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TRCF Profiles Disability Rights Activists and Advocates in …

In continued celebration of the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, TRCF Outreach and Partnerships Intern Megan Marmol conducted interviews with disability rights advocates across our …

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.

Government criticised for failure to ratify UN Convention on disability …

The Government has been criticised for a delay in ratifying the CRPD, the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. The convention gives a committment that people with disabilities can enjoy their rights on an …

State Expands Mental Health Services for Probationers | 540 WRGC

According to a report by the Urban Institute, more than half of North Carolina's prisoners have a mental health problem. To help address those issues, six counties are expanding mental health services for probationers with …

300 Veterans, Some With PTSD, Are on Death Row: Report – WCBD 2

The defense argued he was suffering from untreated PTSD and that he wasn't in his right mind when he abducted, robbed and fatally shot college student Lauren Burk in 2008. The Alabama jury rejected the prosecution's call …