Access to ‘health care home’ other half of reform equation

Access to ‘health care home’ other half of reform equation
This week, Great Brook Valley Health Center and Family Health Center of Worcester and other organizations across the United States will take part in national Cover the Uninsured Week. Thousands of events and activities will be held across the country to raise awareness of the millions of Americans living without health insurance, many of whom have had little or no contact with a doctor’s office their entire adult lives. But that reality is beginning to change for many of Massachusetts’ uninsured

Parents urge better care of veterans? mental health (The Des Moines Register)

Parents urge better care of veterans? mental health (The Des Moines Register)
As the war in Iraq enters its fifth year, veterans returning home need a better system of care to prevent devastating mental health problems, the…

Gun bill would encourage states to share mental health data (Boston Globe)

Gun bill would encourage states to share mental health data (Boston Globe)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Since 1968, federal law has prohibited the sale of guns to anyone adjudged mentally ill, but more than half the states cannot, or will not, supply the necessary mental health records to the FBI database used to conduct background checks on gun buyers.