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Guest View: The state of mental health care
For many years, there has been a strong national movement to serve children and families in their ... Read more
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Mental Health: Changing the conversation
The early Greeks believed in a mind-body dualism or that the mind and body are distinct and ... Read more
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COMPTON: Crime is a symptom; fix poverty and unemployment
How would you address both real and perceived problems of crime in Meridian? The answer to the question ... Read more
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Five-day wait for mental health bed not uncommon in Iowa
KNOXVILLE, Iowa –– When someone has a heart attack, treatment is immediate. When someone has a mental health ... Read more
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Your View: Mental health cuts
Mental health cuts, a bad decision After reading the article about the job loss of Meridian’s third largest ... Read more
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Jailing mentally ill remains shameful national, state practice
STARKVILLE – A fascinating report by the Virginia-based Treatment Advocacy Center shines a bright light on a very ... Read more
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Jailed for mental illness
In a year’s time, more than 100 people stayed in cells at the Lauderdale County Detention Facility, serving time only because ... Read more