Category Archives: Autism

Forensic Psychiatric Patients Don't Blame Mental Illness for Crimes …

Offenders sentenced to forensic psychiatric care do not consider their mental illness to be the main reason for their crimes. Instead, they point to abuse,

2016 Awareness Calendar | Psychology Today

National Prevention Week by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA). Month. May 1 – May 31, 2016. Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. Family Support Month. Global Youth Traffic Safety …

Police asking for help in locating missing Lorain man with PTSD …

LORAIN, Ohio – Police are asking the public for help in locating a missing Lorain man who suffers from PTSD. Officials say Zachary Manilla-Male had been staying at a homeless shelter until recently. The picture provided is …

Navy Wants Smartphone App To Diagnose PTSD, TBI |

Officials with the Office of Naval Research are supporting the development of a smartphone application that may help to screen for autism in children — and, down the road, may identify symptoms of post-traumatic stress …

Clinton to Unveil Autism Plan, Remove Stigma on Mental Illness

At the same town hall, Clinton also talked about the need to remove the stigma from mental illnesses and enforce mental health parity law after the mother of a 16-year-old boy with mental illness in an in-patient program told …