Masi: A Crisis in Children's Mental Health
... A crisis in children's mental health There was an understandable outcry in response to the recent announcement by Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) that it would close 40 percent of its children's inpatient psychiatric beds. In response to this outcry CHA has decided to keep the beds open … Read more on MetroWest Daily News Rochester Psychiatric Center to become forensic facility Rochester Psychiatric Center, 1111 Elmwood Ave., will become the Western New York Regional Forensic Center, dealing with criminals and court-ordered patients, operating 55 inpatient beds by the 2015-16 state fiscal ...
Mental Illness Is a Community Health Problem
... illness is a community health problem Our region has 23 inpatient mental health beds per 100,000, a far cry from the recommended standard of 70. Self-reported poor mental health days average 3.9 per month in our region, while the national average is only 2.3; lost productivity and reduced … Read more on Houston Chronicle (blog) Share via e-mail Cambridge Health Alliance had announced in April that it would combine two inpatient psychiatry units on the Cambridge Hospital campus, one that serves adolescents ages 12 to 19 and one serving children as young as 3, citing budget constraints and a … Read more on Boston Globe Read ...