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1. Share of Cost, Agreement Reached with Portland Police on Practice of Using Excessive Force against People with Mental Illness The U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Portland, OR have reached a preliminary agreement to improve Portland Police Bureau practices when interacting with people with mental illness. An investigation found that the PPB has engaged in excessive force against people who have, or are believed to have, mental illness. The agreement will address policies […]...
2. Severe Mental Illness Among American College Students Growing As more young people arrive on campus with pre-existing conditions and a willingness to seek medical help, the incidence and prevalence of severe mental illness among college students in the USA has increased significantly over the past ten years. Details of a study were presented at the 118th American Psychological Association Annual Convention in San […]...
3. Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use & Health – Mental Health Findings This report provides information about the prevalence of mental disorders and use of mental health services for youth aged 12 to 17 and adults aged 18 or older.  It also looks at mental health, suicidal thoughts and behavior and the co-occurrence of mental illness and substance use. One of the report’s findings is that among the 45.1 million adults aged 18 or older with […]...
4. Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit Involving New Hampshire’s Mental Health System Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit Involving New Hampshire's Mental Health System...
5. Share of Cost, Early Exposure To Germs Is A Good Thing Share of Cost, Early Exposure To Germs Is A Good Thing...
6. Washington DC Share of Cost, Kyrgyzstan: Tension And Violence Continue In The South Washington DC Share of Cost, Kyrgyzstan: Tension And Violence Continue In The South: Five weeks after violent clashes erupted in the south of Kyrgyzstan, and despite an apparent return to a more peaceful situation, doctors, psychologists, and nurses working with the international humanitarian medical organization, Doctors Without Borders/MÃdecins Sans Fronti¨res (MSF) continue to deal with […]...
7. Share of Cost, Elderly Falls – Emergency Services Responses Vary Widely Share of Cost, Elderly Falls - Emergency Services Responses Vary Widely...
8. Share of Cost, The Importance Of Timing In Ensuring Healthy Brain Development Share of Cost, The Importance Of Timing In Ensuring Healthy Brain Development...
9. Disaster Responders, Both Yesterday’s And Tomorrow’s Disaster Responders, Both Yesterday's And Tomorrow's...
10. Share of Cost: Re-Reinventing government, with a high-tech focus John Mecklin of Miller-McCune was inspired (in part by a vexing visit to his local Social Security office) to zero in on ways the federal government could become more efficient.  He highlights a plan by which government could save $1 trillion or more by using high-tech infrastructure solutions that have already saved billions in the […]...
11. Share of Cost, Study Shows Promise For New Drug To Treat Fragile X The first drug to treat the underlying disorder instead of the symptoms of Fragile X, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability, shows some promise according to a new study published in the January issue of Science Translational Medicine. Researchers from Rush University Medical Center helped design the study and are now participating in […]...
12. Share of Cost, Federal News Digest for June 24, 2011 Share of Cost, Federal News Digest for June 24, 2011...
13. Share of Cost, Mass. Docs Will Soon Track Patients Who Abuse Prescription Drugs; Wis. Catholic Church Employees Now Eligible For Birth Control The Boston Globe: “With a few computer keystrokes, Massachusetts physicians will soon be able to identify patients who travel from clinic to clinic in pursuit of potent prescription drugs that feed lethal addictions....
14. Share of Cost: City And Country People’s Brain Structures Respond Differently To Social Stress We all knew that city dwellers are more susceptible to mental disorders than their rural counterparts – a new study has shown that specific brain structures respond differently to social stress, depending on whether you are an urban or countryside dweller, researchers from the University of Heidelberg’s Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany, reported […]...
15. Dental Health Services, Share of Cost California Dental Plan Review Dental Health Services, Share of Cost California Dental Plan Review...