Abbe Center’s Closing Fuels Call for New Mental Health Beds
As Abbe Center nears closure in Iowa, Colin’s family seeks another high level care facility to prevent homelessness or crime. Officials warn of a care gap after downsizing and a 64 bed capacity at Abbe, with statewide needs in RCf/PMI facilities growing as reforms roll out.
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Colin
Mhi
Abbe
County Central
State Department of
Dianne
Jane Caraway
Iowa
Linn County
Dan Streitner
Supreme Court
Olmstead
Streitner
al Whitters
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Abbe Center
Pital
Iowa City
DIA
Streilner
Whitters
Rick Shults
Iowa Department of Human Services
Branstad
Persuasion, Time, and the Limits of Evidence in Politics
The author argues persuasion often trumps evidence in campaigns and social media. Voters are selective information receivers, and campaigns tailor messages to rally supporters and discourage opponents. Fact-checking is futile as compelling messaging can override evidence, though shifts like marriage equality show views can evolve.
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Kahan
Queens
The Loner Threat and Mass Homicide Risk
Erika L. Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis argue social isolation drives violence risk beyond gun access. They cite Gallup Pew data on contact networks and loneliness linked to poor social-emotional ties, blood and money donation gaps, and proposal to bolster periphery networks including veterans, youth, and the unemployed.
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Pew Internet & American Life Project
Gallup
University of Chicago
John Cacioppo
National Health and Retirement Study
James Fowler
Reading as a Fundamental Right Inspires Library Debate
A library committee convenes to review challenged books and decide if they belong in the collection. Fischbach notes the evolving attitudes toward titles and the ongoing duty to defend readers rights. The First Amendment protects the right to read and to express unpopular views.
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United States
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Cacioppo
British Journal of Psychiatry
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Yale
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