On Torrey’s Career in Mental Health Advocacy
On Torrey’s career in mental health advocacy – The experience of mental health patients remains largely unknown to those outside of the mental illness treatment system. E. Fuller Torrey, author of America…
Renaming 'Mental Illness' to 'Brain Disorder' Will Not Erase the Stigma
If we truly care about helping people with mental illnesses, what we will do is ensure they are treated better. We will stand up for their rights. We will pass laws that ensure that people with mental illness have access to the same quality of … Read more on Huffington Post
Kansas House bill would offer some convicted vets treatment for mental illness
TOPEKA, Kansas — Some military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress who are convicted of low-level crimes could be ordered by Kansas courts to receive treatment as a condition of their sentence. A bill advancing Wednesday in the Kansas House … Read more on The Republic
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