Virginia Hospitals Report Millions Of Dollars In Uncompensated Care For Uninsured Patients With Mental Health Problems (Medical News Today)

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Health insurance for kids: Who should get aid?
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Mon Oct 15, 01:04 pm GMT

Woman accused of murder denied bail - Sydney Morning Herald
Woman accused of murder denied bailSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 10 hours agoA WOMAN accused of stabbing to death her Scientologist father and teenage sister was suffering a psychotic episode and is likely to mount a mental illness …Double stabbing accused refused bail NEWS.com.auall 25 news articles

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:11:35 GMT
Education key to surviving mental illness - Belleville Intelligencer
Belleville Intelligencer Education key to surviving mental illnessBelleville Intelligencer, Canada - 10 hours agoThis past week marked Mental Health Week in Ontario and Fiedtkou says there\’s no time like the present to learn about the signs of mental illness and how to …

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:10:51 GMT
Wisconsin Companies, Employees Pay More For Health Care Benefits
Channel3000.com - Mon Oct 15, 01:07 pm GMT

Health Canada Approves Novel Treatment for HIV
Newswire.ca - Mon Oct 15, 01:11 pm GMT

Opinions: Op-ed: Grab Stanford’s mental health stigma by the horns (Stanford Daily)
To many on campus, it might seem as if last year played host to an abnormally high number of campus mental health ?cases.? And yet, the number of student issues was most likely no higher than average. Only [last year], people were paying attention.

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:12:24 GMT
US House speaker to push child health plan
Reuters.com - Mon Oct 15, 01:05 pm GMT

State focus on mental health system stirring optimism (Macon Telegraph)
For the first time in a long time there is a sense of optimism in the mental health community as officials respond to gaps in the state’s treatment of mentally ill patients and an ongoing Department of Justice investigation.

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:12:22 GMT
Mental illness in the workplace - Toronto Star
Mental illness in the workplaceToronto Star, Canada - 16 hours agoShe had a responsible job, as manager of the acute care and general psychiatry unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. …

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:33:20 GMT
Mental illness on the rise in Mozambique - Independent Online
Mental illness on the rise in MozambiqueIndependent Online, South Africa - 15 hours agoIn 2006 about 410 cases of mental illness due to drugs were diagnosed in the province - against a figure of 385 the previous year. …

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:09:45 GMT
NARSAD - the World’s Leading Mental Health Research Charity - Presents 2007 Prizes for Outstanding Psychiatric … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Five of the most prestigious awards in psychiatric research will be presented to scientists of great achievement by NARSAD, the world’s leading charity dedicated to mental health research, at an awards dinner here this Friday at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:22:00 GMT
Virginia Hospitals Report Millions Of Dollars In Uncompensated Care For Uninsured Patients With Mental Health Problems (Medical News Today)
Virginia does not have enough experienced psychiatrists to evaluate residents or enough hospital beds for patients seeking emergency mental health treatment, and many hospitals are losing money treating these patients, according to a report released this week by the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission, the Washington Post reports. [click link for full article]

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:16:18 GMT
Mental Illness Awareness Campaign Targets Employees - eMaxHealth.com
Mental Illness Awareness Campaign Targets EmployeeseMaxHealth.com, NC - 19 hours agoEmployees who think that mental illness or depression may be an issue for them have new resources to help them. Fact sheets, calendars and posters that …

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:03:36 GMT
Elevation won’t help if you’re battling fungal disease
Seattlepi.nwsource.com - Mon Oct 15, 01:08 pm GMT