New research suggests that treating some mental health patients on psychiatric wards rather than at home could lead to a drop in suicides.
Month: June 2014
Airport workers, disability-rights advocates join in push for higher …
Airport workers, disability-rights advocates join in push for higher wages. June 16, 2014 by Union Advocate. Demonstrators block traffic outside Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, protesting low wages and poor conditions for workers …
Cast Away Stigma of Mental Illness – CNN iReport
Since the tragic mass shooting in California Friday night by a lone man wielding knives, guns and his vehicle to wreak death and mayhem on unsuspecting victims, discussion has turned to mental health and mental illness.
Podcast: Mental Illness and Parenting – ProPublica
When is a mere diagnosis of mental illness enough to sever a parent's ties to her child? And how much effort must child welfare officials legally exert before they do so? Seth Freed Wessler joins Assistant Managing Editor Eric …
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