Filed under: mental health
Here’s crazy: Reducing money to treat mental illness in Florida
Psychiatric Group Push to Redefine Mental Illness Sparks Revolt
An effort that promises to broaden the definitions of mental illnesses is spurring a revolt among health-care professionals in the U.S. and the U.K.
Read the Article>First Lady: More Research on Veterans Medical Care
First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday told military members and veterans that more medical schools are teaming up to boost training and research on brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Read the Article>Lawmaker bemoans lack of progress on mental health one year after Tucson shooting
The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) one year ago in Tucson, Ariz., sparked a "hue and cry about mental health" but little progress on the issue" has been made, the co-chairwoman of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus tells The Hill.
Read the Article>Eight percent of Californians need mental-health care
Just under 2 million Californians have mental-health problems or illnesses that require treatment, but only a fraction of them receive care, according to a report released Wednesday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Read the Article>Lag in mental health care found at a third of VA hospitals
Veterans seeking mental health therapy at nearly a third of the Department of Veterans Affairs' hospitals must wait longer than the VA's goal of seeing patients in 14 days or less, according to a USA TODAY analysis of internal VA data.
Read the Article>28 states, DC cut $1.7B in mental health funding
Modest increases in some states' mental health budgets have done little to erase massive cuts nationwide over the past three years and a reduction in Medicaid funds, according to a report to be released Thursday by the nation's largest mental health advocacy group.
Read the Article>Mentally ill inmates languish in local jails
Detention Officer Terroyanne Harris considers the inmates she oversees on 3 North as much patient as prisoner. They suffer from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress and other mental illnesses. Some walk aimlessly around their cell block. Some are lost in hallucinations.
Read the Article>Mental-health cuts: Experts fear long-term costs
Arizona taxpayers are providing fewer services to fewer people with serious mental illnesses than they were last year, for annual savings of roughly $50 million. But the short-term savings from state budget cuts threaten to have long-term consequences for patients, providers and the community, mental-health experts say.
Read the Article>Doctors are encouraged to offer mental-health screening for teens
