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PULSE ANNUAL No. 2
January 2003

Recent Trends, Challenges and Issues in Funding Public Mental Health Services in the US
March 2002

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October 2001

 

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Louisiana one of Eight States Chosen to Participate in Juvenile Justice Policy Study
Bayou Buzz story - "Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco today announced that Louisiana has been selected to participate in the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Policy Academy. One of only eight states in the country chosen, a team from Louisiana will have the opportunity to develop effective programs for youth with both mental health and substance abuse disorders in contact with the Juvenile Justice System..."  
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Connecticut Supreme Court upholds psychiatric hospitalization law
Stamford Advocate story - "The state's highest court on Thursday unanimously upheld a law allowing people acquitted of crimes by reason of insanity to be held indefinitely in psychiatric hospitals, even after their court-ordered commitments are complete. The 7-0 ruling found that the law does not violate constitutional protections against equal protection and due process violations. Officials can balance a mentally ill person's right to liberty against the state's interest in public safety, the court held..."  
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