February 2014 - Additional news articles, reports, magazines and books from around the state, nation and world:
Medicare to Cover More Mental Health Costs
What It’s Like to Have Schizophrenia -
Pot Smoking and the Schizophrenia Connection
Researchers Show Genetic Overlap in Schizophrenia and Cognitive Ability – additional articles on Schizophrenia are on the page of this article.
Discovery of ‘Teen Gene’ Could Hold Promise for Combating Severe Mental Illnesses
The Fall of the House of Tsarnaev
A Series of Articles - Mental Illness and Criminal Justice: Jail Diversions Steer Inmates to Treatment
USA Has Made Slight Progress on Mental Health Since Newtown
My First Time in an Institution
New Bill Decreases Mental Health Funding, Increases Mental Health Funding
The Wall Street Journal: For The Mentally Ill, Finding Treatment Grows Harder
As hard as it might be to acknowledge having a mental-health illness, finding professional help can be even harder. Last year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, almost 91 million adults lived in areas like here where shortages of mental-health professionals made obtaining treatment difficult. A departmental report to Congress earlier this year said 55% of the nation's 3,100 counties have no practicing psychiatrists, psychologists or social workers, [a result of] a combination of budget cuts and doctors leaving the profession (Fields and Corbett Dooren, 12/20)
A Law to Fix Mental Health Care
Parolees, Corrections to Benefit from ACA
Homeless during the Holidays
L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer Vows to Crack Down On ‘Patient Dumping’
Millions Gaining Health Coverage Under Law
More Evidence of Anosognosia (lack of insight)
A Phrase to Renounce in 2014: The Mentally Ill
Chiara de Blasio (New York mayor’s daughter) Goes Public About Depression, Substance Abuse
On Author Ned Vizzini, Suicide, and Learning to Ask for Help
State Senator Creigh Deeds to Push for Mental Health Reform
Deeds returns to Richmond determined to reform mental health system
Still a Terrifying Way to Discipline Children: One Year Later
First Up, Mental Illness. Next Topic is Up to You
Last Words
The Painted Bird: Stigma and Mental Illness
Have You Seen My Brother in the Shadows?
Fifteen Years After Tragedy
Virginia Doesn’t Need Another Mental Health Task Force
How to Stop Tragic Shootings of Mentally Ill (Boy’s brother: Why Shoot a 90 pound kid?)
Suicides of Young Vets Top Those of Active Duty Troops
Understanding New Rules That Widen Mental Health Coverage
US Schools Struggle With Mental Health Screening
Mental Health Crisis May Be Served in Home-like Environment Instead of Traditional ER
New Research Shows “Jumping” Genes Could Contribute to Schizophrenia
Assaults on Independence mental health facility staff lead to questions
A New (Old) Way to Treat Mental Illness – “Cognitive Remediation” - - also on this page are video interviews of Glenn Close talking about mental illness, a video interview with former SNL start Darrell Hammond talking about his abusive childhood, his struggle with mental illness and self-mutilation, and video interview of a New Hampshire reporter talking about her struggle with mental illness.
Mentally Ill Man Froze to Death Days After Police Called
Chronic Crisis – A System that Doesn’t Heal
Part One – Emergency Detentions
Part Two – A Quest for Care
Part Three – Gaps in the System
Part Four – Healing a Broken System
In Fullerton, a Kelly Thomas Protest That’s Even More Painful
No Excuse For ‘Patient Dumping’ in LA’s Skid Row
In first TV interview since attack, Creigh Deeds says ‘the system failed’ his son
Mental health program hailed as way to reduce costs (case workers have a maximum caseload of 10 – Kansas)
Oregon far behind in community mental health services, federal report finds