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Youngkin pledges to seek mental health legislation in honor of …

(7 days ago) WebFILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at an event in Alexandria, Va. Youngkin said Thursday, Dec. 14, that he would pursue mental health reform legislation next year in honor of Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death earlier this year while in custody at a state mental hospital sparked outrage and …

https://apnews.com/article/glenn-youngkin-virginia-mental-health-385aaf752e98a0de5899193ea85d64b8

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Giving Defendants The Right To Disclose Their Mental Illness In …

(5 days ago) Web(3-8-21) Virginia legislators recently passed legislation that will allow defendants to introduce evidence about their mental state at the time of an alleged crime. One of the key advocates who pushed for passage was Anna Mendez, president of Mental Health America in Virginia and the organization, Partner in Mental Health. Does your state allow …

https://www.peteearley.com/2021/03/08/giving-defendants-the-right-to-disclose-their-mental-illness-in-court-radical-change-in-virginia/

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Deeds’ relentless work has bolstered Virginia’s mental health system

(6 days ago) WebThe Washington Post recently reported on Deeds’ crusade, a decade after the event that has since stamped his legislative career and made his name synonymous with overhauling mental health practices in Virginia. On Nov. 19, 2013, Deeds’ son, Gus, stabbed him 13 times before fatally shooting himself. Gus Deeds, 24, suffered from …

https://virginiamercury.com/2023/11/29/deeds-relentless-work-has-bolstered-virginias-mental-health-system/

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Creigh Deeds’ 10-year fight to fix Virginia’s mental health system

(7 days ago) Web12 min. State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) tugged on his earlobe, pointing to scar tissue doctors wanted to remove to mend the damage from an attack that left him physically wounded

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/18/virginia-creigh-deeds-mental-health/

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Key moments in Virginia’s effort to reform mental health care

(4 days ago) WebBy Washington Post staff. November 18, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. EST. Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) gets to work at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond in January 2014, marking his

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/18/virginia-mental-health-key-moments-reforms/

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Virginia psychiatric hospitals overburdened by patients referred

(4 days ago) WebThe Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission has concluded Virginia’s psychiatric hospitals are overwhelmed by an increasing number of forensic patients and lengthy stays by individuals

https://www.pilotonline.com/2023/12/11/virginia-psychiatric-hospitals-overburdened-by-patients-referred-through-legal-system-jlarc-report-finds/

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Clinic Helps Pass Mental Health Reforms in Virginia

(9 days ago) WebWith the help of two University of Virginia School of Law students, mental health legislation to address overcrowding in the state’s hospital emergency rooms recently became law. Michael Ferguson ’24 and Clare Hachten …

https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202304/clinic-helps-pass-mental-health-reforms-virginia

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Youngkin wants to transform Va.’s struggling …

(9 days ago) WebThe article has been corrected. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed $230 million expansion in the state’s behavioral health system was met with applause and questions on Thursday from reform

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/youngkin-virginia-mental-health-deeds/

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Virginia Bans Mental Health Evidence in Trials.

(8 days ago) WebPeople accused of crimes in Virginia are prohibited from submitting this type of evidence during trial because of a 1985 Virginia Supreme Court decision that ruled a person’s mental state was irrelevant unless a plea …

https://theappeal.org/virginia-mental-health-evidence-trials-matthew-rushin-legislation/

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Support SB1315 and HB2047 for Mental Health Reform in

(8 days ago) WebSB1315 and HB2047 are mirror General Assembly bills that would allow for evidence related to mental conditions and intellectual and developmental disabilities to be introduced into court. This would allow for fairer trials for defendants, and begin the process of much needed criminal justice reform. A study conducted by Justice Forward Virginia

https://naacpva.org/support-sb1315-and-hb2047-for-mental-health-reform-in-criminal-justice-system/

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VA lawmakers find common ground on mental health reforms

(5 days ago) WebGov. Glenn Youngkin talks about his behavioral health plans in December 2022. The struggles of Virginians with mental health challenges are uniting Democrats and Republicans in the General

https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-youngkin-mental-health-otieno-state-hospitals/article_d88a0386-d0cf-11ee-bcc6-bb64ff4a3be5.html

