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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.
A man who was on parole from prison pleaded guilty to stabbing his neighbor to death, though no one knows why. Undra Amos died on May 2, authorities say, and Anthony Tilley, who was charged with his slaying, had a mental illness.
The lawyer representing Fort Hood massacre suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan said Monday he is considering a defense based on mental illness.
Grant Moxon, 23, of Lodi is a mental health specialist with the 467th Detachment unit in Madison. He was shot in the leg by alleged shooter Major Nadal Hasan.
The comedian is just out with 'Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me,' a book delving into his mental health issues.
Phil Floyd of Staunton, who serves as Rockbridge Area Community Services' adult clinical support service manager, has been selected as a steering committee member of Recovery to Practice, a five-year initiative of the Dept. of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
BURLINGTON -- 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.
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Portland's police chief released a video tape that he says backs up his contention that there are too many people with mental illness on the city's streets. Chief James Craig says people are not getting the treatment they need.
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 ...
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...
A San Leandro man with a history of mental health problems is scheduled to be arraigned later Tuesday on charges stemming from a confrontation with a BART police officer at the West Oakland BART station on Saturday.
Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.She has $10 copays and no deductible. She gets generic prescription drugs for $10. Her plan covers mental health counseling, organ transplants, acupuncture. It covers speech therapy for preschoolers and in vitro fertilization.Sound pretty ...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday tapped former Army Secretary Togo West and former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark to lead a Defense Department review military base security and mental health screening in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings.
Coordinated care between agencies was the topic of discussion at a community mental heath event at Southeast Mental Health Services on Monday. Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter spoke to the gathering, initiating discussion about improving the delivery of mental health services in Otero County.
A public employees' group has lodged a complaint against the governing board of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, alleging a violation of the state's Open Meeting Act.
A forensic assessment specialist from the Solano County Department of Public Health will be the guest speaker at the monthly Monday meeting at the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Solano County.
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