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Mental
Health Links
Reports
The Politics
of Mental Illness
www.prospect.org/cs/archive/view_report?reportId=70
Description: This special report of the
American Prospect, partially funded by MFH, addresses the
current political issues related to mental illness. Articles
focus on a variety of topics including the impact of the media,
funding challenges and program successes.
Articles prepared at the American Prospect by
R Friedman, E Saks, T McKelvey, S Abramsky, P Early, K Sheppard,
A Levine, A Caplan, P Kennedy, R Frank and S Glied.
Date: June 2008
Model
Programs & Best Practices
The Community
Guide
www.thecommunityguide.org/mental/default.htm
Description: The Community Guide, developed
by a non-Federal Task Force on Community Preventive Services,
offers leadership in the evaluation of community, population
and health care system strategies to address a variety of
public health and health promotion topics.
Information Available: A systematic review of the effectiveness
of selected population-based interventions addressing mental
health. The chosen programs fit within one of four levels
of intervention: health-care system, preventive health promotion
and support, media campaigns and policy.
Evidence-Based Practices:
Shaping Mental Health Services toward Recovery
mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/toolkits/about.asp
Description: Initiated by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA)
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, this national project works toward the
fulfillment of three main goals. These include: 1) to help
more consumers and families access services that are effective,
2) to help providers of mental health services develop the
skills necessary to deliver effective services and 3) to help
administrators set up mechanisms to support and maintain these
effective services.
Information Available: Basics concerning six evidence-based
practices: 1) Illness Management and Recovery, 2) Medication
Management Approaches in Psychiatry, 3) Assertive Community
Treatment, 4) Family Psychoeducation, 5) Supported Employment
and 6) Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment.
National Governor's Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices
www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.50aeae5ff70b817ae8ebb856a11010a0/
Description:
The Center provides research and analysis for states on emerging
issues and state best practices.
Information Available: Latest documents and information
regarding best practices in the prevention and treatment of
mental health issues.
The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
(NREPP)
nrepp.samhsa.gov/index.htm
Description: The National Registry
of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP), developed
by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), is a searchable database of reviewed and rated interventions
for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use
disorders.
Information Available: Summaries of each intervention
which include: descriptive information about the intervention
and its targeted outcomes, quality of research and readiness
for dissemination ratings, a list of studies and materials
submitted for review, and contact information for the intervention
developer.
The Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Coordinating Center of Excellence (Ohio SAMI CCOE)
www.ohiosamiccoe.cwru.edu
Description: The Ohio Substance Abuse
and Mental Illness Coordinating Center of Excellence (Ohio
SAMI CCOE) provides technical assistance for the implementation
of the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) model to
service systems, organizations, and providers. The IDDT model
an evidence-based practice that improves the quality of life
for people with co-occurring severe mental and substance use
disorders.
Information Available: Information on services provided
(systems consultation, program consultation, clinical consultation,
training and education, and research and evaluation). Website
provides sample pages from "Implementing IDDT" booklet.
SAMHSA's Co-Occurring Center for Excellence
(COCE)
www.coce.samhsa.gov/
Description: The Co-Occurring Center for Excellence
(COCE), launched by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) in September 2003, is the
first national resource for the field of co-occurring mental
health and substance use disorders (COD).
Information Available: Papers and presentations on
screening and assessment, evidence-based practices, services
integration and system change, and information on technical
assistance opportunities.
Federal
Government:
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) -
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion,
Mental Health Work Group
www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth
Description: The Mental Health Work Group
includes representatives from multiple disciplines, divisions
and centers within the CDC and its sister agency, the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The goal
of the work group is to foster collaboration and advancement
in the field of mental health in support of the CDC's commitment
to promote health, prevent disease and injury, and improve
quality of life.
Information Available: Mental health organizations
by state, prevalence data, publications, resources and answers
to treatment questions.
MEDLINEplus-Health Information
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
Description: MEDLINEplus, sponsored by
the National Library of Medicine, includes a vast amount of
health information on over 600 diseases and conditions. The
site offers authoritative, up to date and appropriate health
information for both health professionals and consumers.
Information Available: Latest news concerning mental
health, publications from the National Institutes of Health,
general information, alternative therapies, clinical trials,
law and policy, specific conditions and populations, coping,
research and statistics.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov
Description: The mission of the National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the burden
of mental illness through research. This public health mandate
demands the use of powerful scientific tools to achieve better
understanding, treatment and, eventually prevention of mental
illness.
