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Psychological problems are rampant, leaders admit. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been long, and repeat deployments are highly stressful. Doctors, too, fall prey to mental illness. The U.S. military's culture of silence about troops' mental health had finally begun to change.
Photo by Zol87 While we've been lamenting things like the loss of the Outdoor Film Festival and the shrinking of the Chicago Christmas tree, there are certainly more serious issues at stake in the midst of the city's enormous budget deficit , one being the quality of mental health care in Chicago. The city's mental health centers have been in limbo since January when it was announced that some ...
The plan stems from a federal court ruling that said current institutions are inadequate.
Chicago 's mental health budget will shrink next year amid continued billing problems that resulted in a state funding cut, prompting aldermen today to question how much care the city's clinics will be able to provide. Although Mayor Richard Daley's proposed 2010 budget wouldn't close any of the 12 mental health clinics, the mental health staff would drop 50 percent from 216 to 108, health ...
Budget cuts to bring more layoffs, aldermen told Chicago's mental health budget will shrink next year amid continued billing problems that resulted in a state funding cut, prompting aldermen Thursday to question how much care the city's clinics will be able to provide.
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) - A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a Manasass woman convicted in her 13-year-old adopted daughter's slaying.
As of Nov. 7, the United States House of Representatives passed a new Affordable Health Care for America Act, with a narrow vote of 220 to 215. The bill, which I downloaded late Saturday night, is a monster of a PDF, topping off at 1,990 pages...
Three days before the shooting rampage, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone issued a new mental health policy.
A military mental health doctor facing deployment overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood (Texas) Army post on Thursday, setting off on a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded.
Community Services Northwest, a Clark County nonprofit agency that operates the only free mental health clinic in the Pacific Northwest, has won a $30,000 grant.The Regence Foundation has...
By a nearly two-to-one margin, Union County voters told mental health officials that despite a cut in state funding, they will have to live with what they have.
The 16th annual Cultural Competence Mental Health Summit in mid-November will bring together hundreds of professionals and community members to address the impact of culture and language on health disparities in California.
Results of a recent survey reveal that, despite an increase in stress, fewer Americans use therapy as a way to manage it.
The deadly shooting that killed 12 and injured 31 at Fort Hood on Thursday comes at a time when concerns have been mounting over the mental health of military personnel.
A free event to learn about education and training opportunities for people with mental illness will be from 7 to 8:30 p.
WASHINGTON — Officials say a shooting suspect at Fort Hood has been identified as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, who they say was an Army mental-health professional. The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded today in the shooting rampage.
