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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"… authorities or local mental health officials. Information obtained by the National Alliance on Mental Illness shows Arizona’s Pima County mental health system had n …"

"… system,” said Ron Honberg, director of policy and legal affairs for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). “There are also disincentives for referral bec …"

Will digital technology reduce gap in health between rich and poor?

By Emma Schwartz

Two years ago, the Ethio American Health Center opened its doors in the nation’s capital, promising the country’s largest community of Ethio

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"… r group of Americans,” said Adolph Falcón, senior vice president of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, an advocacy group.Research showing that this digital …"

Issa releases letters from industry on regulations

By Aaron Mehta

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, has released a massive collection of letters recei

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"… industries centers on environmental regulations. Trade groups such as the National Alliance of Forest Owners and the Methanol Institute complain that the Environmenta …"

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Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

By Joe Eaton, Elizabeth Lucas and David Donald

High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

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"… , Labor and Pensions Committee, Amy Langer, then executive director of the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, warned that FDA missteps could cause manuf …"

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

"… ber of people their programs serve.Between 2009 and 2011, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Alaska dropped mental health spending by 35 percent and …"

"… ion adjustments.Rick Cagan, executive director of the Kansas office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, says waiting list for services at community mental heal …"

"… ituations that worry folks like Jackie Lukitsch, executive director of the National Alliance for Mental Illness in St. Louis.“The largest lack of access to care is a …"

Housing secretary to release funds to struggling nonprofits

By John Dunbar

WASHINGTON, February 13, 2002 — Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez said yesterday that dozens of struggling

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"… rogressively worse” according to Michael Kane, executive director of the National Alliance of HUD Tenants in Boston, with workers losing their jobs and their organiz …"

"… Among some of the groups affected by the cutoff in funds, according to the National Alliance of HUD Tenants:People Against Homelessness in Rhode Island laid off all st …"

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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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"… "This is a wake-up call for many reasons," said Dr. Ken Duckworth of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The coming need for geriatric mental health care "is qu …"