Senate passes mental health parity bill (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

Posted by Justin | September 19, 2007 .

New mental health facility in the works (Trinidad Express)
Designs are now being completed for a new mental health facility in Aripo to house at least 200 patients, who should not be at the St Ann’s Hospital, Social Development Minister Anthony Roberts says.

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:13:12 GMT
Senate passes mental health parity bill (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
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 years-long quest for a concept known as mental health parity. “The passage tonight of the Mental Health Parity bill underscores our commitment to treat all …

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:52:12 GMT
Senate Passes Mental Health Parity Bill (New York Times)
The Senate unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday night that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both.

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:41:22 GMT
Speaker Pelosi’s office flooded with calls to pass mental health legislation (KARE 11 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

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:12:42 GMT
Mentally ill need treatment on front end, before criminal acts - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Mentally ill need treatment on front end, before criminal actsAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 3 hours agoForensics is not a new criminal justice system, it is the end of a series of mental health issues that never got resolved. Many of those with mental illness …More beds for mentally ill needed Atlanta Journal Constitutionall 2 news articles

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:36:33 GMT
New mental health facility in the works - Trinidad & Tobago Express
New mental health facility in the worksTrinidad & Tobago Express, Trinidad and Tobago - 53 minutes agoThe document defined other mental illness as “long stay, rehabilitation, elderly mental ill, forensic psychiatry, mental handicap and substance abuse”. …

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:06:49 GMT
Mental health parity bill passes Senate (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Capping a long battle, the Senate passed legislation Tuesday night that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies include both. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent, moves advocates one step closer in their years-long quest for a concept known as mental health parity. Passage came on the same day that supporters inundated House Speaker …

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:36:43 GMT