News for Mental Illness Europe has sanctioned euthanasia for the elderly ill with coronaLiving in a nursing home is not a diagnosis. By itself it can never be a medical basis for deciding whether to live or die. Opinion. Florida shooter David Katz's history of mental illness24-year-old Maryland man who murdered two players at video game tournament before killing himself had been hospitalized for mental illness. Israeli woman wanted abroad for child abuse found mentally unfitFormer principal of religious school in Australia wanted for alleged child abuse won't be extradited after court finds her mentally unfit. 20-year old sentenced for pushing boyfriend to suicideYoung woman who encouraged boyfriend's suicide gets 2.5-year sentence, including 15 months in prison. Psychiatrist: Murderer is mentally unstableDistrict psychiatrist says man who murdered ex-wife was not in charge of his faculties at the time of the murder. Watch: Israel Police taser deranged US citizenIsrael Police taser Christian American citizen after he attacked a security guard at the entrance to a moshav in northern Israel. What about a prayer for those with mental illness?Synagogues around the world recite prayers for the physically ill - but what about those suffering from crippling mental illness? Gay Pride Stabber Had Psychotic Incident in PrisonYishai Shlissel was declared a paranoid psychotic in 2009 and resisted psychiatric care - but police did nothing about it. MASK's Mission: Help Jewish FamiliesMothers and Fathers Aligned Saving Kids works to provide Orthodox community members help in all areas of social and psychological services. Tackling Mental Health, Providing a Helping HandZimra VaChessed's dedicated volunteers help sufferers and their families cope with the strain over the holiday period. |
