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A local non-profit organization is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a three-day event, starting Friday. The goal of “Mothers In Crisis” is to help…
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Now that the Governor’s signed it, a bill reforming mental health within Florida’s criminal justice system will become law in a few months. Some advocates…
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The federal government says non-Medicaid expansion states could be doing more to help people with substance abuse and mental health disorders. According…
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Since the 1970s, the hard on crime ethos has fueled the era of mass incarceration. Simultaneously, the country defunded public mental health services. A…
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Florida lawmakers want to reform the way the state deals with substance abuse and mental health issues. One legislator hopes her recent appointment to an…
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While some are hailing the Governor’s recent pledge to put more money into Florida’s mental health and substance abuse programs, others are calling it…
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Among the more than 40 bills Governor Rick Scott signed into law Thursday is a measure building on past child welfare reforms.After learning about a spate…
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Tuesday was annual Suicide Prevention Day at the Florida Capitol. It’s when advocates knock on legislators’ doors and talk about how they’d like laws to…
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People who run Florida mental-health and substance-abuse-treatment programs are celebrating the highest proposed state funding they’ve seen in five years.…