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Mass. Senate lauded for taking steps to fix broken mental health system
Kudos to the Massachusetts Senate for its efforts to begin to fix our broken mental health service system with real mental health parity (“Mental health care is vital to routine health care,” Opinion, Feb. 13). The restrictions on access to mental health care in the insurance market are due to burdensome rules imposed by insurers …
Portland police lauded for mental health crisis training
The International Association of Chiefs of Police on Wednesday recognized efforts by Portland Police to meet training standards for how to best interact with people with mental illness. Portland’s regimen of training, including crisis intervention training for all sworn officers, along with a revised standard procedure related to mental health crisis and the department’s strong …
Erin Edwards and Chris Edwards Jr. lauded as accomplished, kind
Whenever Boston University junior Kesha Perkins needed emotional support, she reflexively turned to Erin Edwards, her close friend and fellow Atlantan. Wednesday night, Perkins received word that 20-year-old Erin had died. Investigators believe Dr. Marsha Edwards, the former wife of surgeon and civic leader Christopher Edwards, shot and killed her daughter, Erin, and son, 24-year-old …
