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Alton Mental Health Center lays off 60 in state cutback (Illinois)
Saint Louis Today story - "The Alton Mental Health Center laid off about 60 workers at its civil-commitment wing over the weekend as part of the state of Illinois' plan to shrink or shut down the unit.....Gov. George Ryan wants to shut down the civil-commitment wing to save money. The move would save about $2.3 million toward the $500 million the state is seeking to cut from its budget."  
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Mental health plans unveiled (Scotland)
BBC story on plans to improve mental health and wellbeing in Scotland and "promote 'positive' attitudes towards the illnesses such as depression and stress."  
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Early Marijuana Use Linked to Adult Dependence
Healthcare Intelligence Network story on the report, ""Initiation of Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns and Implications," based on data in the 1999 and 2000 National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse by SAMHSA.  
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Hospital: Care of mentally ill not suffering Pennsylvania)
PhillyBurbs.com story on Doylestown Hospital, which closed its psychiatric unit to accommodate more medical patients, though according to the hospital's president, "the closure has not deprived people of treatment."  
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