Mental health care for children still major concern in Southwest Florida, doctors say (Naples Daily News)

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Mental health crisis (Esperance Express)
MEMBER for Roe Dr Graham Jacobs has levelled criticism at the Department of Health for failing to deal with an ?ever-looming crisis? in the delivery of mental health services in WA.

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:32:27 GMT
Songwriter Daniel Johnston fights to keep mental illness at bay - Boston Herald
Songwriter Daniel Johnston fights to keep mental illness at bayBoston Herald, United States - 4 hours agoThroughout his adult life Johnston has struggled with mental illness, leading to several stints of involuntary hospitalization. …

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:23:02 GMT
Leaps in treatment of mental illness predicted - Newstalk ZB
Leaps in treatment of mental illness predictedNewstalk ZB, New Zealand - 4 hours agoA British psychiatrist is predicting giant leaps in the treatment of mental illness over the next 20 years. Professor David Nutt of the University of …New ways of treating mental illness Scoop.co.nzall 3 news articles

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:50:56 GMT
Mental illness blamed in family shooting - KPNX-12
Mental illness blamed in family shootingKPNX-12, AZ - 24 minutes agoRelatives of a Tempe mom, accused of murdering her own teenage son, say she suffered from mental illness. Police say Cynthia Henandez, 45, was arrested …

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:36:30 GMT
Accused Murderer of Therapist had History of Mental Illness - WNYC
Gothamist Accused Murderer of Therapist had History of Mental IllnessWNYC, NY - 5 hours ago… that he was hospitalized in over the many, many years of his illness, and they kept releasing him.” He would not elaborate on his brother\’s mental illness.Bizarre Turn at Hearing for Suspect in Stabbing New York Timesall 6 news articles

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:32:30 GMT
Mental Health Reform (WBTV Charlotte)
Four mental health clinics in North Carolina in danger of closing after the non-profit group that provides the care decided to pull the plug. The decision highlights a growing controversy over how the state doles out help to some of our most vulnerable people.

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:08:05 GMT
Firms \’should not fear\’ mental illnesses - Sydney Morning Herald
Firms \’should not fear\’ mental illnessesSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 3 hours agoBusiness needs to get over a fear of employing people with mental illness, the federal government says. Of the 7012 people receiving a disability support …

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:13:27 GMT
Mental health care for children still major concern in Southwest Florida, doctors say (Naples Daily News)
Skyrocketing numbers of uninsured people, decreasing reimbursement to physicians and a lack of mental-health care services for children are three concerns in Southwest Florida with no solutions in sight, a panel of medical officials said Monday when speaking to the League of Women Voters of Collier County.

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:38:51 GMT
Boost for mental health services (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Training will be given to 200 private sector mental health workers under a $120,000 South Australian Government and industry program.

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:29:00 GMT
Mental Health Care Dispute Affects Thousands of Patients (WGHP Greensboro)
A financial dispute between Crossroads Behavioral Health Care and Partnership for a Drug Free North Carolina, has changed the counseling services for thousands of drug and alcohol patients in the Piedmont. Crossroads receives money from the state to enter into mental health care agreements with groups like Partnership for a Drug Free N.C. The latter claimed that dealing with Crossroads was …

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:14:46 GMT