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Life Sentence: Life behind bars of the Mental Healthcare system

I received my 'life sentence' from a Montana psychiatrist at the tender age of 22. I was diagnosed with Bipolar because I had what he called a 'chemical imbalance' in my brain and would need to take medicine to treat it for the …

A Poem on Postpartum Depression; A #MyStoryMatters | The Leaky …

Having been diagnosed with clinical depression and generalized anxiety disorder at age 15, I knew I was at a high risk for postpartum depression. Pregnancy gave me a wonderful break from depressive episodes (my …

Report Finds Mental Health Care Issues » Urban Milwaukee

Héctor Colón, director of the Department of Health and Human Services, leads Milwaukee County's efforts to improve a fragmented, complex mental healthcare system. Photo by Matthew Wisla. For many central city residents …

Study finds mental healthcare system hard to navigate despite …

People needing outpatient mental healthcare face a fragmented system that makes it difficult to find a provider and schedule an appointment despite Milwaukee.

Study on mental health care ranks Oregon last | Mental Health …

OPB News, Nov. 9, 2015 A study looking at mental health care among states has ranked Oregon dead last. The president of Mental Health America, Paul.