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• TEMECULA: Group combats stigma of mental illness (The Californian)
  A mental health court expert will discuss the legal system at next week's meeting of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Temecula Valley.
• Pentagon shooting suspect had a history of mental illness (Reno Gazette-Journal)
  HOLLISTER, Calif. (AP) — The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago with a warning that he was unstable and might have a gun, authorities said Friday.
• The Pentagon Tragedy: Mental Illness, Violence And What Reporters Should Ask (Medical News Today)
  The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued the following statement on the death of John Patrick Bedell from his attack on Pentagon guards on March 4, 2010: "News reports indicate that Patrick Bedell struggled for some time with a severe mental illness," said NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick. "NAMI's members include individuals and families affected by mental illness ...
• Health agencies align to treat concurrent addiction-mental illness (Ottawa Citizen)
  A new agreement between health agencies in the Ottawa region aims to help people with mental health problems and addictions get treatment faster.
• The Pentagon Tragedy: Mental Illness, Violence and What Reporters Should Ask (redOrbit)
  ARLINGTON, Va., March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued the following statement on the death of John Patrick Bedell from his attack on Pentagon guards on March 4, 2010: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100216/NAMILOGO ) "News reports indicate that Patrick Bedell struggled for some time with a severe ...
• What happens to ex-inmates with mental illness? (The News-Herald)
  State prisoners with mental illness return to Ohio communities with just two weeks’ worth of medications, $65 and a bus ticket.
• Around Town: Professor weighs in on mental illness (The New Britain Herald)
  Central Connecticut State University Professor Heather Munro Prescott, whose areas of expertise include the history of mental health services, has weighed in on the recent University of Alabama, Huntsville faculty murders.
• Pentagon shooter had past of mental illness (The Washington Times)
  HOLLISTER, Calif. (AP) -- The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago with a warning that he was unstable and might have a gun, authorities said Friday. It's still unclear why John Patrick Bedell opened fire Thursday at the Pentagon entrance, wounding two police officers ...
• Minnesota mental health changes target both care, costs (Pioneer Press)
  Another reform to Minnesota's mental health system was announced Tuesday by state human-services leaders, who want to broaden access to care — and cut $17 million from the budget.
• Mental illness haunted Pentagon shooting suspect (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
  LOS ANGELES — The Northern California man who drove across the country and tried to blast his way into the Pentagon on Thursday was the author of rambling, conspiratorial-minded Internet treatises on politics and had suffered from mental illness, according to people close to his family and court records.

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