Tag: psychiatric care
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Israel Psychiatric Nurse Sentenced to Seven Years for Negligent Homicide of Underage Patient
Overview of the Case A Haifa District Court on Sunday sentenced Edward Kachura, a psychiatric nurse, to seven years in prison for the negligent homicide of a 17-year-old patient in 2021. The court found that Kachura’s actions — burying the underage patient in sand and leaving her to suffocate — led directly to the girl’s…
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Man who buried 17-year-old girl alive sentenced to seven years
Overview of the Case A Haifa District Court has sentenced Edward Kachura, a psychiatric nurse, to seven years in prison for the negligent homicide of a 17-year-old patient in 2021. The court found that Kachura’s actions, described by prosecutors as a grave negligence, led to the girl being buried in sand and left to suffocate.…
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New Ontario Study Finds IDD Overrepresentation in Long-Term Psychiatric Inpatients
Summary: IDD Overrepresentation in Ontario’s Long-Term Psychiatric Inpatients Toronto, ON — A newly released study shines a stark light on the mental health system in Ontario. The research finds that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) account for more than one in five patients who have been in mental health beds for over a…