Woman files suit against state fetal protection law

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MILWAUKEE — A pregnant Washington County woman has filed a federal challenge to the state's fetal protection law after being confined in a drug treatment center for more than two months, even though she said she'd already weaned herself off a …
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Ken DeCerchio: On mental health, we must do better

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As we recognize the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's Community Mental Health Center Act, I am saddened and frustrated with the unfilled vision of an accessible and effective community mental health and substance abuse treatment system. It is …
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DAYBREAK DAILY: McAuliffe to put assets into a blind trust

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'GOOD MORNING WASHINGTON': Among the reports – Deadly assault in Northwest; House again to tackle Obamacare; Forestville apartment fire; much more, beginning at 4:30 a.m. M-F. TERRY TIME: Flying blind, per the Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Gov.
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Mental Health: The Unfinished Business of Civil Rights | Commentary

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Fifty years ago, the March on Washington and President John F. Kennedy's signing of the Community Mental Health Centers Act marked two important milestones for equality and justice in the United States. Unfortunately, just as Martin Luther King Jr.'s …
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