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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A bill that would have put a psychologist in every South Carolina school has evolved into the creation of another study committee.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  President Obama was to announce the measures Wednesday at a White House event that will bring together law enforcement officials, lawmakers and children who wrote the president about gun violence.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says the shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school should prompt discussions about mental health treatment, not anti-gun laws.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  A man is dead after shooting himself with a police officer's handgun Wednesday night, according to the Sumter Police Department.

Saturday, December 10, 2011  A USC study has found the majority of incarcerated women are facing mental health issues.

Thursday, November 11, 2010  The specialist could face less-than-honorable discharge or jail when he turns himself in Thursday