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Health personnel crisis exists in 36 African countries
Panapress.com - Tue Aug 28, 11:35 pm GMT

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
Nni.nikkei.co.jp - Wed Aug 29, 12:09 am GMT

Q&A on Detroit Allied Health Middle College High School Partnership
Freep.com - Tue Aug 28, 11:42 pm GMT

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
Nasdaq.com - Wed Aug 29, 12:33 am GMT

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