The National Council for Behavorial Healthcare

Letters from the CEO: Overview

National Mental Health Association

Letters to members from the National Council President and CEO, Linda Rosenberg, highlight key issues and predict future trends in mental health and addictions treatment.

You Are Not Alone: Workforce Challenges Are Global

November 2011

Long-committed to ensuring a robust, qualified workforce that meets the needs of those we serve, the National Council recognizes that workforce development is of great importance now more than ever. With an impending influx of patients on account of healthcare reform and parity, we must be prepared to better leverage our human resources and build staff competencies and skills.

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Letter from Linda Archives

Trauma-informed Care: A Call to Arms
February 2011

Thank you and Happy Holidays
December 2010

Seeing the Person, Not the Illness
October 2010

Time to Take a Breath: National Council Practice Initiatives
July 2010

Member power: Hill Day 2010 brings 500 members to DC to advocate
July 2010

Healthcare reform: let’s get down to business
April 2010

Healthcare Reform – where are we?  What’s ahead?
October 2009

Hill Day 2009 and our healthcare reform agenda
July 2009

Opportunities with economic recovery and healthcare reform
January 2009

Healthcare reform… what about us?
November 2008

The power of "citizen government"
June 2008

Strengthening America's mental health and addictions treatment capacity
May 2008

Co-occurring mental health and addiction disorders
February 2008

The National Council looks back at 2007 and ahead to 2008
January 2008

Project Helping Hands and Mental Health First Aid
December 2007

New legislation to strengthen community mental health
October 2007

Community-based service organizations lead the way in improving lives
June 2007

Building a national service system for community mental health
April 2007

Our time to lead
January 2007

 

 

Medicaid Mental Health

Real Stories

National Council member organizations across the country work hard to give nearly 6 million adults, children, and families with mental illnesses and addiction disorders a chance to recover and lead productive lives. Read their stories