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What Obama's Gun Control Laws Mean For The Mental Health Care …

President Obama finalized a rule on Jan. 4 that allows health care providers to report mentally ill people to …

Better Access to Mental Health Care in Gun Plan Welcomed | WNEP …

WILKES-BARRE — President Obama's executive actions on gun control include spending $500 million to improve mental health care treatment. The idea is to keep those with mental health issues from getting their hands on …

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.

Obama's Executive Action on Guns Changes Privacy Rules …

While President Barack Obama's planned executive action aimed at decreasing gun violence does include a plan for easier access to mental health care, it also calls for doctors to report mentally ill patients to the Federal …

Here's Obama's New Plan to Tighten Gun Laws | Mother Jones

A $500 million investment in mental-health services. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms, and Explosives will announce a rule requiring background checks for people who purchase weapons through a trust or …