New Anti-Stigma Website
Recently,AstraZeneca kicked-off a partnership with The Jed Foundation, the leading non-profit college suicide-prevention charity, in association with mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, to launch "Half of Us," a campaign to reduce the student suicide rate, fight the stigma of mental health on college campuses and connect students and their friends to the resources and help [...]
READ MOREKennedy-Ramstad’s Mental Health Parity Bill Gets Support From Speaker Pelosi and House Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) were joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Leaders and over a dozen House colleagues in the shadow of the Capitol to rally support for the “The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act”(H.R.1424). The bill would improve the overall health of [...]
READ MOREMental Health Parity Legislation–Passed Both Chambers
Update—The Mental Health Parity Legislation in Colorado, SB07-036, has passed out of both chambers! CBHC appreciates all of you who called, emailed and wrote letters to legislators and stakeholder groups. This legislation will add the following to the list of behavioral disorders that must be covered by a health plan: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [...]
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National Council News
- Survey Finds Behavioral Health Professionals Earn Less Than Fast Food Workers April 11, 2011
- 2011 Class Chosen for National Council Psychiatric Leadership Program April 7, 2011
- National Council Leadership Program to Eliminate Health Disparities March 14, 2011
- Experienced Voices Portray the Real Needs of Persons with Mental Illness March 14, 2011
SAMHSA News
- TIP 54: Managing Chronic Pain in Adults With or in Recovery From Substance Use Disorders January 1, 2012
- Injection Drug Abuse Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 1992 and 2009 December 1, 2011
- Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): Mental Health Findings December 1, 2011