Privatization will worsen state’s mental health care

The following editorial comes from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,  6 January 09.  It was written by Dr. Branko Radulovacki.  Dr. Radulovacki, a clinical psychiatrist, is Program Director of the Adult Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program at the Ridgeview Institute
A for-profit company based in Florida is fast-tracking its way toward ownership of Georgia’s mental health crisis as state [...]

Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: Rates of Co-occurrence Prompt Need for Service Integration

Written by Michael Torres, this article comes from Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:
Canadians are becoming aware of the prevalence of mental health issues and of substance use problems, but how well equipped are we to help the many people who contend with both?
Two studies published in the December issue of the Canadian Journal [...]