Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Connecting the Dots

Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Connecting the Dots – Originally webcast on July 17, 2014 Speakers: Gerald Fishman, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Union Institute & University Raymond Bizzari Director of Community Servic…

Cops log 11496 miles on mental health
“If the mental health professional determines the person needs treatment, the officer is responsible for locating a facility and transporting the patient to the facility,” Dorsey said. “It is not uncommon for this process to take a few hours.” Taking … Read more on Edmond Sun

Rogers Behavioral Health System opens treatment center in Tampa, Fla.
Rogers Behavioral Health System, Wisconsin's largest, not-for-profit mental health and addiction services provider, is opening its first treatment center outside of Wisconsin in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, September 29. According to Eric Storch, Ph.D … Read more on News-Medical.net

New Minnesota law pushes mental health system to a crisis point
Hundreds of people with severe mental illnesses are languishing for weeks or even months without proper medical treatment, in part because of a law that requires state psychiatric facilities to admit some jail inmates ahead of hospital patients … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune