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School firearm threat a bad idea, but Dowagiac teen avoids prison term
South Bend TribuneCASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac teenager found out the hard way today in Cass County Circuit Court that it’s not a good idea to threaten someone with a firearm, particularly in school. It wasn’t a good idea either that Joshua Clark, 18, had...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Lawyers, Justice System, Prosecution, Punishment
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Chicagoan ordered to get help after 396 arrests
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman who has been arrested 396 times in the past 35 years has been ordered to get mental health and substance abuse treatment in a deal with prosecutors. Fifty-one-year-old Shermain Miles, who's been in the Logan...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Chicago Sun-Times, Behavioral Conditions
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Michigan lawmaker seeks to crack down on bullying
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker says he wants to crack down on bullying and cyber bullying by making them a crime that could lead to jail time. Under a bill recently introduced by Rep. Dale Zorn, bullying and cyber bullying would be... -
Living a normal life with a mental disorder
About 1 in 4 adults in this country is suffering from a diagnosable mental disorder. That's about 60 million people. Anxiety and depression lead the list. In the past, most people have not been willing to talk about it or get help. Doctors say...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Behavioral Conditions, Health
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Police: Indiana mom died after killing 2 children
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — A woman who thought her family was being stalked by "demonic presences" killed her two children in a southern Indiana creek before she also drowned, police said Friday. Police had released little information after body of...
Tags: Prosecution, Witnesses, Hypothermia, Ohio River
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Pilot program closes mental health gap in Elkhart, St. Joseph Co.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than two dozen Indiana children who might once have entered the court system as a way to receive mental health services are now receiving help through a pilot program. The Department of Child Services started the program...
Tags: Government Health Care, Family, Health Insurance, Behavioral Conditions, Juvenile Delinquency
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Health overhaul may grow Ind. addiction services
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The possibility of thousands of Indiana residents becoming eligible for addiction treatment under the federal health overhaul has state officials and providers preparing for an expansion. About 60,000 Indiana residents per year...
Tags: Addiction, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Behavioral Conditions, Medicaid
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Rally planned for Ind. woman charged in baby death
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of a woman charged with murdering her infant by eating rat poison while pregnant are planning a rally in downtown Indianapolis. Reproductive rights activists, mental health advocates and others are expected to attend...
Tags: Prosecution, Premature Birth
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Outreach group offers help to Iowa Street neighborhood
SOUTH BEND -- The emotional scars from the deadly South Bend jet crash are still fresh for Iowa Street residents, which is why a group of counselors went door-to-door to provide emotional support. "We're part of the State of Indiana Disaster Mental...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Symptoms, Transportation Accidents, Behavioral Conditions, Human Interest
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Mental health experts testify in Biffle trial
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- While awaiting trial on two murder charges and a slew of other accusations, Brandon Biffle spent much of his time in the St. Joseph County Jail in the rubber room, where inmates on suicide watch are generally sent. He slept on the floor and...Tags: Shootings, Prosecution, Medical Procedures and Tests, Murder, Psychiatry
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NW Ind. mental health center settles worker claim
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northwestern Indiana mental health center that operates more than a dozen emergency mental health services and substance abuse treatment facilities will pay a former employee $200,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit. The...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Behavioral Conditions, Breast Cancer, Employees
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Mental health board won't discipline its CEO
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A board overseeing a mental health organization that serves several counties in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula has decided not to discipline its top official after a finding from the state that profoundly disabled...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Lakes and Ponds, Health
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