Mental Health Coverage to Expand

Mental health coverage to expand

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — April Blevins was working as a bus driver in Bardstown, Ky., when severe bipolar disorder turned her life upside down in 2007. She had to leave her job and couldn't get insurance for nearly a year. When she finally got insurance …
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Mental illness conversations grow after Navy Yard shooting

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… which provides psychiatric rehabilitative services for the mentally ill. That fraction increases when substance abuse is added into the equation. … for several months, it would be best for that person to seek treatment.” Dobbins adds that there's …
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Mental-health provider shortages compound problems getting care

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Statistics from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration show that Kentucky has 179 mental health facilities, with only 32 providing inpatient care and 40 providing residential care. Indiana has 227 mental health facilities …
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