Military, veteran suicides account for nearly one in every four in Florida …
“Since its inception, the crisis line has had over 1,150,000 calls,” said Thompson of the VA's suicide prevention program. “That's pretty extraordinary. We're so glad we've had that many calls, but of course it's … “So what that is telling us is that …
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GOP Gov. Rick Scott Raising Big Bucks With Founder of Abusive Teen Boot …
In the 17 years that it operated drug treatment centers, Straight Inc. was plagued by news reports and at least one civil suit claiming that its staff kidnapped its adult patients and mentally, physically, and sexually abused their underage charges …
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The GOP's bad boys
Radel initially tried to stay in office, and he attended drug rehab and hired a “crisis communications” consultant to help do damage control. But with Boehner and his own Florida colleagues offering no political cover, Radel – who was elected in …
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