Mental health services

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Mental Health Package, Cheryl Collier Interview, Boyd Dover Interview, Rep. Bart Baker Interview (Bloom); Anne Bendheim Commentary (Bendheim). Segments on the mental health care crisis in Arizona, how Governor Mofford might tackle the budget crisis, and Anne Bendheim's commentary (the best and worst local theater productions of 1988).

Scope and Contents Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss a mental health mandate concerning comprehensive care for the chronically mentally ill, another Christian Nation controversy concerning Justice O'Connor, and coming attractions at ASU (the arrival of former president Reagan and a new basketball coach). Panelists include Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Jana Bommersbach, Editor, New Times; Sandy Schwartz, Executive Editor, Tribune Newspapers. The video is blank for the first...

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Bruce Babbitt In-Studio Interview (Corso); Susan Wyckoff Interview Package (D'Alli). Segments on a presentation of images of Halley's Comet taken at the Mount Hopkins Observatory and a detailed look at Governor Bruce Babbitt's budget proposal for 1986.

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Senator Carl J. Kunasek Remote Interview (Corso); Bommersbach Byline #5: Phoenix Skyline Package (Bommersbach); Wildlife Rehabilitation Package (Cavanary). Segments on a local failure to care for the chronically mentally ill, Bommersbach's Byline (the Phoenix skyline), and the need for wildlife rehabilitation programs due to wildlife injuries caused by urban development. There is a pre-show take for the first 50 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

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Friday Edition live from the Arizona Capitol. Panelists discuss Arizona Legislature issues (air and water quality, care for chronic mental illness, liability insurance, artificial lakes, speed limits, family planning, and seatbelt laws). Panelists include Keven Ann Willey, Legislative Reporter, Arizona Republic; Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Howard Fischer, Phoenix Bureau Chief, Arizona Daily Star.

Scope and Contents Keven Ann Willey Remote Interview (Corso); Bommersbach Byline #7: King Holiday (Bommersbach); Sleep and Depression Package (D'Alli). Segments on Arizona Legislature issues (legislators' per diem reduced by half, unresolved topics such as health care for chronic mental illness and artificial lake construction), Bommersbach's Byline (a proposed state holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.), and the North American Symposium on Depression (sleep/depression connection). There is a pre-show take for...

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Jose Santiago and Amy Gittler In-Studio Interview (Corso); Bommersbach's Byline #9: Sanctuary Package (Durrenberger); Desert Center Package (Shelton). Segments on improvements to Arizona's mental health care system, Bommersbach's Byline (the Tucson Sanctuary Trial), and the Food for the Hungry program.

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Alfredo Gutierrez In-Studio Interview (Corso). Segments on the Arizona Legislature's social services programs and drug-smuggling crackdowns by the U.S. Customs Service. There is a pre-show take for the first minute; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.