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RI police group concerned about mental health training
By Eileen Weber
The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association backed late-session legislation in June that attempted to overturn a 2016 law requiring mental health training for police...
School psychologists: In a class of their own
By Phyllis Hanlon
Tags: ability, behavioral, culture, education, emotional, ethnicity, kids, mental health counseling, school psychologist, sexuality, students, youth
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CARE Act would allow involuntary commitment for addicts
By Catherine Robertson Souter
William James College acquires Teachers21: Aims to make schools a better place for students
By Phyllis Hanlon
Connecticut’s troubled adolescents lack coverage
By Eileen Weber
Tags: behavior problems, children, Connecticut, diagnosis, kids, Lawmakers, mental health professionals, mental illness, psychiatry
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VT braces for loss of psychiatric bed Medicaid funding
By Janine Weisman
Tags: Brattleboro Retreat, exemption, hospitals, increase bed capacity, Medicaid, Mental health, mental health system, Vermont
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