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Government Report Provides Updated Evidence of Entrenched Racism in U.S. Mental Health Services

Black Americans receiving mental health services are isproportionately diagnosed with disruptive, defiant and psychotic disorders. Continue reading

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At 988 Crisis Lifeline’s Second Anniversary, CCHR Calls on SAMHSA to Provide Data to Researchers for Evaluation of Effectiveness, Outcomes

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should make 988 Lifeline data available so researchers and policymakers can evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the handling of calls, and to ensure callers’ human rights are being respected, Citizens Commission on Human Rights says. Continue reading

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