Balancing the Argument Against Civil Commitment Laws

Balancing The Argument Against Civil Commitment Laws

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Civil commitment is the legal process by which an individual with a severe mental illness can be involuntarily committed to a hospital for treatment. Arguments against this action dates back to the mid-1950s when civil rights attorneys fought to reduce …
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Life after prison for Irish Women

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She found prison a positive experience and was accepted to Depaul' s Tus Nua programme which has room for just 6 women for a 6 month period, and she has not graduated on to the Rendu on the website andapartment programme where women are given …
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LETTER: Surcharge all addictions, not just smoking habits

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It is a choice to smoke, overeat, undereat, do recreational drugs, abuse prescription drugs or drink alcohol. Education has proven this and will help people continue the process with guided help from professionals to make healthy living choices — not …
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House Finance Considers Cuts to Behavioral Health Funding

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Green says she credits her program for helping reduce homelessness around Juneau since she arrived in 2002. "If those reductions are taken from our grant based services, the impact will be most significant to our substance abuse treatment system," said …
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