Archive for June 11th, 2013

VA Hires Over 1600 Mental Health Professionals to Meet Goal, Expands Access to Careand Outreach Efforts, Directs Nationwide Community Mental Health Summits

SOURCE: www.va.gov Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has met the goal to hire 1,600 new mental health professionals outlined in President Obama’s Aug. 31, 2012, Executive Order to Improve Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families. “Meeting this hiring milestone significantly enhances our ability to […]

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Arrest Of Nursing Home Director For Endangering Resident With Dementia

SOURCE: www.ag.ny.gov Nursing Services Director Falsified Records To Cover-Up Disappearance Of Resident Who Is Still Missing Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that the former Director of Nursing Services for a Queens nursing home was arrested for falsifying facility records to cover-up that a 74 year old resident, Alan Frazer, who suffers from dementia, was […]