Mental Health Facilities Have a 'Revolving Door'

Published January 19, 2013

Mental health facilities have a 'revolving door'

Filed under: drug treatment centers in virginia

Yet in the wake of the spree that left dead 27 people, mostly children, the Virginia-based Treatment Advocacy Center and others are urging states to strengthen laws providing for involuntary commitment — also known as civil commitment. Procedures vary …
Read more on Kansas City Star

Sen. Joe Manchin: Stand-alone assault weapons ban 'will not go anywhere'

Filed under: drug treatment centers in virginia

Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Sunday that a stand-alone ban on assault weapons would not win passage in Congress, and that the effort to curb mass shootings must include a broader discussion involving the entertainment industry and mental health issues …
Read more on Washington Post (blog)

Many mentally ill missing from gun background-check system

Filed under: drug treatment centers in virginia

WASHINGTON — After the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, Congress passed a law to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. … The background check system, which became effective in 1998, was part of a 1993 law that prohibits people from possessing …
Read more on Duluth News Tribune

Child Advocacy Center Launches New Statewide Child Abuse Campaign

Filed under: drug treatment centers in virginia

"It takes tremendous, tremendous courage for them to even open up and speak about the horrific events in their lives," said Shelly Giaquinto, the Harrison County Child Advocacy Center Executive Director. "We really need to be … It could be risk …
Read more on Wvfx