Occupy the Woodlawn Clinic in Chicago! Mental Health Movement

Occupy the Woodlawn Clinic in Chicago! Mental Health Movement – Photos: www.flickr.com N’Dana Carter, who goes to one of the city clinics and is a spokesperson for the Mental Health Movement, speaks to a cop who does a very poor job of convincing her to abandon their occupation. Mental Health Clinic Facing Closure Occupied by Patients and Advocates Mental Health Movement barricaded inside Woodlawn Clinic until Rahm Emanuel backs off clinic closures Dozens of people who use Chicago’s mental health clinics along with other advocates have barricaded themselves into the Woodlawn Clinic at 6337 S. Woodlawn, one of 6 clinics facing closure. They intend to remain there until Mayor Emanuel agrees to keep all of Chicago’s public clinics open, fully funded and fully staffed. Two of the clinics slated for closure – the Northwest Clinic in Logan Square and the Northtown Clinic in Rogers Park – shut their doors last Friday. Four others (Woodlawn, Auburn/Gresham, Back of the Yards and Beverly/Morgan Park) are scheduled to close April 30th. The Mental Health Movement, which put out a report and a video undermining the Chicago Department of Public Health’s claim that all patients will continue to receive care, has been calling for hearings on the clinic closures since October. Despite repeated promises and a resolution calling for hearings, the Emanuel Administration has prevented any hearings from taking place in order to avoid public scrutiny of the plan, which has come under fire even from Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart. “We have tried everything we …

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Health Center expands mental health services

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Depression. Anxiety. Eating disorders. Substance abuse. Self-injury. According to the American Psychological Association, these are some of the most common mental issues college students face. In response to growing concerns, the Health Center enacted …
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Increased training prepares police for mental health crisis calls

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More cities are instituting mental health crisis centers, which provide short-term care to people who are distressed but aren't ill enough to require inpatient hospitalization, he noted. Polk County leaders are talking about founding such a center in …
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SCAMHC offers mental health services in Coffee County

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Johnny Allen, a therapist with the South Central Alabama Mental Health Center, speaks to the Coffee County Children's Policy Council during a Nov. 28 meeting. Allen and fellow therapist Angel Melton discussed some of the child services SCAMHC offers.
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