National Alliance on Mental Health

School-based mental health centers provide services for children in rural areas

All StoriesSyrena Tracy02/23/20180

Mental illnesses can be detected early in life, but school children in rural areas have limited access for the help they need compared to those living in urban centers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the shortage, combined with the unique socioeconomic and cultural factors associated with rural residence, make it more…

A quarter of Arizona prisoners are mentally ill

All StoriesMeryl Engle02/18/20160

For 23 minutes, Tucson prison guards recorded Anthony Lester bleeding to death. Lester slit his throat, wrists and legs with a razor he never should have been given. Lester suffered from schizophrenia. Before he committed suicide, he told his family that the voices in his head were getting worse. The recording can be found here….