Tag Archives: Missouri

Ferguson and Human Rights

Posted on December 6, 2014 by cchrstl

Ferguson and Human Rights Most people have never heard of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. And almost no one can name more than a few of the 30 rights it … Continue reading →

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Ferguson Missouri Mental Health Tips

Posted on December 3, 2014 by cchrstl

Ferguson Missouri Mental Health Tips It seems that nearly everyone – newspapers, radio, TV, bloggers, tweeters, facebookers – has been proclaiming about events in Ferguson, Missouri. Not to be left out, we thought we would find some way to relate … Continue reading →

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Mallinckrodt Sues FDA Over Methylphenidate

Posted on November 28, 2014 by cchrstl

Mallinckrodt Sues FDA Over Methylphenidate Mallinckrodt is a pharmaceutical company with U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. One of their products is the generic drug Methylphenidate HCl Extended-Release (ER); methylphenidate is known as Ritalin or Concerta in some branded versions, … Continue reading →

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Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program

Posted on October 26, 2014 by cchrstl

Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program The American Psychiatric Foundation (APF), the philanthropic and educational arm of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), provides grants to fund the implementation of the Typical or Troubled?™ mental health education program in … Continue reading →

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Crisis Intervention Teams and your mental health

Posted on October 19, 2014 by cchrstl

Crisis Intervention Teams and your mental health You may or may not be aware of a police function called a “Crisis Intervention Team” (CIT). There is a heavy ongoing push country-wide to train police officers to “handle” difficult situations involving … Continue reading →

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Behavioral Health in St. Louis

Posted on September 1, 2014 by cchrstl

Behavioral Health It used to be called “mental health.” The so-called “stigma” of mental health now prompts a name change, and they are starting to call it “behavioral health,” which just means how effectively one handles stress. There isn’t any … Continue reading →

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California Medical Evaluation Field Manual

Posted on August 17, 2014 by cchrstl

California Medical Evaluation Field Manual In 1991, Dr. Lorrin M. Koran prepared the Medical Evaluation Field Manual at the request of the California legislature. Quoting from the Introduction: “This Field Manual shows California mental health program administrators and staff how to … Continue reading →

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Missouri Governor Signs Two Anti-Psych Bills

Posted on July 31, 2014 by cchrstl

Missouri Governor Signs Two Anti-Psych Bills SS SCS SB 532 (Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 532) – Modifies provisions relating to educational and medical consent provided by relative caregivers. Signed by Governor Nixon 7/9/2014; goes into … Continue reading →

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Parents can get refunds for some anti-depressant drugs given to kids

Posted on July 6, 2014 by cchrstl

Parents can get refunds for some anti-depressant drugs given to kids St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 5, 2014 by Blythe Bernhard “Thousands of Missouri parents are entitled to refunds for antidepressants prescribed to children because the drugs were unapproved for use … Continue reading →

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Criminalization of Mental Health Care

Posted on July 2, 2014 by cchrstl

Prisons: America’s New Asylums Reference: “The Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in Prisons and Jails: A State Survey”, 8 April 2014, Treatment Advocacy Center. Although the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) is motivated primarily by psychiatric treatment and psychiatric drugs, … Continue reading →

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