Speaking on behalf of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, UAPD President Dr. Stuart Bussey responded: "We are pleased that OSHA has issued these fines against the Department of Mental Health, but frankly, it's not enough. $100,000 is peanuts compared to a...
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NPRs “Morning Edition” Examines DMH Violence
UAPD-represented doctors and other union members contributed to a hard-hitting, two-part special report about Napa State Hospital violence, which is being broadcast nationally on National Public Radio (NPR). You can listen to Day 1 or Day 2 of the report by veteran...
Doctors Tell Senator Evans and Assemblymember Allen about Safety Crisis
Mental health workers say they fear for their very lives By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen / Times-Herald ... Psychiatrist Patricia Tyler said that in her 25 years in the profession, she has never worked any place more dangerous than Napa State Hospital. "It is not safe," she...
DMH Consultant Nirbhay Singh Abruptly Resigns
Singh, Consultant to California Mental Hospitals, Abruptly Resigns By Lee Romney and John Hoeffel / Los Angeles Times / January 28, 2011 ... His resignation, which is effective Tuesday, comes less than two weeks after The Times interviewed a top state Department of...
Safety Now! Rally at Napa State Hospital on January 19
Patients, staff, and members of our community are put at risk when proper safety measures are not in place. It is time for the California Department of Mental Health to make SAFETY NOW a top priority at Napa State Hospital and all other DMH facilities. SAFETY NOW!...
UAPD President Dr. Stuart Bussey Speaks Out on Napa State Hospital Violence
The Los Angeles Times and other papers are now reporting on the alarming increase of patient attacks on Napa State Hospital staff. These accelerating assaults culminated in the brutal murder of a well-liked and respected Psychiatric Technician. It occurred just two...