Saturday, June 27, 2009

U.S. military works to educate soldiers about mental health issues

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From The Gazette in Colorado Springs: In recent years, the military has invested millions of dollars in mental health care, fueling a proli...

Disabled people in Myanmar battle stigma

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From IRIN : YANGON -- Nay Lin Soe, aged 28, campaigns for the rights of the disabled in Myanmar, a marginalized group with few rights and li...

Research in Ghana shows women who have been raped have 30% risk of developing a mental illness

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From AllAfrica.com : Women who are raped or defiled during their childhood are reported to be at 30% risk of developing mental illness in fu...
Friday, June 26, 2009

Kathy Martinez confirmed as ODEP Assistant Secretary

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From JFActivist : Kathy Martinez was confirmed by the Senate Thursday, June 25 as ODEP (Office of Disability Employment Policy) Assistant S...

Newark Medical Center to integrate physical, mental health care

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From The Star-Ledger in N.J.: NEWARK, N.J. -- Sameerah Rhodes hasn't visited a doctor's office since 2005. Luis Ortiz (pictured) ca...

Tango dancer starts dance program for amputees

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From the San Francisco Examiner : Imagine being in Buenos Aires and being unable to dance tango? Argentine tango dancer and teacher Naomi Ho...

UIC studies autism, "insistence on sameness" connection

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From the Chicago Tribune : As a kid, Alec Kedziora (pictured) was a picky eater, refusing anything new and subsisting on a self-selected die...

U.S. EEOC sues Kmart for an ADA violation

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From DOW JONES NEWSWIRES : The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Kmart Corp. for discrimination, alleging the retailer v...

Blue Cross to require Florida psychiatrists to get prior authorization before treating patients

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From The Naples News : NAPLES, Fla. — Mental-health advocates are taking issue with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida for a new rule tak...

Unspent funds for special education in Pennsylvania questioned

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From The Philadelphia Inquirer : Chester Community Charter School, the state's largest charter, would be among the biggest losers if a R...

House approves bill to speed health care for veterans

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From The New York Times : The House approved legislation on June 23 that is intended to prevent delays in federal financing for veterans’ he...

About 1,500 mental health clients in El Paso to be put on waiting lists because of budget problems

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From The El Paso Times : EL PASO -- About 1,500 people with mental health-care needs will soon be placed on a waiting list, administrators o...

Minnesota disabled people left without rides because legislature cancels contract with ride-coordination company

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From The Star-Tribune : About 1 million rides were arranged last year for disabled metro-area residents who needed transportation to their d...

Michigan State receives $2.1 million for autism research

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From The AP : EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University has received a three-year, $2.1 million federal grant to help coordinate a lar...

Thai blindness group demands apology for government official's comment that blind people are "legally incompetent"

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From The Nation in Thailand: Representatives of the blind on June 21 demanded an apology from Interior Minister Chaovarat Chanweerakul for ...