Former Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg is touting a report on the effects of the Mental Health Services Act, citing declines in hospitalizations, homelessness and arrests among individuals receiving mental …
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Boulder, CO: Disability Rights Activists Protest Compassion and …
Boulder, CO – Disability rights activists from Not Dead Yet and ADAPT are protesting the visit to the West Boulder Senior Center of Compassion and Choices President, Barbara Coombs Lee. Coombs Lee is in town to give a …
HHS announces $99 million in new grants to improve mental health …
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $99 million to train new mental health providers, help teachers and others recognize mental health issues in youth and connect them to help, and …
PRESS RELEASE (English and French): Disability Rights Activists …
disability rights groups in Chicago September 18-20 to protest the. World Federation of Right to Die Societies conference. Amy Hasbrouck, director of Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet Canada and. Nic Steenhout, director of …
Know It 2 Own It: Teaching and Learning About Disability Rights …
In a recent blog post, we introduced you to “Know It 2 Own It,” a campaign to encourage Americans to learn more about the disability rights movement and history that led to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act …