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 ArticleViolence 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 ArticleChanges 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 ArticleViolence 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 ArticleIn 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 ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleAt 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 ArticleViolence 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 ArticleChanges 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 ArticleViolence 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 ArticleIn 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 ArticleHow 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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