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Press Release: Twelve Disability Groups File Brief in Tennessee …

On Friday, February 12, 2016, Not Dead Yet and eleven other national and Tennessee state disability rights organizations have filed a friend of the court brief in the Court of Appeals, Middle District, in support of a lower court …

The Mistake of Removing Mental Illness From The Discussion …

There are a couple of things in common in some mass killings. One is that a weapon is used. The other is that the person doing the killing suffers from mental illness. The former is the “real problem” in some discussions.

New Program To Help Criminals With Mental Illness « CBS Dallas …

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk is launching a new unit Monday aimed at helping offenders who are suffering from mental illness. She is expected to give more details about the unit at …

Attorney for OSU homecoming parade crash suspect says 'Miss …

OKLAHOMA CITY– The attorney representing the woman arrested in the deadly OSU homecoming parade crash says she was not intoxicated and suffers from mental illness. Adacia Chambers, 25, is charged in connection …

Mental health advocates ask ex-employee to pull lawsuit against DA …

Texas mental health advocates sent a letter Thursday formally asking a Dallas lawyer to withdraw her petition to remove Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk from office. Cindy Stormer, a high-ranking prosecutor who …