Deeds Incident Shows Mental Health System Is a Mess

Deeds incident shows mental health system is a mess
Creigh Deeds on Tuesday — apparently by his son, Gus, who later committed suicide — is the most recent in a string of mental health-related violent incidents. Initial news reports said Austin “Gus” Deeds had been turned away from a treatment center …
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Community Mental Health Act: 50 Years Later
On Oct. 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act to federally fund community mental health centers and research facilities devoted to the treatment of mental illness. It was the last legislation President …
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Michigan mental health services gear up for expansion
XXXXAgencies have been quietly preparing for the massive expansion of mental health and substance abuse services that will occur under the Affordable Care Act, including at Rose Hill Center in Holly, a private long-term residential treatment center …
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