U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves submitted his ruling on the tumultuous lawsuit over Mississippi’s mental health-care system late last night, mandating the appointment of an external monitor to verify progress toward constitutional treatment of residents.
Read MoreParties to a long-debated lawsuit against Mississippi’s mental health-care system made their final appeals to U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves on Monday, setting the stage for his judgment on how Mississippi will mend its community mental-health offerings in accordance with the U.S. Constitution.
Read MoreVaccines for Mississippi’s health care workers? Check.
Vaccines for those hospitalized long term? Check.
Vaccines for the short-term mentally ill? Maybe.
Sometimes acclaimed poet C. T. Salazar of Columbus marvels, “Oh, good Lord, what a great life I have.”
Read MoreJen Cornett of Brandon goes for grief counseling to recover from the sudden death of her boyfriend in November.
Read MoreMagdalin Fulce used to take three different prescription medications for anxiety and depression.
She doesn’t take any now, not because she doesn’t need it, but because she can’t afford it.
Read MoreUniversity of Mississippi student Johnny Douglas of Oxford was worried that his therapy for depression and anxiety might stop in its tracks when the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Read MoreThe Mississippi Department of Mental Health confirmed Friday that 56 patients and an unknown number of staff at four of its 12 facilities have confirmed COVD-19 infections—a much higher number than reported previously, according to figures from the agency.
Read MoreCortney Hood of Tupelo knows the coronavirus pandemic is rattling her. She can see it in her daily routine.
Read MoreI went to spring break for a long weekend in Memphis the second weekend in March, and when I came back, the world had exploded.
Read MoreThe Ackerman Police Department has reprimanded a police officer for an offensive social media post about a mentally ill man missing since August.
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