Although I have actively avoided most coverage of the Sandy Hook tragedy in Connecticut, I have spent a great amount of time assessing the present state of mental health care and access in the United States.
The particular motivations of alleged killer James Holmes aren't relevant -- the next gunman will have different motivations -- but the general state of mental health care in the United States is.
The BBC understands that Abu Hamza's application will focus on the state of his mental health - but the preacher is is also asking judges for his confiscated passport to be returned.
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The state of preventative mental health care in the U.S. has been thrust onto the national scene in recent days, after the monstrous murder of 27 people including 20 children in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
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The peer counselors check back often with these mothers, talking about what challenges might arise and the state of everyone's mental and physical health in the family.
Those records revealed cases against the Department of Corrections, the State University of New York, the City University of New York, the Office of Mental Health and a psychiatric hospital.
Emergency rooms in Prince George's County, Maryland, filled up Saturday by people looking to escape the heat, said Fran Phillips, deputy secretary for the state's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Hospitals in Prince George's County in Maryland were buzzing Saturday as people came into emergency department waiting rooms trying to get cool, said Fran Phillips, deputy secretary for the state's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
If Holmes is sentenced to prison, the state Department of Corrections would determine what kind of mental health care he gets, said Alison Morgan, a department spokeswoman.
If the former student pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, it would extend the proceedings while he is evaluated by state mental health officials.
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At the Mental Health Association of New York State, chief executive Glenn Liebman said the concern is not just veterans who won't get treatment for fear of the stigma of being listed in the state database or who will hide serious issues from their therapists.
As a result, the state of the economy can affect us physically, leading to mental and physical health issues.
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Although little is known about the mental health of either gunman, the attacks have shaken state legislatures that until recently didn't intend to consider more social spending.
They met with local and state leaders to discuss gun control legislation, mental health identification and treatment, and "concerns for the erosion of our societal values such that we are increasingly desensitized to violence, " according to Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra.
The couple met with local and state leaders to discuss gun control legislation, mental health identification and treatment, and "concerns for the erosion of our societal values such that we are increasingly desensitized to violence, " according to Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra.
"Federal laws safeguarding the confidentiality of veterans' treatment records do not authorize VA mental-health professionals to comply with this New York State law, " Ballesteros said in a prepared statement.
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