The People of Color Network (PCN) in cooperation with its community partners in mental health have announced a new program called the “Whole Health and Housing Project” aimed to help chronically homeless Veterans (and non veterans) who struggle with co-occurring substance abuse disorders get housing and treatment they need and deserve. This begins with housing first! […]
Outdoor ice skating rink in Phoenix, Arizona
A friend invited me to go with her to the CitySkate ice rink in Downtown Phoenix over the weekend. There we enjoyed a pleasant time together watching people skate on ice. It sort of reminded me of when I was a kid growing up in Kansas and we would skate the frozen ponds and lakes during the […]
VA facilities in Phoenix adopted use of “gaming strategies” to hide missed opportunity rates with patients
A review of the alleged patient deaths, patient wait times and scheduling practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System reveal that the issue of inappropriate scheduling practices was a problem back in April 2010. In a Memorandum issued by the Deputy Secretary for Operations and Management at the time William Schoenhard stated: “It has […]
Phoenix Police Department becoming more militarized!
There is a growing trend within the Phoenix Police Department to become more militarized! “Militarization”, according to sociologist Timothy J. Dunn, author of the 1996 book on the militarization of American law enforcement agencies, “refers to the use of military rhetoric and ideology, as well as military tactics, strategy, technology, equipment and forces.” You see […]
Scandal at Phoenix VA may be just the “tip of the iceberg”, said Rep. Yoder of Kansas
On May 21, 2014 Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the scandal at the VA (Veterans Affairs): “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join the chorus drawing attention to the appalling situation with the Department of Veterans Affairs. […]
Critical errors made by undercover police detectives during shoot out in Phoenix, Arizona
The two undercover police detectives shot in Phoenix, Arizona (identified as Detective Albert J. Casados and Detective John Hobbs) made a series of critical errors that lead directly to the one officer getting killed and the other getting seriously wounded in a deadly shoot out with a suspect on March 4, 2014. 1) Neither officer was wearing a […]
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