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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.
This annual event, put on by the grassroots National Alliance on Mental Illness, raises awareness for mental health.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The Utah street preacher who allegedly kidnapped Elizabeth Smart will be exposed by witnesses as faking mental illness, U.S. prosecutors say.
Mental health organization Hope Network has merged with Insight, an addiction treatment and mental health provider.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday.
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA-- - The Schizophrenia Society of Canada welcomes the 2008/09 Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator tabled November 2, 2009 in Parliament. Commenting on the Report, SSC President Jim Adamson says: "It is commendable and most appropriate that four of the 19 key recommendations address the treatment and support of inmates who live with a mental illness ...
The second of three mental health experts hired by convicted murderer Brian Dugan's legal team gave a DuPage County jury today seven specific opinions to consider when deciding if Dugan should receive the death penalty for murdering a 10-year-old Naperville girl.
Eric Buckner, just 20 years old, has struggled through a lifetime of mental illnesses. But now he's in recovery and wants to help others deal with similar issues.
LYNN - A District Court judge set low bail Monday for three men charged with kidnapping an East Boston man after defense attorneys said all four men are involved with the state mental health care system.
A repeat offender stalker with a history of mental health issues was charged again with felony stalking last week – this time for repeatedly attempting to contact a female corrections officer whom he claims he fell in love with while incarcerated at the Thurston Coun1/8ty Jail, court papers state.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is getting some much-needed extra money, but it won’t put more deputies on patrol.
Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), October 4 through 10, was designated by Congress a decade ago, to promote public education about serious mental illnesses such as major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Chestertown's Upper Shore facility had been marked for budget axe A state employee labor union has proposed slimming down operations at the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center to save the Chestertown facility from being closed because of budget cuts.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED National Alliance on Metal Illness (NAMI) Queens/Nassau is looking for volunteers to take mental illness out of the shadows by joining the NAMIWalks 2010 Planning Committee. Meetings will be held monthly, beginning on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sloman Auditorium of NS-LIJ Zucker Hillside Hospital and will focus on planning for the May 16 walk. Participants will ...
Mental health counselors have been increasing their availability in and around Killeen to get ready for the expected surge of people looking to talk about their troubles in connection with Thursday's Fort Hood shootings.
The instructions were simple: Talk about your feelings on the morning after learning that an Army major in Texas was believed to have gunned down 13 people and wounded another 38 at Fort Hood.
