Press Releases: Mental Health and Addictions News
Browse by topic for recent National Council press releases, advisories, reports and findings on mental health and addictions issues.
Mental Illness and Addictions in the News
Community Mental Health News and Programs
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Other Serious Mental Illnesses
Barriers to Treating Mental Illness
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Mental Illness and Addictions in the News
- Emergency grants and Mental Health First Aid training available to meet mental health needs after Haiti earthquake
- Mental health partners with primary care to address whole health of patients
- Survey finds mental health services hit hard by State Budget Cuts
- HIT funding fails to address mental illnesses and addiction disorders
- Craigslist founder donates $15,000 to National Council’s Project Helping Hands
- National Council confers 2009 awards of excellence in mental health and addictions
- Report calls for new healthcare home to address health disparities for persons with mental illness
- NAMI gives American mental health system an overall grade of a D
- Helping veterans overcome stigma of mental illness
- Money woes cause wave of stress, anxiety
- Survey reveals positive outcomes from treating addictions
- Magazine examines veterans’ struggles with mental health and addiction disorders
- States must expand access to treatment for mental illness and addiction disorders
- State healthcare reforms for uninsured fail to address high percentage of mental illness and substance use disorders
- Illinois campus tragedy—mental health experts available for interviews
- Help for veterans' mental health
- Statement on Virginia Tech shootings
- Mentally ill don't belong in jails
- Mental health and addictions providers in New Orleans face soaring caseloads and challenges two years after Hurricane Katrina
- Two years after Katrina, findings from a survey of mental health and addiction providers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
On Capitol Hill
- President Obama backs National Council position on new federal definition for community mental health providers
- Parity rules promise better coverage for persons with mental and addiction disorders
- Senators Urge Support to Implement Mental Health-Addictions Parity
- National Council calls on Congress to protect Substance Abuse Prevention programs in schools
- Congress Proposes to Strengthen Community Mental Health and Addictions Treatment
- Honoring Rep. Patrick Kennedy and 2009 Legislators of the Year
- Mental health and addictions services advocates visit Congress for 2009 Hill Day
- National Council conducts Congressional briefing to highlight America's public mental health crisis.
- Linda Rosenberg appears before Congress to plead for help to save mental health and addictions safety net
- Parity passes with bailout bill, National Council commends advocates
- New Medicare law removes barriers to mental health treatment
- Legislators honored for exceptional efforts to improve lives of Americans with mental illnesses and addictions
- Premature death and disability among people with mental illness: Congressional briefing
- National Council hosts Congressional briefing on stigma of mental illness
- Stigma of mental illness among veterans and public: Congressional briefing
- Measuring effectiveness of mental health programs: Congressional briefing:
- House passes mental health and addictions parity bill.
- House passes legislation to give formerly incarcerated persons a second chance
- New legislation seeks to improve access to community mental healthcare
Community Mental Health News and Programs
- Vote Now for Mental Health First Aid USA
- National Council Magazine issue on prevention is released
- Helping youth with serious mental illnesses find a life in the community
- William Kyles is new National Council board chair
- Emerging addiction and mental health treatments unveiled at National Council’s 2009 annual conference
- 2009 class chosen for National Council Psychiatric Leadership program
- Psychiatrists mentored to become agents of change and improve community mental healthcare
- Increasing access to mental health and addictions services in tough times
- Mental Health First Aid expands reach across U.S.
- Project Helping Hands offers emergency mental health and addictions assistance for Gustav victims
- National Council website wins international creativity award
- National Council Conference discusses mental illnesses and addiction disorders among returning veterans
- Latest research on cycle of addiction and new medications to be presented at annual conference
- National benchmarks to improve mental health and addictions services
- Mental Health First Aid arrives in the U.S.
- National Council invites submissions for 2008 Awards of Excellence
- New National Council board, chaired by Elizabeth Earls
- Helping Hands: Answering needs in the wake of Greensburg tornado
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Other Serious Mental Illnesses
- Bipolar depression impairs day-to-day life, according to survey of patients and physicians
- An avoidable tragedy: the relationship of premature death and serious mental illness
- Ignoring health needs of persons with mental illness proves fatal, National Council calls for comprehensive care
- Gaps in healthcare for persons with schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia and continuity of therapy overview
- Bridging gaps in continuum of care for people with mental illness
- Consensus statement on the continuity of medication therapy for the treatment of schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses
- Half of mental health patients leaving inpatient facilities fail to transition to critical community-based care
- CATIE Phase 3 compares cost effectiveness of drugs: Providers must have access to full array of medications to treat schizophrenia
- CATIE Phase 2 results endorse individualized care for schizophrenia: Need for comprehensive, community-based treatment and support
Barriers to Treating Mental Illness
- Survey Finds Barriers to Veterans and Mental Health
- Press release: New survey shows product liability litigation may jeopardize treatment outcomes for people with severe mental illness
- Key findings from survey of psychiatrists who treat patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
- PSA and safety disclaimer to limit the danger of television advertisements promoting lawsuits relating to the use of antipsychotic medications
Medicare Part D
- Community mental health system reports $304 million in uncompensated costs on Medicare drug benefit
- Testimony calls senate's attention to challenges with Medicare drug plan
- National Council offers unique resources to help mental health providers transition to Medicare Part D
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