mental health

February 11, 2013

Mental health has played a significant role in the gun control debate over the last several months. Governor Martin O’Malley’s proposed gun control legislation, which had its first committee hearing last week, includes new mental health provisions. How does it handle the gun rights of the mentally ill?

Another in our series of discussions about the Newtown massacre, the focus this time on the link between mental illness, particularly among young men, and violence. In the wake of the nation's latest mass killing, there have been calls for more access to mental health services and more intervention. But are such incomprehensible tragedies predictable and preventable? And what disorders are at their root? Our guests: Midday contributors Dr. John Cmar, of Johns Hopkins University and Sinai Hospital, and Dr.

Another in our series of discussions about the Newtown massacre, the focus this time on the link between mental illness, particularly among young men, and violence. In the wake of the nation's latest mass killing, there have been calls for more access to mental health services and more intervention. But are such incomprehensible tragedies predictable and preventable? And what disorders are at their root? Our guests: Midday contributors Dr. John Cmar, of Johns Hopkins University and Sinai Hospital, and Dr.

The state plans to build a new 120-bed jail to house juvenile offenders charged as adults in Baltimore; that's scaled down from an original 180-bed plan. Advocates would like to see it scaled down to zero. We'll look into whether there's a path in Annapolis to stopping construction and devoting resources to programs like rec centers and school construction.

In the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre, once again the cry goes up: "We need to talk about mental health!" But...how do we talk about it?

In the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre, once again the cry goes up: "We need to talk about mental health!"