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Monday, January 21, 2013  Could the reporting requirement for mental health providers in the NY Safe Act deter patients from seeking help?

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The brother of a mentally ill man who was killed in a confrontation with police in Syracuse last year says the mental health system is broken and a local expert fully agrees.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  For veterans returning home from war, mental illness can be an unseen wound.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  The family of 6-year-old murder victim Lauren Belius is outraged about her killer's punishment.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  State lawmakers are looking into mental health treatment in state prisons and a rise in the number of suicides in correctional facilities.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  Funeral services with military honors were held Thursday for Benjamin Campione,  the mentally disturbed man who was killed last week while pointing a pellet pistol at police.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011  As the nation continues to search for the reasons behind the rampage in Arizona, a Jefferson County woman says the answer is simple: mental illness.

Tuesday, April 07, 2009  Wong's letter indicates he was suffering from severe mental illness.

Monday, November 24, 2008  A man accused of killing his parents appeared in court this morning. Joseph Bisesi III pleaded not responsible due to mental disease or defect.