mental health
Robin Williams suicide should spark a national conversation
August 28, 2014This country is long overdue for a serious national conversation on the treatment of mental illness. Robin Williams' suicide is just the tip of the iceberg.
Read moreI spent 19 days in a psychiatric hospital — and loved every minute
January 2, 2014My impression of such treatment centers was quite negative. Then I was a patient in one.
Read moreVeteran’s voice: a soldier’s death
November 11, 2013A soldier in my old unit who deployed with us to Afghanistan committed suicide. He was only 25 years old. What caused this young man with so much promise to feel that there is no way...
Read moreLibrarian: With Emanuel’s pension plan “…I got two feet in the grave”
November 4, 2013Residents testified mainly on the impact of cuts to mental health clinics, public worker retiree health care and education.
Read moreA Vision
December 26, 2012A poem in memory of those who died in Newtown.
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