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National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention
Surgeon General announces first national prevention guide
UCLA
Researchers Use PET Scans to Pinpoint Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in
Methamphetamine Users
January 5, 2004
Standard
Depression Treatments Found Effective for Low-Income Minority Women
UCLA News, July 1, 2003
Depression a common, but treatable, disease
CNN.com, Thursday, January 15, 2004
News Releases from the American Psychiatric Association
Audio & Video
KCRW's Which Way LA -
Cops and the Mentally Ill, November 16, 1999
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Advocacy & Involuntary Commitment
L.P.S.
Reform - A New Vision for Mental Health Treatment Laws
This document provides detailed recommendations for reform of the Lanterman,
Petris, Short Act (LPS Act) written 30 years ago. The complete document is
now available on-line.
March 10, 1999 -
Reforming patients' rights law - Mental illnesses:
When do people have a right to refuse treatment?
February 22, 1999 -
Mental health under fire: Legislature tackles
flawed reform of the past
February 22, 1999 -
Lack of commitment - Streets, jails show failure
of mental health law
February 16, 1999 - LPS
Reform News Conference
August 3, 1998 - From Tragedy, New Hope
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