Press releases and statement issued by the Bazelon Center,by year:
National Civil Rights Housing Expert Returns to Bazelon (12/17/09)
Health Leaders Urge Congress to Support Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act (12/11/09)
Mount Bachelor Academy Closed Due to Abuse and Neglect of Children with Mental Health Needs (12/3/09)
Motion Filed to Enforce Settlement Agreement on Mental Health Services for Low-Income Children in Arizona (11/13/09)
The Bazelon Center Congratulates U.S. House on Passing the Affordable Health Care for America Act (11/9/09)
New Publication Maps Approach to Successful Re-Entry for Jail/Prison Inmates with Mental Illnesses (10/30/09)
Disability Groups Win Landmark Case Affirming Rights of People with Mental Disabilities in State-Funded Adult Homes (9/8/09)
Bazelon Center on the Passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, Mental Disability Champion (8/26/09)
Eunice Shriver’s Legacy is a Changed World for Millions (8/11/08)
Judge Sotomayor's Confirmation to Supreme Court is Historic Moment for People with Disabilities (8/6/09)
Hundreds of New Jersey Residents Released with Community Services After Years of Unnecessary Segregation in Psychiatric Institutions (7/2/9/09)
Disability Groups Urge Confrmation of Sotomayor Based on Extensive Disability Rights Record (7/7/09)
Report: Cost-Effective Olmstead Principles Are Necessary for Healthcare Reform, Civil Rights (6/24/09)
The Bazelon Center Welcomes President Obama's Pledge to People with Mental Disabilities on Olmstead's 10th Anniversary (6/22/09)
New Study Shows Alarming Rates of Serious Mental Illnesses Among Inmates, Particularly Women, in Jail (6/1/09)
Sotomayor Nomination is Good News, Say Advocates for People with Mental Disabilities (5/26/09)
Positive Support, Not Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
Educational Systems Must Not Fail Our Children, Say Advocates (5/19/09)
Goldie Hawn Champions Children’s Mental Health (5/7/09)
PBS Documentary Exposes Problems Facing Inmates with Mental Illnesses upon Release, But Fails to Highlight Proven Solutions (5/6/09)
Supreme Court Review of Tuition in Forest Grove Case Highlights Inappropriateness of Residential Treatment for Children (4/9/09)
Patient and Hospital Settle ADA Challenge to Mandatory Clothing-Removal Policy (3/10/09)
Georgia Stakeholders Ask Court to Withhold Approval of Settlement with Justice Department (3/2/09)
Federal Court Upholds Rights of People with Mental Illnesses in NY Adult Homes (2/19/09)
Mental Health Advocates Rejoice as Health Insurance Discrimination Ends (10/3/08)
Often Disenfranchised, People with Mental Disabilities Can Assert Their Voting Rights (10/2/08)
President Signs ADA Amendments Act (9/25/08)
Bazelon Center and Leadership 21 Release Student Guide (9/23/08)
Katie A. Ruling Moves California Closer to Providing Foster Children the Mental Health Services They Need to Remain Safely at Home (9/22/08)
Federal Court Approves Settlement Creating New Housing and Community Services in San Francisco (9/18/08)
Medicare Mental Health Parity Approved (updated 7/15/08)
Bazelon Center Commends Lawmakers for Work on Transition Issues for Young Adults with Mental Illnesses (6/25/08)
Bazelon Center Celebrates House Action on ADA Amendments Act (6/25/08)
New Publication Promotes Self-Directed Mental Health Care (5/20/08)
Advance Healthcare Planning Important Also for Mental Health Care (4/16/08)
Major Changes Ahead in State Medicaid Policy, Report Explains State Choices Under Federal Law (3/20/08)
Court Asked to Order Effective Community Mental Health Services for California Foster Children (1/11/08)
Jailing of Runaway Foster Youth Without Attention to Mental Health Needs Overruled (12/20/07)
New Agreement Mandates Sweeping Changes in D.C. Special Education (12/13/07)
Keeping Families Together Act Brings Congress Together on Vital Issue (12/5/07)
Lawsuit Yields Agreement to Create New Housing and Community Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities (12/1/07)
Appeals Court Favors Individual Determination of Voting Rights for Disenfranchised Citizens with Mental Disabilities (8/23/07)
Lawsuit Seeks to End Abuse of Girls in Mississippi Reform School (7/11/07)
Bazelon Center Offers Educational Institutions a Model Policy for Addressing Student Mental Health Issues (5/16/07)
Bazelon Center Urges Congress to Remove Barriers to Mental Health Services (5/1/07)
Statement by the Bazelon Center on Student Mental Health Issues (4/27/07)
Mayor Joins DCPS in Struggle to Meet Special Education Requirements (4/12/07)
Court Affirms States’ Obligation to Provide Effective Mental Health Services to Foster Children (4/3/07)
Kennedy Tells Advocates No More Deals With Insurance Companies (3/8/07)
Court Asked to Release Controversial Eli Lilly Documents on Psychiatric Drug (2/7/07)
Unjust Denial of Parental Rights Overturned (1/10/07)
Bazelon Center Statement on Judge Boyle's Withdrawal (1/9/07)
New CMS Restraint Rules Put People with Mental Illnesses at Risk (12/15/06)
Court Sets Three-Year Extension of Deadline for Reform of Arizona Mental Health System for Children (11/21/06)
Los Angeles County Ordered to Fix Plan to Serve Foster Children (11/21/06)
Federal Court Advances Challenge to Illinois Policy Warehousing Residents with Mental Illnesses (11/20/06)
Student and University Settle Lawsuit on Mental Health Issues (10/31/06)
Disability Advocates Challenge Confinement in Huge Nursing Home (10/11/06)
Half of U.S. Jail and Prison Inmates Have Mental Health Problems, New Study Finds (9/6/06)
Court Approves Agreement in DC Special Education Case (8/29/06)
Hunter College Settles Lawsuit by Student Barred from Dorm after Treatment for Depression (8/23/06)
Report Points Way to School Success for Children with Mental Health Needs (6/7/06)
Woman Forcibly Stripped by Male Guards Sues Beth Israel Hospital (6/5/06)
State Supreme Court Urged to Overrule Jailing of Foster Youth (5/2/06)
Federal Court Asked to End Isolation of Illinois Residents with Mental Illnesses (4/23/06)
Court Orders Community Mental Health Services for Thousands of California Foster Children (3/14/06)
Student Punished for Getting Help (3/10/06)
Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Defeated in New Mexico (2/16/06)
Statement of Michael Allen on Office of Protection and Advocacy v. State of Connecticut (2/14/06)
Court Asked to Require Los Angeles County to Comply with 2003 Foster Care Agreement (2/14/06)
Lawsuit Challenges Unwarranted Confinement of People with Mental Illnesses in Connecticut Nursing Homes (2/6/06)
Online Handbook Addresses Criminalization of People with Mental Illnesses (1/12/06)
Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision in Goodman v. Georgia (1/10/06)