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First responders find horse therapy helps ease symptoms of PTSD …

DENVER — Law enforcement experts say post traumatic stress disorder is a silent killer of first responders. Frank Gale, with Colorado's Fraternal Order of Police, calls it “the most significant problem facing first responders in …

Advocates Lobby for More Mental Health Medicaid Access « CBS St …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Advocates are lobbying in Jefferson City for Missouri Medicaid to expand access for young adults suffering with mental illness. The Southeast Missourian reports that members of the National …

Doctors, Mental Illness And Guns – Ammoland.com

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- As a Psychiatrist and a Life member of the NRA, I often find myself in a position of trying to educate the public and legislators on the links between guns, violence and mental illness. Having read Vik …

Funding is welcome, but root causes of mental illness are growing …

The impression is being created of unstoppable momentum towards expansion and improvement of mental health services. Reports, cash and pledges of action are piling up. But it is hard to identify what will change and from …

More Young Adults Use Private Insurance for Behavioral Health …

In 2010, the Affordable Care Act extended health insurance coverage to individuals aged 19 to 25 whose parents had employer-sponsored private insurance. Thanks to this extended coverage, more young adults have access …