Articles Tagged “mental illness”

  • Laura's Law

    Making Laura’s Law More User Friendly

    State Senator Leland Yee has introduced Senate Bill 664 which, if passed, would remove a number of burdensome requirements in Laura’s Law, an assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) program passed by the California Legislature in 1999 and recently extended to December 31, 2017.

  • School Shooting

    Is the U.S. Finally Serious About Gun Control?

    Today in America, a gun is status among too many. That’s why they call it an equalizer. And unfortunately what’s happening today is that everybody is getting more and more equal because everybody has one.

  • Following the one of the worst tragedies in US history, America faces an opportunity to address gun ownership laws.  Photo courtesy Wikipedia.

    America Faces Gun Culture Crossroads

    Our nation stands challenged by yet one more horrific, violent act at the hands of another deranged, damaged soul who had access to weapons of mass destruction that should not have been available to him under any circumstances. When, at long last, is enough enough?