PA changed its standard for involuntary mental health
WEBOct 24, 2019 · The new AOT law. Pennsylvania was the 47th state to adopt AOT standards with less strict criteria. According to the memo of the Pennsylvania bill, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, its goal was to allow for less restrictive treatment settings and the chance to intervene sooner “before someone becomes dangerous and tragedy strikes.”
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WEBUpdate: Allegheny County Council approves settlement of dispute over Shuman Center. Allegheny County Council voted Tuesday to approve a settlement in the lawsuit it filed against the county executive last year over the privatization of the county’s juvenile detention center. Council approved the settlement by a 13-1 vote, with one abstention.….
Experts weigh PA's rising '302' involuntary treatment petitions
WEBOct 31, 2022 · Healing or dehumanizing: Experts explore the rise in ‘302’ involuntary psychiatric commitment petitions. Across Allegheny County, the number of petitions filed to initiate evaluations for involuntary psychiatric treatment increased by 21% from 2015 through 2021. Amelia Winger October 31, 2022. Training documents on …
Types of criminal homicide - PublicSource
WEBTypes of criminal homicide. First-degree murder: An intentional killing, punishable by death or mandatory life in prison without parole. A life sentence is no longer mandatory for juveniles. Second-degree murder: A killing committed during a felony, punishable for adults with mandatory life in prison without parole.
A water crisis swept through Pittsburgh five years ago: This is the ...
WEBA crisis in Pittsburgh’s drinking water that had been brewing for decades erupted in 2016. While the crisis is over and fundamental change is underway, Pittsburgh’s water supply is still vulnerable — as much due to politics as old infrastructure.
What's next for Pittsburgh's stalled autonomous vehicle sector?
WEBJan 10, 2023 · Pittsburgh’s autonomous vehicle industry seeks a new course after a disastrous season. Nationwide reports suggest that the autonomous driving sector has taken a wrong turn after rutty third and fourth quarters in 2022. Here’s how we got here, and what local institutions are doing to map out a self-driving future with Pittsburgh in the ...
Some clients of PA guardianship agency are being repaid
WEBOct 23, 2014 · Some clients of PA guardianship agency are being repaid. Halle Stockton October 23, 2014. When Joe Stigers of Johnstown took over as legal guardian for his wife in 2013, he realized that more than $7,200 in Social Security disability payments was missing from her account. A reimbursement check for $4,446 came …
Rally held in McKeesport to demand justice for Aaliyah Johnson …
WEBJun 17, 2020 · On Friday, a crowd held candles outside of the apartment building in McKeesport where Aaliyah Johnson lived. They were there to honor her life — and demand a proper investigation of her death. Johnson, a transgender Black woman, died on May 26 after falling from her window in Midtown Plaza Apartments. She was in her […]
Disparities between Pittsburgh neighborhoods persist. This project ...
WEBJun 27, 2019 · For example, in Stuck in Place, sociologist Patrick Sharkey of Princeton University showed that growing up in concentrated poverty is linked to generational poverty and impairs verbal and cognitive development.Children raised in high-poverty neighborhoods who were born to parents raised in high-poverty neighborhoods saw a reduction of 8 or 9 points on the standard IQ scale, equivalent to ...
AP classes among disparities between Allderdice, Westinghouse
WEBOct 3, 2023 · Allderdice and Westinghouse, 3 miles away, are worlds apart in AP classes, teacher experience, student disadvantage. Resources are widely different in Pittsburgh schools. At Westinghouse and Allderdice, the disparities range from academic programming to infrastructure. Lajja Mistry October 3, 2023. Uneven Scales.