by admin | Nov 11, 2005 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
Philosophical differences emerge as the Medicaid Reform Commission wraps up its two-day meeting at the Capitol. Commission members have spent more time on eligibility and the financial requirements of Medicaid recipients than any of the other issues they have...
by admin | Sep 27, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Missouri has received a federal grant to help youth suicide prevention efforts. More than 700 Missourians die each year as a result of suicide and another 6,700 receive emergency care after attempting to take their own lives. Bob Bax with the State Department of...
by admin | Jul 27, 2005 | Health / Medicine
State officials say a new drug could make a big difference for drug addicts trying to kick the habit. Department of Mental Health Spokesman Lois Thomas says the new drug – buprenorphine – has an advantage over methadone. Methadone is administered in...
by admin | May 9, 2005 | News
The Legislature will leave a center for the mentally-retarded and developmentally disabled open, despite the Governor’s early recommendation it be closed. Keeping the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in St. Louis County open has been a crusade this year for...
by admin | May 3, 2005 | Health / Medicine
Wednesday is Children’s Mental Health Summit Day, and mental health officials throughout the country are raising awareness about the need for services for kids. The Missouri Mental Health Department views Children’s Mental Health Summit Day as an...
