Thursday, November 07, 2002

Election rejection means beginning of Geauga social services cuts (Ohio)
Cleveland Plain Dealer story - "Much of Geauga County's social service network will be dismantled following two election losses on Tuesday, a movement that will leave many of those in need with nowhere to turn for help, officials said. Voters turned down tax increases for children's and mental health services on Tuesday, in essence denying the county programs more than $3.5 million per year in extra income."  
  

CAMH Response to the Toronto-Peel Mental Health Implementation Task Force Report to the Task Force and Minister of Health (Canada)
Document now available (in Adobe Acrobat format) at the CAMH web site responding to the Toronto-Peel Mental Health Implementation Task Force Community Consultation and its "underemphasis" on concurrent disorders, prevention and the distinction made between "the mental health system" and "building community capacity." See also the summary of the CAMH response.  
  

Autism: A Medical Primer
American Family Physician article with references and links to online resources on autism and is also available in Adobe Acrobat format. See also the patient information handout by the authors.  
  

Court Stays Execution of Mentally Ill Texan
New York Times story - "The Supreme Court granted a last-minute reprieve tonight to a death-row inmate who suffers from severe mental illness, halting his execution as prison officials were preparing to lead him to the gurney to be injected with lethal fluids." [Viewing New York Times resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Crossing cultural barriers (Canada)
Daily Bulletin story - more than 800 mental health professionals gathered Wednesday in Ontario "to explore making their services more accessible to an increasingly diverse community."