RICHMOND — Over the next two years, Virginia will spend more than $8 million to boost security at its state-run psychiatric hospitals, adding a total of 65…
WINCHESTER, Va. Pastor Brandan Thomas had just stepped away from the homeless shelter he runs when his buzzing phone signaled another mental health crisis.
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This week, a workgroup from the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, chaired by Del. Vivian Watts (D - Fairfax), agreed the topic of access to mental health services during criminal proceedings extended beyond a single bill’s enactment clause.
Already knowing that Covid vaccines can worsen mental illnesses like schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder, nearly all major mental health advocacy organizations are literally applauding [.]