Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 24, 2022
4min0
The measure has been a longstanding priority for Sen. Darryl Rouson.
Tag: mental illness
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 24, 2022
Guest AuthorSeptember 4, 2019
12min1476
Mental health and video games both tested, neither were found to contribute to gun deaths.
Guest AuthorJuly 23, 2018
5min282
In a health crisis, individuals turn to hospital emergency rooms across Florida to stabilize an escalating medical condition. Individuals impacted by mental illness require the same access to emergency care. People in crisis, their families, and law enforcement need a trusted resource to provide immediate care designed to assess and treat. The National Institute of […]
Scott PowersJune 8, 2018
9min1217
A Tampa Bay Times investigation into an apparent yearlong lapse in national background checks for Florida concealed weapons permits has started a wave of Democrats calling for Republican Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam to drop out of the Governor’s race or resign. They were responding to a new report from the Times “Buzz blog” Friday afternoon that said […]
Danny McAuliffeFebruary 20, 2018
7min987
With just two weeks left in Session, Gov. Rick Scott will deliver to legislators a proposal on Friday that is expected to address a series of issues identified in the wake of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The announcement came after Scott held a public roundtable discussion, where he was […]
Florence SnyderMarch 2, 20173min181
The clubs have names like I Am One and Brave Women of Palm Beach County, and to look at their elegant members, you’d think they were ladies of leisure on their way to a fashion show or an art gallery. Instead, they are the heartbroken survivors of beloved children and siblings whose extreme mental illnesses […]
Guest AuthorJune 23, 2016
6min534
It’s been a difficult and emotional week for many of us, but nothing can compare to the grief and sorrow experienced by the family and friends who lost loved ones in the Orlando massacre. I had the opportunity to visit Orlando last weekend to pay my respects, and was moved by the courage of the […]
Melissa RossNovember 11, 2015
4min260
As headlines across the state continue to pile up, documenting the horror show that is Florida’s mental health system of care, state Reps. Janet Adkins and Charles McBurney listened somberly to a litany of problems – and proposed solutions – at a public forum Monday at Jacksonville City Hall looking at the issue. The Community […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 21, 2015
4min187
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday said he’ll ask lawmakers to put $19 million into next year’s state budget to treat mental illness and substance abuse. That amount includes “$12.8 million for Community Behavioral Health Services, $3.7 million to add more Community Action Treatment (CAT) teams and $2.8 million to expand Family Intensive Treatment (FIT) teams,” the Governor’s […]
Melissa RossAugust 18, 2015
6min195
In the wake of The Florida Times-Union’s powerful dive into dangerous gaps in the state’s mental health care system, advocates pushing for change say they’re readying their strategy to press legislators hard to enact reforms in 2016. “We’re coordinating a statewide advocacy effort, bringing together mental health professionals, advocates, families, and consumers, to really have […]