Achieving Mental Health Parity

In October 2008, as part of a stimulus package, President George W. Bush signed a statutory requirement that certain private health insurance would cover mental illness and medical and surgical illnesses from Congress through a bipartisan coalition of Congressmen. and senators for mental health equality. Due to several changes in the leadership of Congress, the …

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Forensic Services at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

In the summer of 2019, the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital, was at the center of a high-profile media crisis after three patients escaped care in their forensic department of mental health. The events had created public concern among the community, the media, and the government, and …

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HelloSelf: Launch

In April 2021, Charles Wells, founder and CEO of HelloSelf, reflected on the progress of the company since its inception two years earlier. The goal of HelloSelf was to help the mentally ill recover and help the mentally fit to stay healthy and feel even better. To achieve this, the company aimed to provide members …

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Viacom, Inc.: Corporate Governance in a Controlled Company

Viacom, Inc., a New York City-based media company, owned Paramount Pictures and popular television networks such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Viacom was controlled by Sumner Redstone and managed by his handpicked deputy. In 2016, Redstone, 92, accused of mental incompetence due to his advanced age, resigned as chairman of the board. This raised …

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Haboydem: A Social Enterprise in the Holy Land

Haboydem was a second-hand clothing store in Jerusalem that acted as a social enterprise by recruiting and training people living with mental illness. The two branches had successfully trained workers and 70 percent were able to find employment in established companies; However, in mid-2017, the co-founders faced new problems. How are they supposed to deal …

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Wenzhou Kangning Hospital: Changing Mental Healthcare in China

Long known in China for its entrepreneurial spirit, Wenzhou City in Zhejiang Province is now home to the largest group of private psychiatric hospitals in the country. This case marks the development of Wenzhou Kangning Hospital Co, Ltd. from its founding until shortly before its IPO to illustrate the extraordinary entrepreneurial spirit in the Chinese …

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Legal Time – Confidential Information for the Defense Attorney (Drew Davis)

Legal Time is a dynamic bipartisan negotiation simulation. Students assume the role of prosecutor or defense attorney in a case involving a client accused of leading a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. This conflict resolution scenario gives students the opportunity to see how their negotiations are influenced by important behavioral and situational factors, including (i) …

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