by MBJ Staff Published: July 26,2011
Tags: expansions, healthcare, hospitals, mental health
GULFPORT — Singing River Health System has cut the ribbon on its new location in Gulfport for providing behavioral health services. “We’re fortunate with Singing River Health System to have seven physicians and nine therapists that work with our program,” said Lynn Truelove, COO for programs, SRHS. “We’re now in a position where we can [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2011
Tags: federal government, healthcare, investigation, mental health, state government
JACKSON — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Mississippi’s mental health system is discriminating against disabled persons by funding large psychiatric institutions at the expense of community-based care. The state Department of Mental Health said Mississippi has significantly improved care for disabled patients since the ruling, despite a lack of funds. Critics, however, said [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 28,2010
Tags: disaster, energy, environment, mental health, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Before the BP oil spill, the Gulf Coast was a place of abundant shrimping, tourist-filled beaches and a happy if humble lifestyle. Now, it’s home to depression, worry and sadness for many. A Gallup survey released today of almost 2,600 coastal residents showed that depression cases are up more than 25 [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: September 20,2010
Tags: healthcare, hospitals, mental health
PURVIS — The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has revised the psychiatric services catchment areas for Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield and South Mississippi State Hospital (SMSH) in Purvis. Effective immediately, the catchment area for SMSH will include Hancock, Harrison, Stone and Pearl River counties in addition to the nine counties the Purvis facility currently [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 10,2010
Tags: healthcare, mental health
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has agreed to pay half the cost of Medicaid matching funds to help the state’s 15 community mental health centers through June 2012. Officials feared the community centers may close because they didn’t have funds for the state’s share of the match to pull down federal [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 2,2010
Tags: healthcare, mental health, sttate budget
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has asked four facilities to develop contingency closing plans by the end of August in case the Legislature doesn’t provide adequate funding in the next fiscal year. The facilities are North Mississippi State Hospital in Tupelo, South Mississippi State Hospital in Purvis, Mississippi Adolescent Center in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 8,2010
Tags: healthcare, mental health
BROOKHAVEN — A drug and alcohol rehabilitation program is moving out of Lincoln County amid a restructuring of local mental health facilities. Dr. Steve Ellis, executive director of Southwest Mississippi Community Mental Health Complex, also known as Region 11, said the men’s and women’s rehabilitation programs at Newhaven Recovery Center in Brookhaven will be moved [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 29,2010
Tags: disaster, energy, environment, healthcare, mental health, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s health secretary is again asking BP PLC for $10 million for mental health services to state residents affected by the oil spill. Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine says counseling teams have talked to nearly 2,000 people in affected areas, and report increases in anxiety, depression, stress, grief, drinking, and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 16,2010
Tags: health, healthcare, mental health, nonprofits, state government
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Lincoln County supervisors have voted to become a member of Region 8 Mental Health Services, a geographically smaller but much better-funded organization promising to improve local mental health services. The county board of supervisors voted 4-1 to end a 36-year affiliation with Southwest Mississippi Community Mental Health Complex, also called Region 11. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 19,2010
CLEVELAND — Delta Community Mental Health Services will take over Cleveland’s Crisis Intervention Center from the state on July 1. The 16-bed Charles W. Capps Jr. Crisis Intervention Center provides short-term, acute psychiatric care to individuals committed through the courts. DCMHS Executive Director Richard Duggin tells The Bolivar Commercial that the center is currently operated [...] [...]
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