mental health
Parkland students’ manifesto errs on privacy and emotional disabilities
April 12, 2018Police officers may have some limited training in psychology, but this hardly qualifies them to make decisions best left to medical professionals.
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Georgia police shoot LGBTQ student during mental health crisis
September 19, 2017The shooting of Scout Schultz has further fueled the debate over police responses to people dealing with mental health issues.
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Solitary confinement: Prisoners and advocates target an unjust practice
March 31, 2017Outcry against the inhumane punishment of solitary confinement is coming from both policy reform advocates as well as from movements of resistance inside prison walls.
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Northwestern cuts counseling at Women’s Center during Domestic Violence month
October 19, 2016Until the matter of the Women’s Center is resolved, students on campus are left with few options.
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Kaiser Permanente mental health workers go on strike in California
January 13, 2015Union demonstrators picket in front of 35 Kaiser Permanente locations throughout the state on behalf of some 2,600 mental health clinicians.
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