RI - 4 hours agoPlymouth District Attorney Tim Cruz says psychiatrists for prosecutors and the defense agreed that Kirk suffers from a major mental illness and was not …Doctors: Carver mom accused of killing child is psychotic Brockton Enterpriseall 12 news articles

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:32:29 GMT
Senate passes mental health parity bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday night that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both.

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:41:35 GMT
Senate Passes Mental Health Parity Legislation (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Supporters of mental health legislation inundated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office Tuesday urging a vote on the bill, one that retiring Rep. Jim Ramstad said he hoped to see pass as part of his “legacy.” More Health News More Political News

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:26:00 GMT
Senate passes mental health parity legislation (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Senate passes mental health parity legislation Eds: Capping a long battle, the Senate passed legislation Tuesday night that would require equal health insurance

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:52:12 GMT
Senate OKs mental health parity bill (MSNBC)
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday night that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent, moves advocates one step closer in their quest for a concept known as mental health parity.

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:47:29 GMT