Mental health spending misaligned report critic says
The head of the National Institute of Mental Health faces charges from advocacy groups that most funds go to nonclinical work while severe mental illness research lags. The report cites $60.2 million for AIDS study versus $57.1 million for schizophrenia, and questions 34.9 percent of the budget directed to severe illness research.
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Women commit most violent crimes against women study says
The Justice Department reports that of 2.1 million violent crimes by women yearly, about 75 percent are simple assaults on other women. Men commit roughly 13 million violent crimes, with over half being simple assaults and most victims male. The data cover 1993 to 1997 from the National Crime Victimization Survey.
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