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Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration
Every story we’ve published that names Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration, newest first.
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Oct 26 to Nov 1
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Jul 17, 2026
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- Lawsuit Against Félix Plaud Exposes Disputes Over Residence Under ASSMCA Investigation
About a week after the death of former New Progressive Party activist Félix Plaud, staff from the Puerto Rico government’s Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services (ASSMCA) visited the property understood to have been his residence in recent years.
- PNP Senator Insists Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes Must Resign Over NOLA Education Contract
Alternate PNP majority Senate spokesperson Juan Oscar Morales insisted Wednesday that Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes should resign over the hiring process for NOLA Education, whose Star Academy proposal for students at risk of dropping out contemplated a contract of up to $38.5 million funded by federal TANF funds.
- Puerto Rico’s Mental Health Agency Logs 866 Suicide-Related Calls in October
Puerto Rico’s Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration (ASSMCA) received 866 suicide-related calls in October, out of 20,522 calls overall that month, La Fortaleza Public Affairs Secretary Jean Peña Payano said on Tuesday.
- ASSMCA Urges Puerto Ricans to Recognize Warning Signs of Suicide After Recent Deaths
The administrator of Puerto Rico’s Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services (ASSMCA), Dr. Catherine Oliver Franco, urged families and communities to pay attention to warning signs of suicidal thoughts, following recent suicide deaths in different settings mainly in the southern part of the island.
- Carolina Judge Postpones Sentencing of Driver Convicted in Deaths of Two Horsemen
Judge Edgar S. Figueroa Vázquez of the Carolina court postponed on Monday the sentencing of Ruthy Trenche Chávez, the driver convicted of causing the deaths of horsemen José J. Díaz Serrano and Eduardo E. Álvarez Sosa and two horses on March 23, 2024, on road PR-188 in Loíza.
- Puerto Rico Senate Gives Family Secretary 48 Hours to Hand Over Information or Face Contempt Charge
Puerto Rico’s Senate approved three motions Thursday related to its investigation of Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes, one of which gives her 48 hours to fully answer an information request or face a judicial process for contempt.
- ASSMCA Count Finds 204 Young People Homeless or in Unstable Housing in Puerto Rico
The first count of homeless youth carried out by the Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration (ASSMCA) identified 204 young people aged 18 to 24 who are homeless or in unstable housing in Puerto Rico, WAPA reported.
- PR Senator Finds Expired License, Alleged Food Shortages at ASSMCA Mental Health Facility
Senator Juan Oscar Morales, president of the Senate Health Commission, conducted a site visit to the Center for Recovery to Independent Living (CRVI), operated by the Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services (ASSMCA) in Trujillo Alto, following an anonymous complaint.
- Puerto Rico Governor Signs Law Raising Fines for Not Yielding to Emergency Vehicles
Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed into law Act 133-2026, which amends Puerto Rico’s Vehicle and Traffic Law to raise the administrative fine for drivers who fail to yield to emergency vehicles (such as ambulances, police patrol cars, and fire trucks) operating with activated emergency signals, from $100 to $500.