The Paradox of Parity – Dr. Thomas Insel, M.D. – National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/blogs/couch-crisis/paradox-parity?GUID=D4B980F8-F0E5-4876-87FA-C86DBD393D13&rememberme=1&ts=07062014
Steward Health Care expanding psychiatric facilities – new psychiatric units in Massachusetts! http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/06/hospitals-expanding-psychiatric-units/FCKNHUP5thhG93ncAUaYeM/story.html
Promising new approach helps curb early schizophrenia in teens, young adults http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/promising-new-approach-helps-curb-early-schizophrenia-in-teens-young-adults/2014/08/06/82609e74-fd77-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_story.html
Not Enough Primary-Care Doctors? Try Missouri's Prescription. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0808-caplan-doctor-shortage-20140808-story.html
Robin Williams was one of many comics battling depression http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/08/12/robin-williams-was-one-of-many-comics-battling-depression/
Robin Williams Death is a Wake-up Call for Mental Illness http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119055/remembering-robin-williams-and-his-struggles-mental-illness
Robin Williams’s Death Shows The Power Of Depression And The Impulsiveness Of Suicide http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/08/12/robin-williamss-death-shows-the-power-of-depression-and-the-impulsiveness-of-suicide/
Wonkblog: A Better Understanding Of Mental Illness Hasn’t Reduced The Stigma Around It http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/08/12/a-better-understanding-of-mental-illness-hasnt-reduced-the-stigma-around-it/
If Only They Had Treated Him Before http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/08/health/mental-illness-treatment/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Peer Respites For Mental Health Consumers Prevent Hospitalizations http://www.healthycal.org/archives/16402
State Supreme Court Rules Psychiatric Boarding Unlawful http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/08/state-supreme-court-rules-psychiatric-boarding-unlawful/
Videos Show Brutality Toward Mentally Ill Inmate http://www.coloradoindependent.com/148384/troubling-new-video-shows-excessive-force-was-ordered-at-denver-jail
$1.8 million in Health Insurance Rebates Ordered http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2014/07/24/18-million-in-iowa-health-insurance-rebates-ordered-under-affordable-care-act/13105001/
AJMC Study Finds Medicaid Barriers to the Right Drugs May Cause More with Schizophrenia to Land Behind Bars
http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2014/07/22/ajmc-study-finds-medicaid-barriers-right-drugs-may-cause-more-schizophrenia-land-behind-b
Coping with Adult Children’s Autism, Parents May Face ‘Least Bad’ Decision http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/coping-with-adult-childrens-autism-parents-may-face-least-bad-decisions/2014/07/26/73e3cb4c-1414-11e4-9285-4243a40ddc97_story.html?wpisrc=nl_most
Researchers Find 108 Genetic Clusters Associated with Schizophrenia
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/pinpointing-genetic-links-schizophrenia-may-open-doors-better-treatment/
http://www.broadinstitute.org/files/news/media-kit/2014/BackgrounderPsychResearch.pdf
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/researchers-find-108-genetic-links-schizophrenia
Photography as a Balm for Mental Illness http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/photography-as-a-balm-for-mental-illness/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=tw-share&_r=0
States that deny anti-psychotics to the poor have lots of mentally ill people behindbars
http://www.vox.com/2014/7/22/5924169/states-that-deny-anti-psychotics-to-the-poor-have-lots-of-mentally
New Rule Permits Early Release for Thousands of Drug Offenders http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/19/us/new-rule-permits-early-release-for-thousands-of-drug-offenders.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pz3syET3DY, Satirical segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO. A humorous look at prisons in America.
