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Breakdown: Charlotte's Mental Health System Under Stress

Number 24805
Subject Mental Health
Source Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
State NC
Year 2010
Publication Date 04/04/2010; 06/13/2010; 09/10/2010; 09/24/2010; 09/25/2010; 10/04/2010; 10/07/2010; 11/30/2010; 11/07/2010; 11/18/2010; 12/22/2010;
Summary The series takes a close look at the mental health system in Charlotte, North Carolina and finds that many psychiatric hospitals turn away patients who threaten themselves and others -- sometimes with disastrous results.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 26
Keywords psychiatric; hospital; mentally ill; mental health system; prescription
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