Wednesday, August 06, 2003

New hope for housing mentally ill (Illinois)
A Chicago Daily Herald story reprinted at the NAMI web site on a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Rod Blagojevich that will provide a new approach for housing those who suffer from severe mental illness. By the way, although NAMI's entire redesigned web site is well worth a long look, one of its most consistent strengths has been the news stories (one a day -- see the index page of stories to date) that appear courtesy of the prestigious Lexis Nexis news service.  
  

Appeals court strikes down medication law (Vermont)
Times Argus story - "Mental health advocates are hailing a recent federal appeals court decision that ruled part of a state law discriminates against those with mental disabilities. However, the state mental health commissioner said Monday that the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Friday puts those treating patients with mental illness in a difficult position. The decision struck down a portion of a 1998 state law known as Act 114, which established a process by which certain mentally ill Vermonters could be involuntarily medicated...."