One in five adults in the United States suffered from mental illnesses in 2010, with women and people aged 18-25 disproportionately afflicted, according to a government report.... Read more»
Healing, hope and dispelling stigmas were the themes of the unveiling of the “Changing Hearts and Minds” mural Saturday at the Mountain Avenue Church of Christ.... Read more»
“Changing Hearts and Minds,” a mural addressing the stigma of mental illness and hope for healing after the Jan. 8 shootings, will be unveiled Saturday. (with video)... Read more»
A Texas teenager claiming to be a 500-year-old vampire with a “need to feed” has been charged after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home before biting and hitting her.... Read more»1
Guns galore, inadequate checks: Giffords shooting raises fresh questions about the Brady bill’s legacy. “There is a problem with a system like that. It is harder for a high school kid to get a job at McDonald’s.” (with video)... Read more»1
A three mile walk will benefit those with mental illness in Southern Arizona as well as honor the victims of the Jan. 8 shooting.... Read more»
The months-long pattern of bizarre behavior by alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner has once again raised questions about what sort of mental health problems should bar the purchase of a firearm, and how such issues should be flagged for law enforcement or treatment officials.... Read more»
When Gabrielle Giffords first ran for Congress in 2006, I asked her priorities. She named two: sensible gun control and public health care for the mentally fragile. The ironies only start there.... Read more»1
Ever since his son was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 16, H. Clarke Romans has made it his life’s mission to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness.... Read more»1
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