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Mental IllnessWar veteran shares her unique story with UNCW studentsSubmitted by Cliff Pyron on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 10:41pm.READ MORE: 
Jennifer Crane is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom. As a victim of post-traumatic stress disorder, Crane now travels the country trying to raise awareness about what many service members are going through in their post-war lives.
Full story...NC misses mental illness deadlineSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 2:09pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina officials have missed a federal deadline for dealing with thousands of people with mental illness who live in adult care homes. And it has advocates worried patients may have nowhere to go besides emergency rooms, shelters or the street.
Full story... » Mental illness an increasing problem for military membersSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 5:35pm.READ MORE:  The treatment and diagnosis of mental health problems in the military has been making headlines since the untimely death of Commander Keith Springle, the Navy social worker who was gunned down by a patient at a mental health clinic in Iraq last month. Now legislators and mental health experts are citing the incident as a call to action.
Full story...Strict involuntary committment for mentally ill makes need for meds more vitalSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 6:26pm.READ MORE:
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