MENTAL ILLNESS
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Beulah mom hopes others can learn from son’s struggle with mental illness
Colter Dallman was 21 years old and attending North Dakota State University when he came home acting suicidal. His mother, Carolyn Woodruff, of Beulah, N.D., drove him back to Fargo, where he agreed to admit himself into a hospital for treatment. But, she said, “he was very, very ashamed and very afraid of what other people would think of him.”
By Mike Nowatzki , January 30, 2013
Earl Strinden, Grand Forks. ND. letters: Tackle mental illness issues to reduce violence 
There are three words that directly relate to recent tragic happenings in our nation. The words are “least restrictive environment,” and once they were written into law, they dramatically changed public policy regarding individuals with serious mental illness.
January 20, 2013
Shootings expose cracks in US mental health system
While a small number of people with mental illness commit acts of violence, the difficulty of securing treatment and ensuring it is successful — and the catastrophic consequences of failure — are common threads that often link such outbursts.
By Carla K. Johnson and Patrick Condon , October 01, 2012
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Woman seeks release from treatment
A Grand Forks woman convicted in an unusual case of stealing neighbors’ checks from their mailboxes but who escaped incarceration because of her mental illness was in court Thursday, trying to get her special probation lifted.
By Stephen J. Lee , August 09, 2012
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Many struggle to claim lives in face of depression, anxiety
Brittany Hoffman knows the struggles of living with mental illness first hand.She has been dealing with depression and anxiety since she was a pre-teen. But she also knows what it’s like to watch a family member struggle with a mental health disorder.
By Tracy Frank , June 04, 2012
Requirements fulfilled, committee dismisses Minnesota legislator's tweet complaint
The chairwoman of the Minnesota Senate ethics committee has dismissed a complaint about a Sen. Gretchen Hoffman tweet.
By Don Davis , June 21, 2011
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Judge: Mental illness caused murder of grandfather in Minnesota
A Ramsey County judge has decided a Stillwater man was mentally ill and didn't realize the gravity of his fatal attack on his grandfather.
By Emily Gurnon , April 05, 2011
DAVID BROOKS: Shooting’s real issue: Untreated mental illness
If the evidence continues as it has, the obvious questions are these: How can we more aggressively treat mentally ill people who are becoming increasingly disruptive?
By David Brooks , January 12, 2011
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