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• Eastern State Hospital passes review

  February 12, 2013 in City, Health on Page A5 Eastern State Hospital has passed its latest review and will be recommended for reaccreditation by the The Joint Commission. A final decision on the Medical Lake psychiatric hospital could be …

• Experts: Kids are resilient in coping with trauma

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — They might not want to talk about the gunshots or the screams. But their toys might start getting into imaginary shootouts. Last week’s school shooting in Connecticut …

• Some Republicans say gun control should be debated

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republicans now say they’re willing to discuss the politically treacherous issue of gun control along with mental health issues and violent video games, while formerly pro-gun … 3

• Grassley, Reid, Manchin: Let’s debate gun violence

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as most Republicans played it safe and initially said little about the politically treacherous issue of gun control, a senior GOP senator has called for a …

• Gun control debate begins to simmer after massacre

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats say meaningful action in the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the …

• Trouble not over for Jesse Jackson Jr.

  November 22, 2012 in Health, Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Jesse Jackson Jr.’s resignation from Congress might end his once-promising political career but it doesn’t mark the end of troubles for the civil rights icon’s son. Just …

• Movie attack suspect got guns despite psych issues

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting attacks at a movie theater and Walmart was able to legally buy the guns he allegedly planned to …

• Rep. Jackson Jr. resigns, citing mental health

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. quietly resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a once-promising political career months after the civil rights icon’s son went on a mysterious medical leave while … 2

• Male patient found dead at Eastern State Hospital

  November 20, 2012 in City A female patient at Eastern State Hospital is suspected of murder after a male patient was found dead early Tuesday. 13

• Army suicides for 2012 surpass last year’s numbers

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten months into 2012, the number of suspected suicides by active-duty soldiers has surpassed last year’s total, even as the Pentagon struggles to stem the persistent problem. …

• Preliminary hearing in Afghan massacre case ends

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) — As Army officials weigh whether a case against a staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a pre-dawn rampage will proceed to …

• Preliminary hearing ends in Afghan massacre case

  November 13, 2012 in Nation/World JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) — Army prosecutors on Tuesday asked an investigative officer to recommend a death penalty court-martial for a staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers …

• Octomom checks into rehab citing anxiety, stress

  October 30, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Octomom Nadya Suleman has checked herself into a rehabilitation center, citing anxiety, exhaustion and stress. A statement from Suleman’s spokeswoman Gina Rodriguez on Tuesday says the …

• Cousin: Oklahoma bomb plot suspect mentally ill

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 23-year-old Illinois man accused of planning to attack dozens of churches in Oklahoma with Molotov cocktails has struggled with mental illness, substance abuse and grief, … 1

• Shootings expose cracks in US mental health system

  October 1, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Engeldinger’s parents pushed him for two years to seek treatment for what they suspected was mental illness, but even though he became increasingly paranoid and experienced …

• Ban on gay ‘conversion’ therapy to be challenged

  October 1, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gay rights advocates are making plans to get other states to join California in banning psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight, even as opponents prepared …

• Minneapolis gunman’s family feared mental illness

  September 29, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Engeldinger’s parents were worried about their son’s growing paranoia. In 2010, they sought help, enrolling in a 12-week class for families of the mentally ill. For …

• Warning signs seen before actor’s violent end

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney said Friday he believes a drug-induced psychosis was responsible for an outburst by an actor that police say ended in the slaying of his …

• Amputee shot by police had battled mental illness

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — Mental illness prompted Brian Claunch to get rid of his own left arm and leg. Then, despite his disabilities, he spent the better part of a decade …

• Amputee shot by police had battled mental illness

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — Mental illness prompted Brian Claunch to get rid of his own left arm and leg. Then, despite his disabilities, he spent the better part of a decade …

• Army ‘stand down’ focuses day on suicide training

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In a service-wide “stand down,” the Army has ordered soldiers to put aside their usual duties Thursday and spend the day on suicide prevention training as the …

• 6 officers cleared in mentally ill man’s shooting

  September 12, 2012 SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Michigan authorities said Wednesday that they have cleared six Saginaw police officers in the fatal shooting of a homeless, mentally ill man in a parking lot. …

• Govt urges new focus on preventing suicides

  September 10, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is urging a new focus on preventing suicides, especially among military veterans — and is beefing up the nation’s crisis hotline to help. U.S. …

• Aide: Rep. Jackson home after depression treatment

  September 7, 2012 in Health CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has returned to his home in Washington after treatment for depression at Mayo Clinic, Jackson’s chief of staff in suburban Chicago said …

• Aide: Jackson home after treatment for depression

  September 7, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — An aide to U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says the congressman is home in Washington after treatment for depression at Mayo Clinic. Jackson aide Rick Bryant said …

• Arson suspect to get mental health care

  August 16, 2012 in City on Page A6 A former pro football player arrested on suspicion of arson in June has been moved from jail to Eastern State Hospital to undergo mental health treatment. Kevin Marcus Ellison, 25, … 3

• Ex-Shock player moved from jail to mental hospital

  August 15, 2012 in City, News A former pro football player arrested for arson in June has been moved from jail to Eastern State Hospital to undergo mental health treatment. 3

• Report: Too little mental health care for boomers

  July 10, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting older doesn’t just mean a risk for physical ailments like heart disease and bum knees: A new report finds as many as 1 in 5 seniors … 2

• VA faces criticism of mental health care

  April 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 MINNEAPOLIS – After six sleepless nights, Blake Uddin knew he was in trouble. He was hearing voices and feeling “clairvoyant.” A sergeant in the Wisconsin National Guard with two tours … 24

• Evaluation ordered for child porn suspect

  April 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 A state social services employee accused of distributing child pornography must undergo a mental health evaluation before he can leave jail, a judge ruled Friday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Earl Hicks …

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