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Virginia law bars evidence of mental illness unless an accused …

(7 days ago) WebThe History of the “Stamper Rule” in Virginia. Virginia prohibits the use of mental health evidence in non-insanity cases. To be clear, you will not find this rule in any statute passed by elected officials. Instead, it is found in Virginia Common Law, which is a body of judicial decisions written by judges over decades that form our rules.

https://justiceforwardva.com/blog/acknowledgement-of-mental-illness

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Demand for mental health services outpaces expectations

(5 days ago) WebBy: Kate Masters - August 15, 2022 12:05 am. Eastern State Hospital in James City County is one of Virginia’s eight publicly run mental hospitals, which have struggled with understaffing and an influx of psychiatric admissions. Expanded mental health services under Medicaid were intended to reduce admissions at state-run facilities.

https://virginiamercury.com/2022/08/15/demand-for-mental-health-services-outpaces-expectations/

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Virginians Overwhelmingly Support Allowing Mental Health Evidence

(5 days ago) WebVIRGINIA POLL: By a +43 point margin, Virginia voters across party lines strongly support allowing Virginia judges and juries to consider evidence about a defendant's mental state and mental illnesses in criminal trials. Virginians Overwhelmingly Support Allowing Mental Health Evidence . VIRGINIA POLL: By a +43 …

https://justiceforwardva.com/blog/mental-health-polling

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Concluded: Commission on Mental Health Law Reform

(7 days ago) WebThe Commission issued progress reports in 2008, and 2009. A final report was not issued. The work of the Commission on Mental Health Law Reform concluded in 2011. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to receive, review, and evaluate the impact of certain recommendations and legislation on the mental health system in the Commonwealth.

https://www.vacourts.gov/programs/concluded/cmh/home.html

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§ 19.2-271.6. Evidence of defendant's mental condition - Virginia …

(4 days ago) Web§ 19.2-271.6.Evidence of defendant's mental condition admissible; notice to Commonwealth. A. For the purposes of this section: "Developmental disability" means the same as that term is defined in § 37.2-100. "Intellectual disability" means the same as that term is defined in § 37.2-100. "Mental illness" means a disorder of thought, mood, …

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title19.2/chapter16/section19.2-271.6/

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Virginia Mental Health Law Related to Jails

(5 days ago) WebNew Commitment Criteria 1st prong - Dangerousness. The person has a mental illness and there is a substantial likelihood that, as a result of mental illness, the person will, in the near future, (1) Cause serious physical harm to himself or others as evidenced by recent behavior causing, attempting, or threatening harm and other relevant

https://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/assets/document-library/archive/library/forensics/ofo%20-%20va%20mental%20health%20law%20related%20to%20jails%20part%204.pdf

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Long wait times for Virginia’s mental hospitals WRIC ABC 8News

(7 days ago) WebUpdated: May 22, 2023 / 08:13 AM EDT. RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Patients at Virginia’s nine state-run psychiatric hospitals waited nearly two days on average during the last fiscal year — from

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/long-wait-times-for-virginias-mental-hospitals/

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RD179 (Published 2023) - Evaluation of the Jail Mental Health Pilot

(9 days ago) WebRD179 - Evaluation of the Jail Mental Health Pilot Programs – January 10, 2023. Enabling Authority: Appropriation Act - Item 408 J.3. (Special Session I, 2022) This report evaluates the activities of Virginia’s Jail Mental Health Pilot Program (JMHPP) during FY2022 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022). It is the sixth in a series of annual

https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2023/RD179

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New state budget boosts mental health services, Chesterfield …

(Just Now) WebNew Virginia budget boosts mental health services, Chesterfield to host first mental health resource fair. Mental health services will also get a big boost in spending, in a bipartisan effort to

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/virginia-state-budget-may-13-2024

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Hail to the Class of 2024 University of Virginia School of Law

