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Tag: National Alliance on Mental Illness

shows the front of the legislative building in Raleigh, general assembly, where the state budget gets approved
Posted inMental Health

Legislature Moves to Reduce Psychiatric Boarding in Hospital Emergency Rooms

by Rose Hoban June 19, 2018September 19, 2022
shows the interior of a car at night, looking out at a poorly lit road
Posted inMental Health

Can Training Reduce Tension in Police Encounters With Disabled?

by Taylor Knopf April 23, 2017October 8, 2022
UNC Chapel Hill social work student Pat Hecker chats with a homeless man on Chapel Hill's Franklin St. during the 2016 Point In Time survey of homeless North Carolinians.
Posted inHealth Insurance, Mental Health, NC Health Briefs, Substance Use

U.S. ‘Not There Yet’ on Mental Health Parity

by Editor December 6, 2016December 5, 2016
Posted inMental Health

Congressional Mental-health Bill Meets Opposition from Advocates, Snags in Senate

by Thomas Goldsmith August 10, 2016April 16, 2021
David Covington, from Arizona, described the "No Force First" approach to working with people in mental health crisis that eschews the use of restraints and seclusion.
Posted inMental Health

Advocates Reaffirm Opposition to Mental Health Bill

by Editor November 30, 2015April 19, 2021
Posted inPrison Health

State Prison Leaders Promise Changes to Mental Health Services

by Editor October 28, 2015April 19, 2021

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