Group: Ghana Mentally Ill Chained Up for Months
Group: Ghana mentally ill chained up for months Filed under: depression hospitals ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Mentally ill patients suffer from severe abuse at psychiatric hospitals and so-called healing centers in Ghana, with many chained to trees and even denied water, a human rights group said Tuesday. Some 1,000 residents live in … Read more on Businessweek Hospital staffing going under the knife Filed under: depression hospitals For a generation, hospital and nursing jobs were considered some of the safest in the economy, recessionproof. Even during the latest downturn — the worst since the Great Depression — hospital employment remained relatively steady, particularly in … Read more on Chicago Tribune Read more... ...
Area Mental Health Hospital to Close Aug. 31
Area mental health hospital to close Aug. 31 Filed under: private mental health hospitals Montgomery's Greil Memorial Psychiatric Hospital will close its doors Aug. 31, part of what the state's new mental health leader described Monday as a nationwide move toward community and private care as budgets tighten. The facility will stop taking … Read more on Montgomery Advertiser As mental hospital closure looms near Mandeville, bed shortage felt across US Filed under: private mental health hospitals Read more... ...