Tag Archives: mental illness
Loon Star: Gun Crazy
To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section, or find Observer political reporting here....Read More
Warning Signs
Rural East Texas has some of the highest suicide rates in the state. But the safety net for people who need help is being stretched thin, and some Texans are falling through.
Rural East Texas has some of the highest suicide rates in the state. But the safety net for people who need help is being stretched thin, and some Texans are fa...Read More
Lawsuit Questions How Port Arthur Police, Hospital Staff Respond to Mentally Ill Patients
Family claims police and hospital guards cornered a schizophrenic man then smothered him to death when he refused to remove his underwear.
The Delacruz family realized Manuel was dangerously sick somewhere on the highway as they passed San Antonio. It was the summer of 2016 and they were coming bac...Read More
Sexism, Stigma and Susan Hawk: Let’s Find a New Way to Talk About the Dallas DA
There’s was no hotter topic in the Dallas political gossip mill this summer than the “disappearance” of Susan Hawk, Dallas’ newly-elected district attor...Read More
Sunset Commission Issues Brutal Report on Dept. of State Health Services
The Sunset Advisory Commission will meet next week to hear testimony on its devastating assessment of the Department of State Health Services....Read More
Dan Patrick’s Depression and GOP Mental Health Hypocrisy
Jerry Patterson leaks papers that document Dan Patrick's mental health struggles, so conservatives discover that stigmatizing mental health is bad....Read More
Why Asking Texas Drivers About Mental Illness is Dumb
A quarter of Americans will suffer from a psychiatric disorder in a given year. Should they be able to drive?...Read More
In Harris County, New Efforts to Treat Mental Illness In and Out of Jail
One of the contributors to Texas’ slowly dropping incarceration rates is a growth in diversion programs that address problems like addiction and mental illnes...Read More
