Month: February 2015

Advocacy – Center for Disability Rights | Integration, Independence …

News. Center for Disability Rights to Assist Any Individual Impacted by Home Care Information Breach and Calls Upon Local Legal Community to Support This Effort. October 20, 2015. Statement of the Center for Disability Rights on Angels in …

NHS England » Guidance on new mental health standards published

News. Guidance on new mental health standards published. 13 February 2015 – 10:28. NHS England has set out guidance for how new access and waiting time standards for mental health services are to be introduced. In October, NHS …

NHS England » A defining moment in mental health care – Dr …

The introduction of the access and waiting time standards for mental health marks the start of a new era in England's mental health services and in its healthcare system. It is the start of the end of the low levels of access to …

Researcher shows success with PTSD treatment for female veterans …

Post-traumatic stress disorder has been a recognized condition in combat veterans since 1983. Women make up 17 percent of the U.S. armed forces, and since 2001, 280,000 women in the military have been deployed for …

NDY Introduces Disability Rights Toolkit for Advocacy Against …

With assisted suicide bills pending in many states, disability rights advocates are needed to help oppose them. Not Dead Yet Colorado just played a pivotal role in defeating an assisted suicide bill in that state, but bills are …