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7 Sep 2012, 7:03 pm
The new commissioner is Frank Berry, former CEO of View Point Health in Lawrenceville, Georgia. [read post]
16 Nov 2008, 11:51 am
Prison's mental health 'scandal'Inadequate mental health care provision at a young offenders' institution has been criticised as scandalous by Wales' children's commissioner and an MP.It seems that Securicor is quite happy to make a profit, however, when it comes to providing the required services it falls far short. [read post]
28 Aug 2020, 11:00 am by [email protected]
Several cities plan to pump more money into mental health programs that may help divert people who suffer mental health disorders away from jail as well as providing better training for first responders. [read post]
14 Apr 2014, 10:32 am by David Fraser
The Information and Privacy Commissioner has released her investigation report to allegations that Ontario police are routinely inputting sensitive mental health information into national police databases, which are not only accessible to all Canadian police departments, but also the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security. [read post]
28 Jul 2012, 6:03 pm by Linda Moss
Satcher has already conducted 14 mental health forums over the past two years for former NFL players and their families. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 6:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
As a result, “'We’ve won the race to the bottom,' said Matt Roberts, president of Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas," to Kevin Krause.The justice system has a lot of moving parts, some of which, as with community-based mental health services, aren't formally even part of the justice system. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 9:43 am by David Jensen
CIRM's press release said Rowlett also serves on several other boards including Child Abuse Prevention Center, California Institute of Mental Health and is a commissioner for the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Certification Program. [read post]
5 Sep 2019, 2:05 am by vrose
On Thursday, September 5, 2019, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 11:21 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I expressed this to my tour guides, who replied what the beds designated for mental health couldn't be easily transformed. [read post]
3 Feb 2008, 1:31 am
As the panel reasoned, because the statutes that link prison-based treatment programs and formal discipline were enacted by the Minnesota Legislature in 1992 and 1999, and "Rud was sentenced in 1985, the commissioner did not have authority ... to require Rud to participate in a mental-health program ... if he refused to participate. [read post]
11 Dec 2006, 12:23 am
Reported the Sherman Herald Democrat ("Commissioners consider grant application for mental health court," 12-11):In the supporting material for the federal grant, [Adult probation director Dennis] Cowhig stated that an assessment of the Grayson County Jail found that more than 100 of the 452 inmates housed at the county jail at the time of the assessment had some mental health issues. [read post]
British Columbia Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender announced on Tuesday that the commission will hold an inquiry into the use of force by the police against minorities and individuals with mental health issues. [read post]
30 May 2020, 7:53 am by bhorton
By Mason Marks* The COVID-19 pandemic is triggering a national mental health crisis. [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 1:02 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
“It costs $137 per day to keep someone behind bars as opposed to $12 per day for community mental health services. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 12:29 pm by Scott Calvert
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones recently announced that the California Department of Insurance is investigating whether Blue Shield of California Life and Health Insurance Company (“Blue Shield”) failed to comply with the California Mental Health Parity Act. [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 7:00 pm
Reports the Tyler Morning Telegraph ("Pilot program for mental health court approved," July 28):Smith County commissioners today laid the groundwork for a pilot mental health court, which will seek to divert non-violent mentally ill arrestees from the criminal justice system. [read post]
29 Sep 2009, 10:10 am
The plan to create a public defender office with divisions in appellate, felony trial, juvenile, and mental health will now be sent to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for implementation. [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 10:38 am
More than 11,500 people with mental health problems were assessed in police custody under the Mental Health Act over the course of a year - twice the number that were taken into hospital.Ian Bynoe, the commissioner of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which discovered the figure, said it was "intolerable".Police are empowered by the Mental Health Act to take someone suffering from mental problems and… [read post]