November 14, 2007

Homeless Man with Schizophrenia: The New Face of a Fashion Label?

John Wesley Jermyn, a homeless man in Read more...
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August 16, 2007

Family Tragedy Focuses Attention on Church of Scientology's controversial stance against psychiatric care

The publication "Australian Doctor" reported this month Read more...
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August 13, 2007

Efforts to De-Criminalize Mental Illness

As we've covered many times here - Read more...
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August 06, 2007

Social Factors in the Development of Schizophrenia: A Review of Recent Findings

In this entry we've summarized a recent Read more...
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July 03, 2007

Violence in Schizophrenia Patients More Likely Among Those with Childhood Conduct Problems

Some people with schizophrenia who become violent Read more...
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June 29, 2007

Supreme Court Decision: Schizophrenia & Death Penalty

The Supreme Court yesterday blocked the execution Read more...
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June 04, 2007

Jailing the Mentally Ill; It Harms Them, Harms Other Inmates, and is Very Costly

People with severe psychiatric illnesses such as Read more...
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April 20, 2007

The Loss of Life in Virginia, and How it Could Have Been Prevented

Whenever a tragedy happens such as the Read more...
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April 19, 2007

Mental Illness and Violence

Ken Duckworth, MD, Medical Director of the Read more...
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March 01, 2007

Lawsuit Demands Care for Imprisoned Veterans with Mental Illnesses

Hundreds of military veterans with mental illnesses Read more...
Posted by Jeanie Wolfson at 01:10 PM | Comments (0)


February 28, 2007

Children With Mental Illnesses to Get At-Home Services

A federal judge (Ponsor), in response to Read more...
Posted by Jeanie Wolfson at 09:16 AM | Comments (0)


February 23, 2007

Dallas to Pay for Mistreatment of Mentally Ill in Jail

The U.S. Department of Justice has said Read more...
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January 21, 2007

Treatment for Homeless Youth Pays off in Long Run

With research showing that between 30% and Read more...
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January 11, 2007

As Number of Prison Inmates Soar, Experts Stress Effective Treatment for Mental illness

Physicians are an essential component of correctional 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 01, 2006

$5M to Treat Defendants With Severe Mental Illness Languishing in Florida Jails, But $50M Needed

The Miami Herald newspaper reported that the 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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July 08, 2006

Improving Baby Mental Health - New Program for Parents

Neuroscience and psychological research during the past Read more...
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June 24, 2006

Prisons - The New Asylums (News Report)

There is a very good in-depth report Read more...
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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 11, 2006

Violence not an anomaly for some patients with schizophrenia

The Treatment Advocacy Center (www.psychlaws.org) issued a Read more...
Posted by szadmin at 01:03 PM | Comments (9)


April 19, 2006

Supreme Court re-considers Insanity Standard

Its been reported today that the Supreme Read more...
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April 18, 2006

Pete Earley and E. Fuller Torrey on Mental Health System in USA

A good Internet radio broadcast that we Read more...
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April 12, 2006

US: Mentally ill suffer deadly neglect

An sad, but well-written story out of Read more...
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March 29, 2006

New Book: Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness

There is a new book written by Read more...
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March 22, 2006

Prison, Discrimination and the Mentally ill

The mentally ill comprise a group of Read more...
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January 16, 2006

Handbook on Criminalization of Mentally ill

Online Handbook Addresses Criminalization of People with Read more...
Posted by szadmin at 06:26 PM | Comments (4)


January 06, 2006

Arkansas Jails a Dumping Ground for Mentally Ill

Psychiatrist says that Arkansas jails warehouse mentally Read more...
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December 16, 2005

Another Family Story of Schizophrenia

Below is a personal story from today's Read more...
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December 15, 2005

A Typical American Family and Schizophrenia

This story about one family's experience with Read more...
Posted by szadmin at 11:38 AM | Comments (1)


December 12, 2005

Women and Prison - Brain Disorders Not Identified

A new report out of New Zealand Read more...
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December 09, 2005

Mentally Ill 4 Times More Likely to be Killed in Altercations with Law Enforcement

Following is a statement by Treatment Advocacy Read more...
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November 17, 2005

Homeless Prevention Research Project

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Read more...
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Mentally ill inmates left untreated - Canada

This news in from Canada's Globe and Read more...
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November 08, 2005

Economic Burdens of Schizophrenia on the Country

A new study recently came out on Read more...
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October 20, 2005

Anti-stigma campaigns target violence stereotype

According to a new study done by Read more...
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October 05, 2005

How Mentally Ill in Norway are Treated

An excerpt from a column written by Read more...
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August 02, 2005

Mentally Ill Often Victims of Crime

More than one fourth of individuals with Read more...
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July 30, 2005

Interview: National Coalition For the Homeless

Michael Stoops is the acting executive director Read more...
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June 23, 2005

Initiatives Provide Treatment?

Mentally ill get prison, not couch; Number Read more...
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Police Education on Brain Disorders?

A tragic shooting Our position: Police need Read more...
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June 22, 2005

Homelessness and Schizophrenia

A reverse approach to homelessness About a Read more...
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June 07, 2005

Advocacy Against Death Penalty

There is a good story today in Read more...
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May 31, 2005

Mentally Ill Prison Rehab Programs, Scientology Recruiting Grounds?

The Los Angeles Times has a news Read more...
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May 11, 2005

90% Sweden Murderers Mentally Ill?

90% of Swedish murderers are Mentally ill: Read more...
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May 07, 2005

PBS TV Special on Mentally Ill in Jail

PBS Frontline Addresses Mental Illness and Criminal Read more...
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May 03, 2005

Canada Homelessness Conference

There is a Canadian Homelessness Conference on Read more...
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February 05, 2005

Little Justice for Mentally Ill

Tragedies and violent crimes involving people who Read more...
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February 03, 2005

Homeless & Mentally Ill - Report

More Homeless Mentally Ill Than Expected According Read more...
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May 26, 2004

Crime and Schizophrenia

Crime and Schizophrenia - Recent Stories There Read more...
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February 27, 2004

Appproximately Half of Homeless are Mentally Ill

Nearly half of state's homeless are mentally Read more...
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February 24, 2004

The Crisis Cops

The Crisis Cops - When They Closed Read more...
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