NYACK — A peace activist was taken back to the hospital for mental-health reasons yesterday and charged with a misdemeanor, accused of forcing one of her employees to stay with her during a standoff on Monday with police.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The main local mental health facility has closed one of its crisis units, causing worry among advocates about where people will go if they are suicidal or a danger to others.

Members of Parliament have urged the government to set aside sufficient funds to ensure that the new Mental Health Act 2008 lives to its purpose of healing the mentally ill, especially those affected by drug abuse.

MONTPELIER -- Tucked onto the $700 billion Wall Street bail-out package passed by the U.S. Congress this month was an unlikely ornament: A major mental health parity bill that was more than a decade in the making. ... - By Daniel Barlow Vermont Press Bure

The death of Nicole Maconaghie follows a raft of patient suicides in the mental health sector - and the mother of another victim says Health Minister David Cunliffe's response has been "gutless".