The Luv Doc: Get in the Shower

If someone offers you a breath mint, you take the fucking breath mint

"...doesn't mean you actually do. In fact, a good mental health baseline for pretty much everyone is that we're..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Too F%#ing Flirty

People are born grifters, swindlers, and loafers and are therefore deserving of our contempt

"...My girlfriend is too fucking flirty and it is..."

April 28, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Demand vs. Supply

"...local ERs; in total, TCSO handled more than 3,000 mental health cases in 2009, including repeat customers. For the..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...adding a member of an employee's household to its health care plan. In 1993, council approved domestic benefits for..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature

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"...have drug and alcohol problems in addition to any mental health problems they might have. These drug and alcohol..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Column

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...● Driving Personal Health Forward: The Role of Apple Watch and iPhone: Since..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...like Rojas have studied over a lifetime – community health workers, harm reduction projects, direct cash assistance to needy..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

As Budget Battles Begin, APD Takes a Minor Hit

Only a small change, for now

"...million in savings will be diverted to improving emergen­cy mental health response. This includes more funding in the city's..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nursing-Home Families Want Answers as COVID Comes Back

Still seeking safety as the data remains unclear

"...On June 24, Austin Interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott shared with media the bad..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...CCA stayed Green's execution pending further inquiry into his mental health; Green is schizophrenic, his lawyer has argued, and..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

Student accused of murdering piano professor may proceed to trial

"...of a psychotic episode. He had been diagnosed with mental illness months earlier and treated by the Austin State..."

Nov. 5, 2004 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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"...Perilous Mental Health Situation..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column

Deepak Chopra and the New Psych Revolution

The neuro-expert on how the latest research could change how we think about psychedelics

"...movement is the fastest-ascending tool to help quell the mental health crisis. Psychedelics will eventually be monetized as alternative..."

March 10, 2023 Features Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Women’s Jail 2.0: Diversion or Expansion?

Travis County Commissioners Court mulls a long-term overhaul of the correctional complex in Del Valle

"...activists who would rather see the county invest in mental health and substance abuse services than expand its jail..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

After Five Decades, Austin Recovery to Close

Nonprofit succumbs to financial challenges made worse by COVID

"...enough to overcome the changes in how behavioral and mental health services are billed by insurance companies, and to..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

The HIV Gap

While state HIV rate declines, Travis County rate climbs – especially among African-Americans

"...protection," says Shannon Jones III, director for Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services. "A large number of this population..."

Sept. 11, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

'Chronicle' Article 'Willfully Ignorant' and 'Ridiculous'

"...have drug and alcohol problems in addition to any mental health problems they might have. These drug and alcohol..."

Dec. 7, 2004 Postmarks

Disappearing Patients

Mental health, like mental illness, can be a complex proposition.

"...medications make the difference between whether a person with mental illness relapses or stays well, Dr. Marcela Garces found..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Emily Pyle

About AIDS

Free Dinner With Noted HIV Doc Oct. 30

"...dinner presentation on Oct. 30. Her topic will be mental health issues that accompany HIV/AIDS...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Rep. Elliott Naishtat's Closing Remarks on House Bill 2292

Rep. Elliott Naishtat speaks against passage of HB 2292.

"...in the wrong direction, regarding the delivery of crucial health and human services. We are voting on a massive..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature

In Memoriam

The Austin State Hospital Cemetery is the long final home for thousands

"...the Austin State School, Texas' original institution for the mentally retarded, are now also laid to rest in the..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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"..."Is the SIMS Foundation a dependable organization providing acceptable health care services to the community of arts?" From my..."

April 19, 2002 Column

The Growing Chorus

Sex, Drugs & Hepatitis C

"...him in five years and I'd always been a healthy guy. He said, `Since you're here and you never..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Cops Walk in Round Rock Shooting

Police acted 'reasonably' when they shot a naked man six times, says grand jury

"...community find better ways to handle calls involving the mentally ill...."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

"...Austin got a mediocre grade on the Trojan Sexual Health Report Card, which looks at the sex information and..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature

WilCo Constable Lawsuit: Crying wolf ... and mayhem

Courthouse dogs bark that Constable Gary Griffin may have broken law by including mental-health-call-related 911 logs as evidence in his civil case against county

"...Gary Griffin may have broken the law by including mental-health-call-related 911 logs as evidence in his civil case against..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Recovery Issues Forum/Mental Health Issues Forum, Austin Convention Center, Saturday 17

"...Recovery Issues Forum/Mental Health Issues ForumAustin Convention Center, Saturday 17 Oftentimes alternate..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by David Lynch

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...property manager Experience: city commissioner (urban transportation, urban renewal); health and human services administrator; Council candidate (2005) Issues: health..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...• Communities in Schools and the Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center each received a $100,500 grant..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...featured session called Mindfulness Over Perfection: Getting Real On Mental Health, which encourages transparency about the reality of mental..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

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