Mental health conditions affect millions of people worldwide, but harmful stereotypes—like the idea that people with mental illness are dangerous or weak—still shape how these conditions are ...
SPENCER, Iowa — This town's hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility's leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens ...
Psychiatric hospitals turn away patients who need urgent care. The facilities face few consequences.
Melissa Keele poses for a portrait on April 7, at her home in Grand Junction, Colo. Melissa's son, Jaden Keele, 23, not pictured, has been dealing with severe mental illness for years. In 2023, he hit ...
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Note: The following transcript was transcribed digitally and validated for accuracy, readability and formatting by an OPB volunteer. Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. I’m Dave Miller. Under ...
Our mental health system is running on fumes. For too long, it has been underfunded and shaped by politics rather than evidence. As chairs of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Mental Health, we ...
Lawmakers broke ground this afternoon on the South Central Kansas psychiatric hospital. Left to right, Sedgwick County Commissioner Ryan Baty, KDADS secretary Laura Howard, Gov. Laura Kelly and Lange ...
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Late one Saturday night in May 2023, Melissa Keele’s phone ...
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