Study: Half of People Shot by Police Every Year Are Mentally Ill

Study: Half of People Shot By Police Every Year Are Mentally Ill

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In the U.S., there are more mentally ill behind bars than in hospitals or treatment centers, as the mentally ill are three times more likely to be imprisoned than hospitalized. The problem began with the closing of government-run hospitals beginning in …
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Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awards New Research Funding of 000 …

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Families of SMA is dedicated to creating a treatment and cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy by funding and advancing a comprehensive research program. This new research funding will support a project at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of …
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Wife of heir to Tetra Pak fortune killed by cocaine abuse

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They first met at a U.S. rehabilitation center and gave generously to addiction treatment centers. Eva Rausing's family have said they believed she turned to drugs in her late teens to overcome acute shyness. The Swedish Rausing family made a fortune …
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