(6 days ago) WebFerguson, Hachten Help Pass Mental Health Reforms Michael Ferguson and Clare Hachten of the State and Local Government Policy Clinic worked with state Sen. Creigh Deeds on bills to reform temporary detention orders, or TDOs, which allow courts to direct a law enforcement officer to take an at-risk person into custody and transport them …

https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202405/hail-class-2024

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First known legal test of mental health reform law alleges Virginia

(7 days ago) WebThe lawsuit filed in Giles County Circuit Court on Feb. 28 claims that the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the only state-run psychiatric hospital for

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/12/virginia-sued-psych-beds-/

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2022 Mental Illness in Jails Report – November 1, 2022 - Virginia

(3 days ago) WebCompensation Board Mental Illness in Jails Report (2022) Authority: 2022 Virginia Acts of Assembly, Chapter 2 Item 73 J.1. The Compensation Board shall provide an annual report on the number and diagnoses of inmates with mental illnesses in local and regional jails, the treatment services provided, and expenditures on jail mental health programs.

https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2022/RD820/PDF

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Michael Cohen continues cross-examination in - Health News …

(6 days ago) WebUpdated May 16, 2024 at 13:22 PM ET. NEW YORK — Michael Cohen is back on the stand to testify against his former boss Donald Trump in a New York criminal trial, and he is faced with his own criminal history. Still, prosecutors, who are nearing the end of their case, allege Trump committed 34 felony counts of falsified business records …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/2024-05-16/michael-cohen-continues-cross-examination-in-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial

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Hawaii native Savannah Gankiewicz crowned Miss USA after

(6 days ago) WebHONOLULU (AP) - Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii was crowned Miss USA 2023 on Wednesday, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned citing her mental health.. Gankiewicz, a model who

https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/05/16/hawaii-native-savannah-gankiewicz-crowned-miss-usa-after-previous-winner-resigned/

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Walk promotes mental health awareness - WWNY

(2 days ago) WebThe 19th Annual Mental Health Awareness Walk was held in Watertown on Wednesday. People wore green and walked from the Dulles State Office Building to the Butler Pavilion at J.B. Wise Plaza in

https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/05/15/walk-promotes-mental-health-awareness/

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Iowa mental health, substance use system consolidation signed …

(Just Now) WebNew law consolidates mental health, substance use disorder services. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the clock is ticking for top officials at Iowa's human services agency to build up

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-system-consolidation-signed-into-law-kim-reynolds/73672968007/

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Veteran indicted for murdering his roommate at the West Palm VA …

(Just Now) WebWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Federal Grand Jury has indicted a veteran with first-degree murder in the death of his unidentified roommate at the VA Hospital in West Palm Beach earlier this

https://cbs12.com/news/local/veteran-indicted-for-murdering-his-roommate-at-the-west-palm-va-medical-center-bible-homicide-grand-jury-christopher-schweikart-trial-military-florida-may-9-2024

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Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health …

(5 days ago) WebBOSTON (AP) — Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley Hospital

https://wtop.com/national/2024/05/feds-accuse-rhode-island-of-warehousing-kids-with-mental-health-developmental-disabilities/

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Detective tells murder trial of moment he discovered body of …

(2 days ago) WebA detective has told a murder trial about the moment he discovered the body of a former Fettes College teacher at a roadside. Steven McLean, 42, described on Wednesday how the remains of Peter

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/15/detective-murder-trial-discovered-body-peter-coshan-court/

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California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health - WTOP

(5 days ago) WebSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hammered by mounting pressure to address the growing homelessness crisis in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday his administration will make $3.

https://wtop.com/national/2024/05/california-to-make-3-3-billion-available-for-mental-health-substance-use-treatment-centers/

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A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a …

(Just Now) WebPublished May 15, 2024 at 1:27 AM CDT. BANGKOK — A young activist in Thailand who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country's monarchy system died Tuesday in a prison hospital, officials said. The death sparked fresh calls for reviewing the judicial process that allows political offenders …

https://www.wglt.org/2024-05-15/a-monarchy-reform-activist-in-thailand-dies-in-detention-after-a-hunger-strike

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