Mental Health Archives

A girl peers from under a curtain before the start of a performance coordinated by US Battery Dance Company to mark World Down Syndrome Day in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, March 2013. The U.S. company helped create dance performances for groups of children with disabilities, young ethnic Roma children and youngsters who aspire to become dancers. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Beltway Confidential

You won’t believe the gift this couple gave their daughter with Down syndrome

Emily Leayman -

June 25, 2015 6:51 pm

Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds speaks about mental health reform at The National Press Club, March 31, 2014 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Healthcare

Va. senator attacked by son argues for easing patient privacy laws

Paige Winfield Cunningham -

June 16, 2015 4:00 pm

Rep. Tim Murphy's big mental health bill is getting a second chance this week, with its most controversial provision stripped out.

Healthcare

Mental health bill gets a second chance

Paige Winfield Cunningham -

June 15, 2015 4:01 am

A top official from the Government Accountability Office told a House committee Wednesday that the Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to follow its own guidelines for treating veterans with mental illness who may be at risk of suicide. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Healthcare

Testimony: Veterans Affairs ignoring its own procedures for vets with mental illness

Pete Kasperowicz -

June 10, 2015 3:46 pm

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is working with the airline industry to conduct a study based on the emotional and mental health issues of pilots and barriers to reporting such issues.Â (AP File)

Healthcare

Crashes prompt mental health review of pilots

Robert King -

May 28, 2015 3:41 pm

It may soon get easier for poor, mentally ill Americans to get treatment, but not in a psychiatric hospital.

Healthcare

Psych wards not covered by Medicaid mental health rule

Paige Winfield Cunningham -

April 20, 2015 9:00 am

Think Tanks

Look for tax cuts from a GOP president

Washington Examiner Staff -

April 20, 2015 9:00 am

A stele and flowers laid in memory of the victims are placed in the area where the Germanwings jetliner crashed in the French Alps. (AP Photo)Â

Politics

Airlines to re-examine cockpit safety, pilot health issues

Sean Higgins -

March 27, 2015 4:13 pm

Healthcare

Pentagon can’t prove stress disorder not behind soldiers fired for mental conditions

Ethan Barton -

February 23, 2015 10:00 am

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, questions a witness during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing looking into the effectiveness of vaccines in the wake of a measles outbreak and the exceptionally severe flu season, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, February 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Healthcare

GAO: Web of programs for mentally ill need coordination

Paige Winfield Cunningham -

February 5, 2015 8:40 pm

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Tag: Mental Health

You won’t believe the gift this couple gave their daughter with Down syndrome

Va. senator attacked by son argues for easing patient privacy laws

Mental health bill gets a second chance

Testimony: Veterans Affairs ignoring its own procedures for vets with mental illness

Crashes prompt mental health review of pilots

Psych wards not covered by Medicaid mental health rule

Look for tax cuts from a GOP president

Airlines to re-examine cockpit safety, pilot health issues

Pentagon can’t prove stress disorder not behind soldiers fired for mental conditions

GAO: Web of programs for mentally ill need coordination

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