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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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Depression in Black
Washington Post story - "While African Americans suffer from depression at rates similar to the general population, they may express the illness differently and may be less likely to seek help, according to Maryland psychiatrist Marilyn Martin."  
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Kansas Senate Passes Bill Promoting Treatment
Story at Join Together - "On a 26-to-14 vote, the Kansas Senate passed a bill that would require judges to place nonviolent offenders convicted of drug possession into community treatment programs rather than prison, the Newton Kansan reported March 15."  
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Mental health program will be maintained (Oregon)
Story in The Oregonian - "Multnomah County will keep its mental health outpatient contract with the state on a month-to-month basis, the county's chief operating officer said Tuesday."  
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Pair honored for aiding mental health advocates (Arizona)
Arizona Republic story on Phoenix police Lt. Steve Haynes and Eric Raider, of ValueOptions, who received the first Jack Harvey Memorial Award from the Mental Health Advocates Coalition of Arizona for their work implementing Crisis Intervention Team training at the Phoenix Police Department.  
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Lawmakers join rally against mental health cuts (Texas)
News-Journal story - "Democratic lawmakers joined hundreds of people outside the Capitol on Wednesday, protesting proposed cuts to mental health services they say will force more people to prison and push state budget problems to local governments."  
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