Tucson shooter was troubled, but could still buy a gun

By Kimberly Leonard

The months-long pattern of bizarre behavior by alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner has once again raised questions about what sort of

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"… prayers for the victims and their families would be inappropriate,” NRA spokeswoman Rachel Parsons said.Another issue is that many state records on involuntar …"

Proposed bill aims to expand health IT funds to mental health providers

By Kimberly Leonard and Josh Israel

Stimulus bill left many providers out, but costs of including them may doom the measure....

Despite Tucson and rising needs, mental health takes a back budget seat

By Amy Biegelsen

States have cut $2.1 billion from their mental health budgets over the last three fiscal years, and more slashing is expected in coming week

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"… ir 2012 spending plans.Meanwhile a new study from the National Alliance on Mental Illness finds that between fiscal years 2009 and 2011, more than a dozen states an …"

"… rograms serve.Between 2009 and 2011, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Alaska dropped mental health spending by 35 percent and South Carolina an …"

"… Cagan, executive director of the Kansas office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, says waiting list for services at community mental health services there …"

"… olks like Jackie Lukitsch, executive director of the National Alliance for Mental Illness in St. Louis.“The largest lack of access to care is among those who are …"

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Insurance industry battles bill mandating mental health coverage

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2002 — James Hackett learned about the inequities in the coverage of mental health services after his teenage daughte

For 12-Year-Old without an arm, insurance has run out

By Danielle Ivory

State rules vary widely on prosthetics and other health needs

Report: Too little mental health care for boomers

By The Associated Press

Aging boomers to face hard time finding mental health care; report urges geriatric training

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"… call for many reasons," said Dr. Ken Duckworth of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The coming need for geriatric mental health care "is quite profound for u …"