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Attorney says Stillwater crash suspect suffers from mental illness …

While we won't know about drugs until the results of the blood test come back, Coleman says he's convinced his client suffers from a mental illness and said she'd been displaying warning signs. “It's been shared that there …

Mental health clinic in Hong Kong's Kowloon West looks to speed …

Patients with mild mental health problems could see shorter waits and faster treatment in public hospitals if successful trials of an integrated care model by a clinic in Kowloon West can be more widely implemented.

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 …

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration …

In this ground-breaking report, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) highlights the importance of ending so-called "conversion therapy" that purports to change one's sexual orientation or …

A Decade After Olmstead, Progress Slow on Disability Rights

March 1997: U.S. District court rules in favor of Curtis and Wilson, finding that “unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities is discrimination.” State of Georgia appeals. November 1997: An appeals court upholds the …