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Mental Illness is Not a Predictor of Violence»
Mentally Ill in Jails: Making discharged prisoners immediately eligible for Medicaid would be cheaper, more effective and...
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Mother of Suicide Victim Speaks Out: Five days after his suicide, Mrs. Harrington was notified that her son's Medicaid application had...
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My girlfriend is a fan of violent police/crime television series and she jokes sometimes about being mentally ill and being able to commit a violent act and not be punished for it. She says since she's diagnosed with a mental illness she'd only go to a hospital. These statements are becoming more frequent. What, if anything, can I do to stop her from thinking this way? Should I tell someone? If so, who?: You have probably heard the expression 'a danger to self or others' ... both types of behavior have...
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National Council on Disability Recommends New Rights Protections: People with psychiatric disabilities have been beaten, shocked, isolated, incarcerated, restricted,...
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Rise in Crime of Mentally Ill Matches that of Society»
School Violence Demands Look at Children's Mental Health»
Teaching the Professionals: When I was treated as an inpatient by psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, social workers and staff,...
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The Andrew Goldstein Verdict»
The Madman on the Car Hood: I didn't have to be paranoid to know that bat was designed as a protective and aggressive...
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Violence and the Mentally Ill»
Violence Stereotype Hurts People with Mental Health Needs»
Ward Stories: Ms. Hollis hopes that people reading her poems will understand that they are not alone.
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