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Hoped-for mental health plan won't work

The Franklin Press - Fri Dec 25, 10:24 am ET

A regional initiative that would have improved the delivery of mental health services in the western counties has been scrapped.

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County seeks funds for mental health center
Ravalli Republic - Fri Dec 25, 12:51 am ET
Ravalli County officials are working on an application for state funds to create a mental health crisis stabilization facility. The facility would safeguard and offer treatment to individuals suffering mental health problems, including some issues of substance dependency.
U.S. out to halt state's mental health cuts
The News & Observer - Wed Dec 23, 11:06 pm ET
The federal government said in a legal filing Wednesday that state budget cuts to programs that help people with mental illness and developmental disabilities live on their own violate the individuals' civil rights.
Mental-health plan rejected
The Arizona Republic - Thu Dec 24, 1:41 am ET
The judge in a long-running legal battle over mental-health care said Gov. Jan Brewer's plan doesn't offer the relief needed for most of the mentally ill in Maricopa County.
State gets new mental-health unit
Plattsburgh Press Republican - Mon Dec 21, 3:53 am ET
PLATTSBURGH — New York has become the first state in the nation to create a Residential Mental Health Unit for inmates with serious mental illness and disciplinary confinement sanctions.
Portland police chief: Mental health issues tax resources
Portsmouth Herald - Thu Dec 24, 2:13 am ET
PORTLAND, Maine — Portland police are dealing with increased gang activity, drug-fueled crime and rowdiness in the city's Old Port, but it's a mental health crisis that represents the biggest public safety challenge, the police chief said.
Brewer's mental health plan rejected
The Sierra Vista Herald - Thu Dec 24, 2:34 am ET
BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services No descr PHOENIX — A judge has rejected as inadequate a plan by Gov. Jan Brewer to improve mental health services in Maricopa County. In a ruling made public Wednesday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Karen O’Connor said Brewer’s proposal “may be worthwhile to pursue” as one element toward finally ensuring that everyone who needs help gets what he or ...
State's mental health crisis a priority for Portland chief
Bangor Daily News - Wed Dec 23, 8:50 pm ET
PORTLAND, Maine -- Police are dealing with increased gang activity, drug-fueled crime and rowdiness in the city's Old Port, but it's a mental health crisis that represents the biggest public safety challenge, the police chief said.
Forum focuses on prevention
The Pinnacle - Fri Dec 25, 4:08 pm ET
The Behavioral Health Department hosted a mental health forum Dec. 18 with a guest speaker who has a first-person view of what it is like to struggle with mental illness.
Audit Finds Lack Of Oversight for Mental Health Client Funds
The Berkeley Daily Planet - Wed Dec 23, 12:26 pm ET
The Planet needs your help. Give to the Fund for Local Reporting! A new report warns that funds belonging to the city’s mental health clients could be in danger of being lost, stolen or misused due to a lack of oversight by city officials.
Help for families facing mental health, addiction issues
Community Press & Recorder - Wed Dec 23, 12:09 pm ET
Have you been trying to ignore the elephant in your living room? Many of us who have relatives, loved ones and friends with mental health and addiction problems do just that.
State finances dictating mental health restructuring plan
Sanilac County News - Wed Dec 23, 8:42 am ET
by CAROL SEIFFERLEIN features editor Deteriorating state finances are forcing community mental health and other state agencies to review their way of providing services to look for ways to reduce costs. One thing mental health boards have been directed to do is look at sharing services, including executive management. read more
Mental health evaluation ordered for Daly City man accused of stabbings
San Mateo County Times - Tue Dec 22, 10:19 pm ET
n Mental health test ordered for Daly City man accused in stabbing spree
Teen charged with father's murder has history of mental illness, abuse
WHAS TV11 Louisville - Mon Dec 21, 5:03 pm ET
Court documents indicate Dewayne Bryant failed to receive proper mental health treatment after being sent to live with his father. Order states Dewayne also threatened to kill his mother and was abused.
Murder suspect's mental health report expected next week
Poughkeepsie Journal - Thu Dec 24, 9:31 pm ET
Authorities are expected to know by next week whether the man accused of fatally stabbing his mother last week in their Hopewell Junction home is mentally fit to stand trial.
Woodman's drops mental health coverage, blames federal mandate
The Capital Times - Mon Dec 21, 3:48 pm ET
Woodman’s Food Market, the giant grocery retailer, is dropping mental health benefits from its health insurance plan because it claims it can not afford to comply with a new federal law that will require mental health coverage to be equal to benefits for other illnesses.