AltWeeklies Wire
The Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Can Bring On Depression, PTSDnew
Mental health experts warn that the stories and images from the federal flood can be harmful.
Tags: anniversary
How will Obamacare affect musicians?new
Jef Rouner looks at the Affordable Care Act in action for Houston artists.
Tags: Houston
Louisiana legislators prepare to regulate e-cigsnew
Alex Woodward reports that a smoking ban seems off the table this year, but Baton Rouge is taking a look at electronic cigarettes
Who's Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital?new
Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital is a major undertaking. But Meridian Behavioral Health Systems, the Florida-based company chosen to operate the region's largest public mental health facility, has never handled a facility of its size.
The Closure of Southeast Louisiana Hospitalnew
The politics and the human cost of closing southeast Louisiana's public mental hospital.
Tags: mental health
Louisiana's Medicaid Billing Snafunew
Clinics are having problems with Louisiana's newly privatized Medicaid billing for some health services.
New Orleans' Mental Health Crisisnew
What the Louisiana's mental health funding cuts will mean for a medical system that's already overtaxed.
Tags: Health, mental health louisiana
