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  • ESPN article on mental health
    featuring a story that lists National Council and Psych Leader, Dr. J. Craig Allen on ESPN.com, March 6, 2010.
    Article cites National Council and Dr. Allen as mental health resources.
  • New U.S. rules set parity for mental health care
    featuring an article that quotes Linda Rosenberg in Reuters, January 29, 2010.
    Article quotes National Council President and CEO, Linda Rosenberg about new parity rules.
  • Hope for People with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
    featuring an article by Linda Rosenberg on HealthNewsDigest.com, December 28, 2009.

    National Council President and CEO, Linda Rosenberg writes about the impact of healthcare reform on those with mental illness and substance use.
  • Ruling gives the mentally ill a chance to live with dignity
    featuring a guest editorial by Linda Rosenberg in New York Daily News, October 6, 2009.
    National Council President and CEO, Linda Rosenberg guest writes an oped about recent court ruling in New York about adult homes for mentally ill.
  • A Cycle of Promises Not Kept
    featuring reference to Linda Rosenberg in New York Times, September 8, 2009.
    Testimony from National Council, President and CEO, Linda Rosenberg is cited in article about a recent federal court ruling that bans State of New York from warehousing those with mental illness in adult homes when they can live independently with some assistance.
  • Is Substance Abuse Treated Adequately in Reform Bills?
    featuring comments from Chuck Ingoglia in Psychiatric News, August 21, 2009.
    National Council, Vice President of Public Policy, Chuck Ingoglia is quoted on the inclusion of mental health and substance abuse coverage in healthcare reform proposals.
  • Mental health nonprofit facing budget shortfall
    featuring comments from Avita CEO in Gainesville Times (Gainesville, GA), August 17, 2009.
    Avita CEO, Joe Rutherford, comments on how National Council's Access and Retention Initiative is helping Avita to operate more efficiently and deal with a budget shortfall without cutting services.
  • Conference urges providers to stay relevant in the face of  economic and social changes
    featuring a conference report in Mental Health Weekly, April 13, 2009.
    National Council President and CEO Linda Rosenberg addresses the 39th National Mental Health and Addictions Conference & Expo
  • NAMI Report Card on mental health
    featuring comments from Linda Rosenberg in The Huffington Post, March 13, 2009.
    National Council President and CEO reacting to 2009 NAMI report on the state of mental healthcare in the US.
  • Spring offers hope of breaking winter blues
    featuring Linda Rosenberg in The Tribune Star (Terre Haute, IN), March 11, 2009.
    National Council President and CEO talks about the hope spring offers for people's confidence and possibly the economy. 
  • Parity at last
    featuring interview with Chuck Ingoglia in Behavioral Healthcare Magazine, November 2008.
    National Council Vice President of Public Policy and Practice Improvement discusses the recent passing and signing of the mental health and substance use parity bill.
  • National Council initiative helps agencies improve access to mental health services
    featuring interviews with Linda Rosenberg, Noel Clark, and Faith Richie in Mental Health Weekly, October 28, 2008
    National Council and member CEOs provide insights into how they are increasing access to mental health and addictions services in tough times through the application of proven business models and process improvement techniques.
  • Money woes, other stresses bring unwanted physical response, featuring an interview with Linda Rosenberg in USA Today, September 17, 2008.
    National Council President and CEO provides tips on what you can you do to fight the surge of high anxiety and avoid the physical fallout of increasing stress in challenging times.
  • Equal teatment: mental illness is a chronic disease, by Linda Rosenberg, in The Washington Post, March 25, 2008.
    In a special supplement on chronic disease, National Council President and CEO emphasizes that it is only when mental illness is placed on an equal footing with other chronic diseases that millions of Americans can recover.
  • Community providers take message of accountability to Capitol Hill, featuring interviews with Linda Rosenberg, Chuck Ingoglia, and Kenny Whitlock, in Mental Health Weekly, March 24, 2008.
    National Council executives and Executive Vice President of the Mental Health Council of Arkansas put community mental health on Congress radar screen and highlight the importance of data collection.
  • Addictions, mental health must join forces, by Linda Rosenberg and Pat Bridgman, in Addiction Professional, March-April 2008.
    National Council President and CEO and Associate Director of the Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers describe how we can strengthen public perception that freedom from addiction and mental illness is integral to overall health and gain momentum in our advocacy for parity.
  • Brain drain, featuring an interview with Chuck Ingoglia, in Modern Healthcare, February 18, 2008.
    The National Council's Vice President, Public Policy, describes how the VA is luring away workers from community behavioral health organizations through better pay and multiyear signing bonuses.

