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Sharon Hill Man Suffering From Schizophrenia Faces Charges For …

Sharon Hill Man Suffering From Schizophrenia Faces Charges For Attacking Police With Knife. February 26, 2016 4:58 PM. Filed Under: Sharon Hill. (Credit: Thinkstock). 2. SHARON HILL, P.A., (CBS) — Delaware County District Attorney Jack …

Jake Laird's father wants tougher mental illness gun law | Fox 59

The Jake Laird Law changed that, but the legislation's limits were never more apparent than this weekend when a man with a documented history of mental illness wounded an IMPD officer during a SWAT standoff.

Letter to the Editor: Please recognize mental illness | Herald Times …

Treatment for mental health illness involves individual medication management and counseling that requires continual therapy, support, medication changes and adjustments. On Aug. 26, 2014, as I took Logan to the hospital …

Mental Illness: A Smoking Gun | Psychology Today

People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by police than people without, a new study says.

Police Violence Raises Concern Over Access to Mental Health – WBEZ

Services Are Not Available Where People Need Them. According to WBEZ analysis from June 2015, many of the police districts with the most mental health 911 calls, are also the districts with the fewest mental health services.