Expert Panel Recommends Sweeping Changes To Doctor Training System http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2014/July/29/panel-recommends-changes-to-doctor-training.aspx?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=13632152&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--30fY-XY3mJvqRh6ogNar92zLNqDhPlSaNTGWY64_rDQOVfeHPKnVI6ROgYYDXu6Y1gDLVJ0EMUZU1pcmDKAYcTEz7WQ&_hsmi=13632152
The U.S. spends $15B a year to train doctors, but we don’t know what we get in return http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/07/29/the-u-s-spends-15b-a-year-to-train-doctors-but-we-dont-know-what-we-get-in-return/
County wants plan before funding ways to divert mentally ill from jail http://www.latimes.com/local/countygovernment/la-me-diversion-supes-20140730-story.html
Three Out Of Four Children With Mental Health Needs In California Do Not Receive Treatment Despite Having Health Care Coverage http://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/publications/search/pages/detail.aspx?PubID=1307
Seclusion, Restraint Ineffective, state says – Analysis shows racial difference in treating mental health issues http://durangoherald.com/article/20140614/NEWS01/140619704/0/NEWS01/Seclusion-restraint-ineffective-state-says-
Jail Struggles to House Mentally Ill – http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/northwest/jail-struggles-to-house-mentally-ill/article_a11c2ef8-4434-5072-8a33-688e4db81dc4.html
Rep. Murphy Continues for Reforms, Emails Question NAMI’s Stance http://www.peteearley.com/2014/07/30/rep-murphy-continues-push-reforms-final-hours/
Solitary Confinement – It Defines Who We are http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/forensic-psychiatry/solitary-confinement-it-defines-who-we-are?GUID=63C890DD-0158-4259-AF50-FFE3D61EE098&rememberme=1&ts=02082014
Adventures in prior authorization http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/04/opinion/adventures-in-prior-authorization.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
9000 Inmates Sign Up for Obamacare http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/chi-dart-up-to-9000-inmates-signed-up-for-obamacare-to-help-with-mental-health-treatment-20140803-story.html
California Adopts New Policies on treatment of mentally ill inmates http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-ff-0803-prisons-mentally-ill-20140803-story.html
Largest Study Sample Reveals Inheritance is Key in the Development of Autism http://bbrfoundation.org/brain-matters-discoveries/largest-study-sample-reveals-inheritance-is-key-in-the-development-of?utm_source=eNews%20List&utm_campaign=9a0d27d655-eNews_8_5_2014&
Insurers face tougher mental health coverage fines http://www.dailydemocrat.com/breakingnews/ci_26281291/insurers-face-tougher-mental-health-coverage-fines
Vermont Is 'Single-Payer' Trailblazer http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/07/stateline-vermont-insurance-aca-obamacare/13721355/
The Homeless Shelter in the Middle of Nowhere http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0808-caplan-doctor-shortage-20140808-story.html?track=lat-email-latimesopinion
Supplement to September 2014 Journal – Additional Articles from around the Nation
Perpetuating Schizophrenia's Stigma http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/opinion/the-schizophrenia-penalty-.html?_r=0
Robin William’s Laughter Masked a Deadly Disease http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-08-12/robin-williams-laughter-masked-a-deadly-disease
Robin Williams’s Death Underscores Connection Between Creativity, Depression and Addiction http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2014/08/12/robin-williams-and-the-dark-side-of-the-comedic-mind/
Foundation-Supported Study Identifies Potential Method for Predicting Suicide with a Blood Test
http://bbrfoundation.org/brain-matters-discoveries/foundation-supported-study-identifies-potential-method-for-predicting?utm_source=eNews+List&utm_campaign=be2bb2d120-eNews_8_12_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fb7d503c0e-be2bb2d120-159733549
Mothering with mental illness http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/08/12/mothering-with-mental-illness/
Robin Williams in a group facing higher risk of suicide: Older white men with depression http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/robin-williams-in-a-group-facing-higher-risk-of-suicide-older-white-men-with-depression/2014/08/12/8e1164d6-225e-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html?wpisrc=nl_most
Patient Advocates Say Insurers Avoiding the Sick http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/insurers-found-ways-avoid-sick-25012112
Medicare To Start Paying Doctors Who Coordinate Needs Of Chronically Ill Patients http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/us/medicare-to-start-paying-doctors-who-coordinate-needs-of-chronically-ill-patients.html?_r=0
To Know Suicide – Depression Can be Treated, but it takes Competence (Kay Redfield Jamison) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/opinion/depression-can-be-treated-but-it-takes-competence.html?_r=0
Hospitals in Washington state can't board psych patients in EDs, but where will they go? http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140818/NEWS/308189940&utm_source=AltURL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=am&AllowView=VXQ0UnpwZTVBdldXL1IzSkUvSHRlRU9oamtRZEErSmQ=?mh
San Antonio Police Have a Radical Approach to Mental Illness: Treat it
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2014/August/19/San-Antonio-police-treat-mental-health.aspx?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=13839846&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9tIFKrhOd4ISiZTfuxy1ogE2PT5VHY6DwMGSuzwb_-JDdOeaHnGhygFUQpNJZfbjLEtg9hJ-XKQPj_IKN2BsWKOh-i-w&_hsmi=13839846
Mental Health Cops Help Reweave Social Safety Net In San Antonio http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/08/19/338895262/mental-health-cops-help-reweave-social-safety-net-in-san-antonio?utm_source=npr_email_a_friend&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20140819&utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_term=
I Wish We Were Enlightened About Mental Illness http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2014/08/16/wish-enlightened-mental-illness/14178449/?sf29908342=1
From Chaos to Hope: A Family’s Odyssey with Schizophrenia http://bbrfoundation.org/stories-of-recovery/from-chaos-to-hope-a-family%E2%80%99s-odyssey-with-schizophrenia?utm_source=eNews+List&utm_campaign=e619e3b4e9-eNews_8_19_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fb7d503c0e-e619e3b4e9-159733549
Newsweek Article Presents the Foundation’s Approach to Transforming Mental Illness http://bbrfoundation.org/brain-matters-discoveries/newsweek-article-presents-the-foundation%E2%80%99s-approach-to-transforming-mental?utm_source=eNews+List&utm_campaign=e619e3b4e9-eNews_8_19_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fb7d503c0e-e619e3b4e9-159733549
When Will Mental Illness Finally Yield to Science? http://www.newsweek.com/2014/08/22/when-will-mental-illness-finally-yield-science-263630.html
The death of Robin Williams prompts grassroots conversation about mental health http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/08/14/the-death-of-robin-williams-prompts-grassroots-conversation-about-mental-health/
Robin Williams, Connectedness and the Need to End the Stigma Around Mental Illness http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/robin-williams-mental-illness_b_5688482.html
Robin Williams' Death Shines Light on Depression, Substance Abuse http://consumer.healthday.com/general-health-information-16/suicide-health-news-646/robin-william-s-suicide-linked-to-depression-and-drug-abuse-690702.html
Suicide contagion and social media: The dangers of sharing ‘Genie, you’re free’ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/08/12/suicide-contagion-and-social-media-the-dangers-of-sharing-genie-youre-free/
Suicide a risk even for beloved characters like Williams http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/08/11/robin-williams-suicide/13933057/
A Better Understanding of Mental Illness Hasn’t Reduced the Stigma Around It http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/08/12/a-better-understanding-of-mental-illness-hasnt-reduced-the-stigma-around-it/
Why You Probably Have More Mental Health Care Options Than You Think http://time.com/money/3104083/robin-williams-dead-mental-health-care-options/
Robin Williams Did Not Kill Himself http://popchassid.com/robin-williams-didnt-kill/
Judge: Mentally ill Fresno man will stand trial for killing grandmother http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/07/31/4049455/judge-mentally-ill-fresno-man.html
Father says he tried to warn authorities about son http://www.cbs8.com/story/26234926/father-says-he-tried-to-warn-authorities-about-son
LAPD chief faces tense crowd over shooting of mentally ill man http://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-lapd-shooting-20140820-story.html
Mental Health Advocates Blast Emanuel’s Clinic Closings http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/mental-health-advocates-blast-emanuels-clinic-closings/tue-08192014-416pm
Should You Tell Your Boss About a Mental Illness? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/should-you-tell-your-boss-about-a-mental-illness/
Why Do More Men Commit Suicide? http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-08-20/why-do-more-men-commit-suicide