Members in the News

  • Ruling on Housing for Mentally Ill Is a Step Forward
    featuring letters to the editor from Ira Burnim and Peter C. Campanelli in New York Times, September 17, 2009.
    Ira Burnim, Legal Director of the Bazelon Center and CEO of Institute for Community Living, Peter C. Campanelli, comment on recent court ruling in New York that calls for an end to the warehousing of the mentally ill.
  • Mental health nonprofit facing budget shortfall
    featuring comments from Avita CEO in Gainesville Times (Gainesville, GA), August 17, 2009.
    Avita CEO, Joe Rutherford, comments on how National Council's Access and Retention Initiative is helping Avita to operate more efficiently and deal with a budget shortfall without cutting services.
  • Reform must include mental health, featuring an op-ed by Louis Josephson, June 27, 2009
    Louis Josephson, CEO of Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc. in Concord, NH calls for any healthcare reform plan to include coverage for mental health and addiction treatment.
  • Don't cut off caregivers, featuring an op-ed by William J. Taylor, February 26, 2009.
    William J. Taylor, President and CEO of Advocates, Inc. in Framingham, MA fights to stop essential budget cuts to state mental health funding. 
  • We need to talk, featuring an op-ed by Mary Monnat, February 16, 2009.
    Mary Monnat, President and CEO, Life Works NW in Portland, OR urges more funding for mental health services. 
  • Congratulations to 2008 Behavioral Health Champions, all National Council members: Scott M. Bock, President-CEO, Riverside Community Care; Michael D. Flora, MBA, MAEd, LCPC, LSW, President-CEO, Ben Gordon Center; Dennis R. Jacobs, PhD, President-CEO, New Passages Behavioral Health & Rehabilitation Services; Carol Luna-Anderson, PhD, LPCC, Executive Director, The Life Link ; Sam Tsemberis, PhD, Founder and Executive Director, Pathways to Housing, Inc.
  • Financial anxiety, featuring Abby Morris, on Channel 9 News in Washington, DC, September 30, 2008.
    Dr. Abby Morris, Medical Director of Threshold Services in Silver Spring, MD, speaks about how to deal with financial anxiety during the current economic downturn.
  • Are the mentally ill falling through the cracks, featuring interviews with Dr. Brenda Woodward and Stephen Christian-Michaels, in Pittsburgh Post Gazette, September 7, 2008.
    Brenda Woodward, psychiatrist at Mercy Behavioral Health and Stephen Christian-Michaels, chief operating officer at Family Services of Western Pennsylvania speak about the importance of community treatment teams and engaging patients to prevent violent crimes.
  • Members of Congress: many veterans issues need to be addressed, featuring an interview with Neal Cash, in Sierra Vista Herald, September 7, 2008.
    CEO and President of Community Partnership of Southern Arizona, emphasizes the importance of post-deployment mental healthcare for veterans,  and points out that much more needs to be done to meet the need.
  • The new face of behavioral healthcare, by Topher Hansen, JD, in Prairie Fire, August 2008.
    President of the Nebraska Association of Behavioral Health Organizations and Executive Director of CenterPointe describes the need for integrated, consumer-centered health services in our communities.
  • Community-grown Health IT, featuring interviews with Jeremy Nelson and Jim Riley, in Government Health IT, July 2008.
    Chief Information Architect of Washtenaw Community Health Organization and the Chief Information Officer at the Oakland Community Mental Health Authority describe how Michigan's mental health agencies are developing EHRs through a collaborative approach.

 


 

 

 

 

 


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