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Greitens illustrates why the mental health diagnoses won’t work

February 23, 2018 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Crime/Violence, Guns, Mental Health Leave a comment

One of the excuses de jour of why to not enact stringent gun controls is that the problems would be solved if guns were

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Hillary Clinton speaks up for mental health care equality

September 2, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Health, Health care, Hillary Clinton 3 comments

Hillary Clinton has just released a plan would treat mental health care with the same priority as physical health care. It’s a well-thought-out, comprehensive

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Struggling with mental illness as services disappear

February 14, 2011 Ann Mandelstamm Charity & Justice, Health care, Missouri region 2 comments

People who work or volunteer in mental health services in the St. Louis area are plenty worried, with good reason.  Because of Missouri’s budget

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