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Risk of being killed by police is 16 times greater for those with …

According to a new report, half of the 7.9 million Americans with severe mental illness don't get necessary care – and are more likely to be harmed.

Current U.S. policies fail to deliver mental illness treatments | The …

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 18.5 percent of Americans experienced mental illness in the past year, 4.2 percent of which interfered with their daily lives. Moreover, NAMI states adults in the …

Treating mental illness in the age of extreme rhetoric – ABC27.com

Treating mental illness in the age of extreme rhetoric. Chance Seales, Media General National Correspondent Published: November 30, 2015, 8:30 pm Updated: November 30, 2015, 8:30 pm. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) …

Treating mental illness in the age of extreme rhetoric | WNCT

Treating mental illness in the age of extreme rhetoric. Chance Seales, Media General National Correspondent Published: November 30, 2015, 5:14 pm Updated: November 30, 2015, 6:30 pm. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) …

Mental health needs urgent extra funding to avert crisis, say trust …

In 2015-16 that fell to 11% – a transfer of funding from mental health to acute trusts. Nationally, mental ill-health currently accounts for more than 25% of the total disease burden, but mental health services receive less than …