by admin | Sep 15, 2006 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
Missouri mental health officials hope a big influx of federal money will help transform mental health services in the state. Missouri is getting $14.2 million from the federal government over the next five years. State Comprehensive Psychiatric Services Director,...
by admin | Aug 24, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Governor Blunt says he still favors closing the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in St. Louis, though he will wait to see what his Missouri Mental Health Task Force eventually recommends. A group of families with relatives at the center opposes the proposal. A member...
by admin | Aug 24, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Governor Blunt says he’s anxious to hear recommendations from the Missouri Mental Health Task Force he formed to investigate mental patient abuse, even as the Mental Health Commission has released its own report. Blunt has received 23 recommendations from the...
by admin | Aug 22, 2006 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
Governor Blunt has been given 23 recommendations to improve the state’s mental health program. The recommendations are contained in a report written by the State Mental Health Commission. State Mental Health Department spokesman, Bob Bax, says many are based on...
by admin | Aug 12, 2006 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Mental Health Task Force has gotten an earful in four public hearings, featuring more than eight hours of testimony, with at least two more public hearings ahead. Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, co-chairman of the task force, says members have learned a lot...
