mental illness

The Laramie County Sheriff's Office says it is working on ways to better care for inmates who have chemical dependency and mental health issues.

Lawyers for Debra Hinkel say she has settled her lawsuit for the wrongful death of her unarmed son, Robbie Ramirez, and is now seeking reforms.

As the grandson of the legendary Johnny Cash, Thomas Gabriel has had to live up to other people’s expectations his whole life. Often, he failed to meet those expectations, like most of us are wont to do. But most of us don’t have a grandfather whom people refer to as “The Man in Black.”

Theater of the Poor, a low-budget, high-performance theater troupe based in Casper took to the stage at the end of May and the beginning of June to present Mindgames: An Anthology. All of the proceeds from the event were donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and to The Trevor Project.

Cheyenne police say mental illness may have been a factor in a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday afternoon that sent a 17-year-old Cheyenne driver to the hospital.

In an effort to help the public better interact with those suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues, Cheyenne Police are hosting a free seminar this Wednesday.

A previous mental evaluation ordered by Albany County Circuit Court determined Murray is fit to proceed through the court system, but a second exam will be conducted to evaluate Murray’s mental state at the time of the incident.

Data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) suggests 20 percent of American adults — 44.5 million people — experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year. The report defines “mental illness” as any sort of diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that causes “substantial functional impairment” or requires treatment, and provides a list of how much of