Posted on December 15, 2015
New York Times
Many doctors worry that these drugs are used despite no published research into their effectiveness and potential health risks for children so young
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Washington Post (syndicated)
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax recommends NAMI Family-to-Family education program
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Washington Post
NAMI Report on State Mental Health Legistion in 2015.
See www.nami.org/statereport for full PDF copy of report (75 pages)
READ MOREPosted on December 15, 2015
NPR
Taking antidepressants during the second or third trimester of pregnancy may increase the risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder.
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Posted on December 15, 2015
STAT News
The most the study shows is association. Prenatal antidepressants might cause autism or they might not. Maybe a third factor causes both antidepressant use and having an autistic child.
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Posted on November 30, 2015
U.S. News & World Report
Identifying and treating psychosis early on will dramatically better the lives of many young Americans.
READ MOREPosted on November 30, 2015
Pacific Standard
Fewer than 400 mental health courts exist, and the variety of their approaches makes it difficult to draw general conclusions. Research is only beginning to examine whether they work, what the drawbacks are, and what practices are most effective.
READ MOREPosted on November 30, 2015
Pew Trusts/Stateline
Communities with big homeless populations are increasingly turning to a strategy known as housing first. The approach has been used in cities like Chicago and Cleveland, as well as in several states, such as Massachusetts, Minnesota and Washington, as local nonprofits have worked to provide both housing and health care to homeless people. And it got an important endorsement in June, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) told state Medicaid offices around the country that Medicaid dollars,could be used to help chronically homeless people and others with long-term disabilities to find and maintain permanent housing.
READ MOREPosted on November 12, 2015
Huffington Post
Remember all that empty political talk about improving mental health care? It may not be so empty after all.
READ MOREPosted on November 12, 2015
Sinclair TV Broadcasting Group (100+ stations)
House of Representatives Health Subcommitteei votes on comprehensive mental health reform bill.
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