Group seeks more penalties, training in mental health centers Jefferson City News Tribune
A state task force looking into abuse and neglect allegations at Missouri's mental health centers on Wednesday recommended tougher penalties for facilities, improved training to spot problems and less secrecy surrounding state investigations.
Introducing offenders back into society Daily Dunklin Democrat
Missouri District 162 Rep. Terry Swinger said recently that one of the most pressing and complex challenges facing Missouri is introducing adult offenders back into society.
State officials continue Medicaid program review Columbian Missourian
The program proposal will go to the new legislature. JEFFERSON CITY — Inarguably, the biggest issue to face Missouri lawmakers when they begin their 2007 legislative session on Jan. 3 will be to restructure the state’s largest welfare program — Medicaid.
Mental health reforms urged for Missouri St. Louis Post-Dispatch
— Calling the protection of mentally disabled residents one of Missouri's priorities, a task force released a plan Wednesday to toughen penalties for abusers, increase pay and training for caregivers, and limit the secrecy of internal investigations.
New tack on teen justice: a push away from prisons The Christian Science Monitor
Illinois leads a wave of states focusing on rehabilitation to discourage repeat offenses and relieve costly jails.
Dupont claims role in operating burned group home Jefferson City News Tribune
A federal felon barred from running long-term care facilities acknowledged Wednesday that he nonetheless has been paid to help operate several group homes for the mentally ill, including one recently destroyed in a fatal fire.
Ex-convicts get help for re-entry into community Columbian Missourian
Steven Tatlow uses the analogy of a house of cards when he talks about an ex-convict’s chances of success after prison.
First endowed chairs at CCCCD named Plano Courier
To spread the wealth and prove Collin Count Community College District a viable source of higher education, CCCCD officials created its first endowed chairs.
KCMO Health Department to Observe World AIDS Day Kansas City InfoZine
The City of Kansas City, Mo., Health Department will commemorate World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 with a balloon release at noon and walk-in, confidential, free AIDS testing.
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The operators of a group home destroyed in a fatal fire recently were threatened with the loss of their state license to serve the mentally ill at two affiliated homes after inspectors raised serious concerns about the health and safety of their residents. Inspectors cited repeated errors and confusion in providing medication to residents, poor hygiene, numerous communication lapses between

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