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AP Exclusive: Inmate died gruesome death after 7 days in NYC cell

NEW YORK (AP) — After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was…

Court Halts Execution Over Mental Health Claims

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court halted the scheduled execution of a convicted killer in Texas on Tuesday so his attorneys can pursue…

Marvin Sapp: Life After Death

Marvin Sapp, award-winning gospel artist and pastor, recently shared his heart on the spate of Christian ministers committing suicide and suggested that the issue of…

Why Are The Three Largest Mental Health Care Providers Jails?

The three largest mental health providers in the nation are the following jails: Cook County in Illinois, Los Angeles County and Rikers Island in New York. It didn’t have to be this way and it’s not as if past political leaders haven’t tried. This week, USA Today took a look at the Community Mental Health Act, the last piece of legislation signed b ...

Five Barriers to Mental Health Treatment for African Americans

Dr. Rahn K. Bailey, National Medical Association President, who is a forensic psychiatrist and Chair of Psychiatry at Meharry Medical College, filmed several...

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