by admin | Jul 12, 2006 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
Media scrutiny and a call to improve from the governor sparks change in how the Department of Mental Health investigates allegations of abuse. Some high-profile cases prompted the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to publish a series on how the Mental Health Department handles...
by admin | Jun 19, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Governor Matt Blunt says he’s confident state government can address the abuse at mental health facilities – abuse that has led to death in some instances. Blunt has formed a special task force to review reports of injury and death at both public and...
by admin | Jun 16, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder and Interim Director of Mental Health Ron Dittemore are going to oversee an investigation into deaths, neglect, and abuse in private and public mental health care facilities in the state. Kinder says the investigating group will look...
by admin | Jun 15, 2006 | Politics / Govt
A new website provides Missourians with a wealth of information about mental illness – not just about the disease, but about the services available to people. State Mental Health Director Dorn Schuffman has unveiled the Web site: www.missouri.networkofcare.org....
by admin | May 1, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Department of Mental Health Director Dorn Schuffman is leaving his post. Schuffman, who has worked for the Department since 1978 and headed it since December of 2001, is retiring effective July 1st. The State Mental Health Commission will begin the process of...
