Colorado earns a ‘C’ on mental health services
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has published its 2009 Grading the States Report Card: A Report on America’s Health Care Systemm for Adults with Serious Mental Illness. NAMI has given Colorado a "C" grade. The score is a combination of four categories: 1- Health Promotion and Measurement 2- Financing and Core Treatment / [...]
READ MORENew research shows that 1 in 5 young people self harm.
"According to Stonewall’s Prescription for Change research released in 2008; one in five young lesbian and bisexual women deliberately harmed themselves over the year, compared to 0.4 % of the general population. Also half of LB women under the age of 20 have self harmed compared to one in fifteen teenagers generally." – The Lesbian [...]
READ MOREUntreated Psychiatric Disorders Common in Single Mothers on Welfare
"Urban single mothers nearing the end of their welfare eligibility appear more likely to have substance use and psychiatric disorders than women in the general population, and often do not receive treatment, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals." -Newswise Medical News online Click [...]
READ MOREAlcohol Abuse May Lead to Depression Risk, Rather Than Vice Versa
An interesting article posted on Newswise Medical News website discusses a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association that suggests that rather than alcohol abuse often being the result of depressed individuals self-medicating, the relationship may be reversed, where alcohol abuse leads to depression. Read the article here.
READ MORENew Report on Depression and Treatment Among Veterans
In the November 6, 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report, detailed findings are shared from research regarding major depressive episode and treatment among veterans, aged 21-39. The Report demonstrates the widespread prevalence of these types of mental healh episodes among veterans and highlights the demanding need for addressing the challenges to the United States’ mental healthcare [...]
READ MORE“The need for reform in the care of mentally ill persons caught up in the judicial system”
This publication, by Stephen Melek, discusses the challenges presented to our criminal justice system resulting from a lack of appropriate resources in our country to treat mentally ill persons. Click here to learn more.
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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