September 20, 2007

US Senate Passes Mental Health Parity Bill

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August 30, 2007

People Without Health Insurance - Increases by 2 Million

The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that Read more...
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July 10, 2007

Screening for Mental Health an Important First Step to Getting Treatment

A new study out of Brandeis University Read more...
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June 29, 2007

Mental health Insurance Coverage Progress in North Carolina

New Legislation in North Carolina that would Read more...
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May 17, 2007

U.S. Health System Is a 'Mess' Says NIH Ethics Expert

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April 29, 2007

California's Mental Illness Insurance Parity Bill

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April 22, 2007

Progress on Mental Illness Insurance Parity Bill - But Roadblocks Encountered

In February NAMI suggested that the Mental Read more...
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March 19, 2007

Proposals for Mental Health Insurance Parity Debated

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February 21, 2007

Many Americans Don't Trust Leaders To Reform Health Care

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February 17, 2007

US Health System Getting Worse, Says Expert

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February 05, 2007

Tailored Treatment of Schizophrenia

Making a strong case for tailoring the Read more...
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January 10, 2007

Advocates Renew Push for Mental Health 'Parity' Bill

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January 05, 2007

Shorter Inpatient Mental Health Treatment for Youth

A new landmark study indicates that children Read more...
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January 04, 2007

Mental Health Parity Bill to Face House Vote

The Associate press reported last week that: Read more...
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Less Corruption in US Politics? New Promises to Ban Perks From Lobbyists

As we've reported in the past, many Read more...
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December 24, 2006

New York Approves Insurance Parity Bill

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December 12, 2006

Foster Care as a Last Resort to Obtain Psychiatric Treatment for One's Children

Loving parents, desperate to get children the Read more...
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December 11, 2006

San Francisco General Hospital - A Refuge For City's Most Fragile Minds

A well-written story about the San Francisco Read more...
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December 07, 2006

Ohio Senate Backs Coverage for Mental Illnesses

After 18 years of advocacy, a mental-health Read more...
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November 15, 2006

Officials Clash Over Mentally Ill in Florida Jails

The New York Times reported yesterday, "For Read more...
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October 24, 2006

Los Angeles Hospital Patients Dumped on Skid Row

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August 29, 2006

US Citizens without Health Insurance Climbed to 46 Million in 2005

The Wall Street Journal reported today that Read more...
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August 07, 2006

A New Orleans Mental Health Breakdown?

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July 26, 2006

Australia Launches Major Program for Teen Mental Health

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June 24, 2006

Children with Mentally ill Parents - News Report

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June 21, 2006

Young 'failed' by mental health system

This story from the BBC highlights the Read more...
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June 15, 2006

Mental health patients face high Medicare Rx drug benefit costs

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June 05, 2006

US Congressmen took $50 million in free trips & Why Health Insurance is So Poor in the USA

A new independent, non-partisan study today announced Read more...
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May 21, 2006

How Much Mental-Health Care Do Insurers Have to Cover? Why is Coverage so Poor? What you can do

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has a Read more...
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April 12, 2006

US: Mentally ill suffer deadly neglect

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March 30, 2006

Insurance coverage for Mentally Ill - Not very expensive

The New York Times reported today that Read more...
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March 29, 2006

Greater Need, Less Help - Alabama

If you live in Alabama, the message Read more...
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March 08, 2006

North Carolina Patients discharged to homeless shelters

The Winston-Salem Journal reported this week that Read more...
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March 01, 2006

NAMI gives US Mental Healthcare System a 'D' Grade

New NAMI Report - Nation's Mental Healthcare Read more...
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February 27, 2006

Wyoming debates Mental Health Insurance

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January 06, 2006

Arkansas Jails a Dumping Ground for Mentally Ill

Psychiatrist says that Arkansas jails warehouse mentally Read more...
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January 01, 2006

Mayor of Albequerque Wants Manditory Treatment of Mentally Ill

Associated Press reported this week that the Read more...
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October 20, 2005

U.S. Gives Florida a Sweeping Right to Curb Medicaid

The New York Times reported today that Read more...
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Budget Cuts Hurting those with Brain Disorders

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October 05, 2005

How Mentally Ill in Norway are Treated

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September 11, 2005

Testimony Urges Congress to Stop Medicaid Cuts

Robert Sheehan, chief executive of a community Read more...
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June 24, 2005

Healthcare Spending in America

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May 03, 2005

Treating Mental Illness Cuts Costs

An editorial in the Virginia Roanoke Times Read more...
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March 08, 2005

Iowa Mental Health Insurance Parity

Health insurance coverage for brain disorders appears Read more...
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March 04, 2005

American Mental Health

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February 04, 2005

Med Bills Cause 1/2 Bankrupcies

Half of Bankruptcies Due to Medical Bills, Read more...
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February 27, 2004

Insurance Parity and Family Education

Crusade for [health insurance coverage for] mentally Read more...
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