Former patients protest psychiatrist convention

It was a challenge to get the label rip started Saturday. So many “psychiatric survivors” were milling around outside the Convention Center that it was hard to get them to pick one of the big cards printed with names of mental illnesses.

HEALTH CALENDAR

NERVE INJURY REPAIR with HILT (High Intensity Laser Therapy): 5:30-6:15 p.m. May 31, Fairview Chiropractic Center. Learn how class 4 laser technology can turn on the body’s healing mechanism and improve a wide range of health conditions. Demonstration follows short presentation.

Lawsuits allege Wheat Ridge teen treatment center lied to patients, fostered rifts with parents

A 14-year-old rape victim is one of four teens who, with their parents, have sued the Adolescent and Family Institute of Colorado in Jefferson County District Court. A parent of a fifth former resident has filed a separate lawsuit.

Special Report: Mental health care breaking down in Stanislaus County

Some are haunted by multiple voices or schizophrenia, others paralyzed by anxiety and depression. But there's one thing these mentally ill adults in Stanislaus County share — they often have nowhere to turn for treatment. In this three-day series, The Modesto Bee and the California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting examine this growing and paralyzing problem. For video, stories ...

Asheville area health related events for the next few weeks.

DEMENTIA WORKSHOP: MemoryCare presents Teepa Snow family caregiver workshop “Making Interactions More Positive & Productive: Building Skills That Make a Difference” 2-4 p.m. today, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. RSVP to 274-4801, ext. 2249.