The cuts to mental health services for children leaving care is immoral and economically short sighted. This week's parliamentary inquiry must realise this.
Category Archives: NAMI
Mental Health Awareness & Maintenance Tips – Rio Salado College
Finals and the holiday season are here and the end of the year is near– which means some of us maybe feeling a bit more stressed, overwhelmed and maybe in need of some help as it relates to mental health. Here are some …
Court orders man with mental illness to compensate stabbing victim …
A young man, who is said to have a history of mental illness, has been ordered by the court to pay compensation of $9,400 to Jimmy Joseph, who he stabbed in June 2014. Kenneth Francis of Fond St. Jean stabbed Joseph 17 …
Psych News Alert: High Benzodiazepine Use for Schizophrenia …
Chronic, high-dose use of benzodiazepines among patients with schizophrenia appears to be associated with a markedly higher overall mortality rate than is seen in patients with schizophrenia who have not been exposed to …
How Did We Get Into This Mess?: Chicago Police and Disability Rights
Chicago Police and Disability Rights. Long read on mental health and policing in Chicago, with an emphasis on CIT team training. I should have a piece out relatively soon on the need to stop focusing on crisis, and instead …