Information Available: Public education campaign, latest
research results, basic knowledge on mental disorders, conferences,
clinical trials, funding opportunities, fact sheets, statistics,
reports from the Surgeon General and patient education materials.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA),
The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/
Description: The CMHS leads the national
system that delivers mental health services. The goal of this
system is to provide the treatment and support services needed
by adults with mental disorders and children with serious
emotional problems. CMHS works with its partners, including
State and local governments, the private sector, service providers,
consumers of mental health services and their families to
serve those in need of treatment and support.
Information Available: CMHS has eleven program areas:
Community Support; Consumer/Survivor; HIV/AIDS; Organization
and Financing; Protection and Advocacy; Child, Adolescent
and Family; Disaster Mental Health Services; Homelessness;
Mental Health Statistics; Special Programs and Initiatives;
and State Planning/Mental Health Block Grant. The Center also
has seven specific activities that they focus on: School Violence
Prevention, Discrimination and Stigma, Managing Anxiety in
Times of Crisis, Coping with Traumatic Events, National Strategy
for Suicide Prevention and Surgeon General Reports.
Missouri
Government:
Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH)
www.dmh.missouri.gov
Description: The Department of Mental
Health works along side individuals, families, agencies and
diverse communities to establish philosophy, policies, standards
and quality outcomes for prevention, education, habilitation,
rehabilitation and treatment for Missourians challenged by
mental illness, substance abuse/addiction, and developmental
disabilities.
Information Available: Services offered through the
DMH's program divisions: The Division of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse (ADA), The Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
(CPS) and The Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities (MRDD). Latest budget news, press releases, legislative
updates, practice guidelines, DMH facilities and regional
centers, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) notices and tools, treatment center information, housing
and other resources and special topics.
National
Organizations:
Bazelon Center for Mental
Health Law
www.bazelon.org
Description: The Bazelon Center for Mental
Health Law protects and advances the rights of adults and
children with mental disabilities to exercise meaningful life
choices and to enjoy the social, recreational, educational,
economic, political and cultural benefits of community living.
Bazelon uses a coordinated approach of litigation, policy
analysis, coalition-building, public information and technical
support for local advocates in four broad areas of advocacy:
Advancing Community Membership, Promoting Self-Determination,
Ending the Punishment of People with Mental Illnesses for
the System's Failures and Preserving Rights.
Information Available: Latest news, alerts and legislative
updates, reports, court-related updates, issue areas (including,
Involuntary Commitment, Insurance, Children, Education, Elders
with Mental Illnesses, Managed Care, Medicaid, Privacy, Restraint
and Seclusion, Supports in the Community, Voting, Housing,
Mental Healthcare, Civil Rights, Criminalization of People
with Mental Illnesses and Advanced Psychiatric Directives),
issue papers, manuals and handbooks.
Bright Futures at Georgetown University: Mental Health
www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth/index.html
Description: Bright
Futures is a national initiative to promote and improve the
health and well-being of children from birth through adolescence.
The program believes that every child deserves to be healthy
and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between
the health professional, the child, the family and the community.
Information Available: Bright
Futures in Practice: Mental Health - considers the mental
health of children in a developmental context, presents information
on early recognition and intervention for specific mental
health problems and mental disorders, and provides a tool
kit with hands on tools for health professionals and families
for use in screening, care management and health education.
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
www.hogg.utexas.edu
Description: An administrative unit of
The University of Texas at Austin, the Hogg Foundation defines
mental health broadly and has interest in programs that implement
and evaluate innovative projects designed to meet the broad
mental health needs of Texans. The Foundation's primary program
areas include: mental health policy and law, mental health
services research, public education and outreach, and academic
and professional training.
Information Available: Publications,
recent news, resources, mental health links, philanthropy
links, details on primary program areas and grantmaking guidelines.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
www.nami.org
Description: Founded in 1979, NAMI is
a non-profit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy
organization of consumers, families and friends of people
with severe mental illnesses. NAMI works to achieve equitable
services and treatment for more than 15 million Americans
living with severe mental illnesses.
Information Available: Top news stories, links to state
and local NAMI chapters, policy/advocacy issues, events, program
spotlights, state highlights and online communities.
The National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
www.nmha.org
Description: The country's oldest and
largest non-profit organization addressing all aspects of
mental health and mental illness, NMHA works to improve the
mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million
individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education,
research and service.
Information Available: Conferences, publications, insurance
parity news, legislative alerts, state advocacy updates, basic
mental health information, bookstore, links to NMHA affiliates
and mental health media campaigns.
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