Hopes&Fears, undated On an overcast Wednesday morning in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Lu and Dale Picard greet us at the door to the center for ECAD, or Educated Canines Assisting With Disabilities. The Picards founded the nonprofit organization in 1995 to train service dogs for people with different disabilities, from children with autism spectrum disorders […]
Brian Babb DA receives report on fatal police shooting Gardner will now review the investigation and say whether the use of force was justified The Register-Guard, April 14, 2015 A detective said Monday that an interagency team has submitted to the Lane County District Attorney’s Office the report on its investigation of a March 30 […]
GoodTherapy.org, March 13, 2015 With nearly half of college students experiencing anxiety and more than a third experiencing depression, college counseling centers are more important than ever. But a hole in medical and educational privacy laws could undermine the confidentiality of students’ counseling sessions. In a move that led to an outraged letter by two […]
KTVL.com, Sept. 12, 2014 A grand jury decided police officers were fully justified in shooting a Medford man on August 24, 2014. Jackson County’s District Attorney laid out more details of the deadly officer-involved shooting during a news conference Thursday. At about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 24, Stephen McMilon died after being shot by […]
On Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, Denorris McClendon, 27, was shot and wounded by Officer Michael Honl (who was involved in another nonfatal shooting in 2005) after pointing a replica handgun at officers. McClendon had a mental health history, was in crisis after his mother’s death, and using methamphetamine. The day before, he had undergone a […]
Stephen McMilon, 52, was shot and killed Sunday, August 24, 2014, by Medford Police Officers Salvador Garcia and Stephen Meador. This post represents, to the extent possible, all media reports, pictures, and video on the shooting. One dead in officer-involved shooting KDRV.com, August 24, 2014 One man is dead following an officer involved shooting on […]
The Register-Guard, July 18, 2014 A yearlong dispute between a Springfield woman and a convenience store owner that the woman says barred her service dogs from entering the store is headed to a labor judge. Springfield resident Michel Hilt-Hayden filed a complaint with the state Bureau of Labor and Industries against Kara Johnson, owner of […]
Texas Public Radio, July 13, 2014 For many people with post-traumatic stress disorder, sleeping can return you to the worst place you’ve ever been, at the worst possible moment. “I always see his face,” says Will, who did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Army. “And in my dreams it’s the same thing. … […]
KOMO News, June 21, 2014 As of July 5, KDRV.com reports that Hicks has reached Dallas. Frustrated by inaction from the Department of Veteran Affairs, a local disabled veteran will embark on a cross-country road trip to help combat the growing number of veteran suicides in the United States. Scott Hicks of Grants Pass, Oregon […]
The Center for Investigative Reporting, April 3, 2014 A delusional veteran jumps off the roof of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Portland, Ore., after the VA fails to place him in a locked psychiatric ward or give him antipsychotic drugs At the VA in Roseburg, hospital staff send a veteran home with […]
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