In his recent executive action to curb gun violence, President Obama proposed setting aside $500 million to fund mental health programs. Bernie Sanders' “Medicare for All” proposal would include access to mental health …
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Guns, Mental Illness, and Background Checks. – Maria Yang, MD
The New York Times has a short article about “Why People With Mental Illness Are Able to Obtain Guns“. One reason offered is “Their Mental Health Records Are Not Accessible”. The author, unfortunately, does not provide …
Senators Stabenow, Blunt to introduce bill to expand community …
New Legislation is Next Step to Funding Quality Mental Health Care Nationwide U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) today announced they will be introducing a bill to significantly increase funding …
Senators Stabenow, Blunt will introduce Bill to expand community …
New Legislation is Next Step to Funding Quality Mental Health Care Nationwide U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) today announced they will be introducing a bill to significantly increase funding …
Mental Illness: A Smoking Gun | Psychology Today
People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by police than people without, a new study says.