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Carey hits the road for disabled rights – Capitol Confidential

Disability rights activist Michael Carey has hit the road in his motor home this week, meeting with police and others regarding treatment of the disabled in state or privately run facilities. His trip has gotten a boost from an AP …

Carey hits the road for disabled rights – Capitol Confidential – Blogs

Disability rights activist Michael Carey has hit the road in his motor home this week, meeting with police and others regarding treatment of the disabled in state or privately run facilities. His trip has gotten a boost from an AP …

Report Details Effects of Calif.'s Mental Health Services Act …

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 …

Remembering Robin Williams—and His Struggles With Mental Illness

The majority of Americans struggle to get decent mental health care, or any mental health care at all. Expansions of insurance, including those in the Affordable Care Act, are enabling more people to pay for treatments.