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At California Mental Hospitals, Fear Is Part Of The Job

When a psychiatric technician at Napa State Hospital was murdered last fall, allegedly by a patient, staffers began going public with their safety complaints. More than 80 percent of the patients at...

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Violence Surges At Hospital For Mentally Ill Criminals

Atascadero State Hospital in central California was built to treat criminals who are mentally ill. But since 2006, assaults on staff have risen markedly. Employees blame the increase on a federally...

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Changes Sought After Death At Calif. Mental Hospital

There has been a dramatic increase in violence at California's state psychiatric hospitals. A patient at Napa State Hospital died there last week, less than six months after an employee was killed. The...

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Violence At Calif. Mental Hospitals: 'This Is The Norm'

Thousands of assaults occur each year at California's state psychiatric hospitals. Last year, a staffer was killed at Napa State Hospital. Employees there demonstrated, demanding greater safety. Now,...

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In Calif. Mental Hospitals, Assaults Rarely A Crime

Most of the patients in the state's psychiatric hospitals have been committed by the criminal justice system — and violence against staff members and other patients is on the rise. But of the thousands...

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How Do You Hold Mentally Ill Offenders Accountable?

Mental health and law enforcement officials in California are wrestling with that question as violence at the state's psychiatric hospitals continues to escalate. They are trying to determine how to...

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At California Mental Hospitals, Fear Is Part Of The Job

When a psychiatric technician at Napa State Hospital was murdered last fall, allegedly by a patient, staffers began going public with their safety complaints. More than 80 percent of the patients at...

View Article

Violence Surges At Hospital For Mentally Ill Criminals

Atascadero State Hospital in central California was built to treat criminals who are mentally ill. But since 2006, assaults on staff have risen markedly. Employees blame the increase on a federally...

View Article


Changes Sought After Death At Calif. Mental Hospital

There has been a dramatic increase in violence at California's state psychiatric hospitals. A patient at Napa State Hospital died there last week, less than six months after an employee was killed. The...

View Article


Violence At Calif. Mental Hospitals: 'This Is The Norm'

Thousands of assaults occur each year at California's state psychiatric hospitals. Last year, a staffer was killed at Napa State Hospital. Employees there demonstrated, demanding greater safety. Now,...

View Article

In Calif. Mental Hospitals, Assaults Rarely A Crime

Most of the patients in the state's psychiatric hospitals have been committed by the criminal justice system — and violence against staff members and other patients is on the rise. But of the thousands...

View Article

How Do You Hold Mentally Ill Offenders Accountable?

Mental health and law enforcement officials in California are wrestling with that question as violence at the state's psychiatric hospitals continues to escalate. They are trying to determine how to...

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