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Plan to merge Norman mental health programs will cost more in long run, some advocates say

The Oklahoman - Sun Nov 22, 8:35 am ET

NORMAN — Hundreds of people suffering from mental illness and addiction will go untreated if the state-run Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center is closed, mental health professionals say.Without help, the people will become homeless and desperate, often committing crimes and acting out in ways that affect communities, said Bonnie Dunn, who heads a transitional agency that provides after-care ...

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KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video - Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
KTVN Reno - Sat Nov 21, 1:05 pm ET
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Police and emergency responders around the nation have long struggled to deal with people who have mental illness. Now some say the situation is getting worse.
Counselors Address Mental-Health Crisis in Developing Countries
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 3:16 pm ET
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Worldwide, more than 450 million people live with unmet mental health care needs. Wake Forest University Counseling Professor Donna Henderson co-developed a training course with easy-to-follow lessons that helps nonprofessional community volunteers in developing countries respond to mental health issues.
Inmates with mental illness bring extra costs to Monroe prison
Everett Herald - 58 minutes ago
$14.6 million is needed each year to house and care for 144 inmates in the special offender unit.
Supporting mental health awareness
The Observer - Thu Nov 19, 8:57 pm ET
Rio Rancho Observer —Jimmy Currier Photo The National Alliance on Mental Illness Westside President David Gonzales and member John Snowden thanked the Sandoval County Commissioners for their support on mental illness awareness during last Thursday’s commission meeting. Pictured, left to right, Snowden, Gonzales, and commissioners Donnie Leonard, Darryl Madalena, Orlando Lucero and Glenn Walters.
Employee group blasts mental health board
KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls - Thu Nov 19, 5:39 pm ET
Associated Press - November 19, 2009 5:25 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A public employees' group has lodged a complaint against the governing board of the Department of Mental Health and...
Mental health evaluation ordered for machete wielder
Daily Local News - Thu Nov 19, 6:19 am ET
WEST CHESTER — A man who held police officers in Coatesville at bay this past summer by threatening them with a machete while clad only in his underwear will undergo a mental health evaluation as part of his court-ordered sentence.
Hospital helps in transition of mental health services
The Advertiser-News - Sun Nov 22, 2:57 am ET
NEWTON This week, spokespeople for Newton Memorial Hospital clarified the reason they are no longer providing mental and behavioral health services in Sussex County.
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
The Jackson Sun - Sat Nov 21, 7:11 pm ET
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown. The apartment had been condemned for the squalor — food on the floor, flies — and his smoking in bed.
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
WKBT La Crosse - Sat Nov 21, 1:07 pm ET
Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown.
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
FOX 12 Idaho - Sat Nov 21, 1:01 pm ET
Police found him sitting on the floor of his oldapartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown.
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
WCAX-TV Vermont - Sat Nov 21, 1:01 pm ET
Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown.
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
KHQ Spokane - Sat Nov 21, 12:59 pm ET
Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown.
Norwood Young America Times - County:
The Norwood Young America Times - Fri Nov 20, 12:34 pm ET
The Carver County Board of Commissioners is looking for interested citizens to serve on the Mental Health Advisory Committee. This committee advises the County Board and the Community Social Services Department on services relating to mental health and mental illness.
Md. mental health facility to close
The Washington DC Examiner - Wed Nov 18, 3:51 pm ET
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — A state panel has affirmed its decision to close a mental health clinic in Chestertown. The Board of Public Works agreed to reconsider its vote to close the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center after some lawmakers complained the panel had received incorrect information.
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
ABC 7 El Paso - Sat Nov 21, 1:10 pm ET
Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown.