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Lawmakers seek common ground on mental health bill
Arizona's version of Casey's Law got Senate approval today, drawing bipartisan efforts to revise the language to align with the state's substance abuse treatment plan.
Psilocybin can break the cycle of ‘token’ mental health care
We have a right to medicines that are proven to improve these illnesses. Furthering that belief, we drafted SB1570, which allows the use of psilocybin in clinical settings under the supervision of medical professionals. We ask that you join us in changing this token system of care into one that provides real relief to those struggling with a mental health condition.
Phoenix becomes largest US city to successfully challenge 2020 census numbers
Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census after claiming that dozens of group homes, jails and drug and alcohol treatment centers were overlooked during the nation's head count.
Judge outlines fixes to poor health care in Arizona prisons
A federal judge who previously concluded Arizona was providing inadequate medical and mental health care to prisoners said she will give the state three months to ensure it has enough health care professionals to meet constitutional standards.
Mental health key to successful re-entry
I am optimistic that we can work together with community partners to raise the standard of mental health care and better support inmates when they are discharged. I also believe we can break the cycle of recidivism and stop treating mental illness as a crime.
County accused of letting mentally ill inmates languish
Lawyers pressing a decades-old lawsuit over conditions in metro Phoenix's jail system say inmates with serious mental illnesses are suffering needlessly because authorities aren't bringing them to outside treatment centers, often leaving them to languish in lockdown cells where they suffer from extreme isolation.
Magellan fails to get contract rebid in budget, but effort may continue
Magellan Health Services' attempt to settle its dispute over a lost $3 billion contract in the state budget fell short, but an ally in the Legislature may try again before the session is over.
The economics of mental illness
Mental health care may be one of the biggest unmet needs of our time. Nearly one in two people in the United States will suffer from depression, anxiety disorders or another mental health ailment at some point in their life, and about one in 17 Americans currently has a serious mental illness.
Barber pushes mental health in meeting with Biden on gun package
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, D-Tucson, urged Vice President Joe Biden on Monday to incorporate improved mental health care in any gun-control measures the White House proposes to reduce gun violence.
Arizona marks 2 years since Giffords shooting
Arizona residents will mark the two-year anniversary of the 2011 shooting of then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Tuesday with bells ringing across Tucson amid a heated national debate over gun control.
Groups rally at Capitol against proposed health care cuts
John McFarland Jr. has spent seven years advising adults diagnosed with behavioral health issues, but before that he suffered from mental illness himself.
‘Arnold v. Sarn’: Helping or hurting?
The lawsuit that led to the creation of the modern behavioral health care system in Maricopa County has created what many experts say is an artificial set of standards that ignores the real needs of patients. But confusion and disagreement over ways to improve the system have delayed the kind of meaningful reform that almost everyone in the health care community recognizes as necessary.
