Security Guard Charged with Assaulting Patient in Mental Health Unit
The patient who is autistic and bipolar had been admitted to Excela Healthcare Westmoreland Hospital for self-inflicted injuries.
The patient who is autistic and bipolar had been admitted to Excela Healthcare Westmoreland Hospital for self-inflicted injuries.
The escapee had been acquitted of a 1979 murder by reason of insanity and was diagnosed with sexual sadism and necrophilia.
The additional funding for mental health services comes almost two weeks after a student, who suffered from depression, was shot and killed by police.
The teacher, who is a veteran physical education and math teacher, had recently participated in active shooter training through the school.
The shooting suspect is a student at the school, which is a public school for emotionally disturbed students in grades 6-12.
The alleged repeated abuse, including physical, mental and sexual, was caught on surveillance video, according to police.
A 26-year-old female was stabbed in the back of the neck by a 17-year-old male, both of whom were patients in the hospital’s mental health unit.
The survey found that in the last 12 months, 34 percent of millennials avoided crowded spaces and 30 percent avoided public transportation.
A high school principal advocated for mental health treatment instead of jail time for a former student who shot him in the arm and chest.
College students, faculty and staff members acknowledged they play a role in supporting students with mental health, but are schools empowering them enough?
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