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2010, Issue 1
Beyond Bars: Mental Health-Addictions and Criminal Justice Collaborations
2009, Issue 3
Housing for Mental and Addiction Disorders
Housing is a basic right for all people, including those with mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Today there is growing recognition of the fact that persons with psychiatric disabilities need stable housing to support their recovery and integration into the community. Supported housing — which allows persons with psychiatric disabilities and substance use disorders to live independently and privately in subsidized apartments and link to support services such as home visits by case managers and supports for community integration — is becoming increasingly popular and has a growing evidence base of effectiveness.
National Council members across the nation who provide critical housing services discuss their accomplishment and barriers in this issue. Housing experts share best practices and provide policy perspectives. And most importantly, persons with mental illnesses and addictions that have received housing and support services share their stories of recovery through exclusive interviews for National Council Magazine (their stories are featured throughout this issue). We are grateful to all our contributors and appreciate your commitment to making a difference.
Beyond the Open Door
Peter Campanelli, founder of Institute for Community Living discusses the role housing plays in the recovery process for those with mental illness and addiction disorders.
Why Housing First Works
Interview with Sam Tsemberis on the importance of housing first and lessons he has learned in overseeing the housing first program at Pathways to Housing.
A Chance to Live with Dignity
Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare discusses implications of recent court ruling in New York that seeks to expand the rights of those with mental illness.
From the Field
National Council members share their experiences in creating and implementing supportive housing programs for the communities they serve.
Housing Changes Lives
Consumers talk about how they benefited from supportive housing programs in their battle against mental illness and addictions.
Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental & Addiction Disorders
If we truly value an improved quality of life for all Americans, we can no longer afford to overlook prevention and early intervention in behavioral health. National Council Magazine profiles member programs in prevention–early intervention for mental and substance use disorders, examining a broad range of initiatives — public education, screening in primary care, school-based initiatives, suicide prevention, employee assistance programs, and more. The magazine also features the views of policy and clinical experts on why prevention-early intervention is critical as we attempt to piece the healthcare puzzle together.
Successful prevention-early intervention programs featured include:
- Mental Health First Aid USA, the groundbreaking public education program that is improving the mental health literacy of communities across the country.
- Harlem Children’s Zone, described by the New York Times as “one of the most ambitious social service experiments of our time” and chosen by President Obama to be replicated nationwide — featuring an exclusive interview with founder Geoffrey Canada.
- Nurse Family Partnership, the highly successful, evidence based home visitation program that targets first-time parents living in poverty and offers health, social, and economic supports.
- The Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program, led by Dr. William McFarlane, recently highlighted in a Time magazine article
- College Dreams, an Oregon program that promotes healthy development in middle school students at risk for school dropout, substance abuse, and delinquency.
Plus, many more success stories “From the Field.”
2009, Issue 1
Behavioral Health and Primary Care Collaboration
The National Council has played a leading role in advocating for policies and practices that break down barriers to integration and collaboration, developing clinical and business models that support seamless and comprehensive healthcare, and fostering collaborative opportunities. Advocating for funds to bring primary care services to behavioral health organizations has been a National Council legislative priority. We've also been active on the practice improvement front and have helped member organizations and their primary care partners overcome clinical, cultural, and communication barriers to collaboratively provide comprehensive healthcare.
This issue of National Council Magazine features the policy and practice landscape in collaborative healthcare and shares examples "From the Field" of how members across the country are collaborating to provide total healthcare for mind and body to those they serve.
2008, Issue 3
Toward a Brighter Future: New Opportunities for Children & Youth
This special edition of National Council Magazine portrays the current landscape in children’s mental health and addictions.
The magazine outlines the challenges in funding, policy, and practice; and highlights innovative and effective community services and supports that are increasingly available to children and youth with behavioral health challenges and to their families. We point to what still needs to be done — with all of us working together — to provide a better future for our young people. The magazine speaks to our progress and also to
the possibilities that lie ahead.
2008, Issue 2
Veterans on the Road Home
As increasing numbers of soldiers return home from Iraq and Afghanistan bearing the scars of battle in the form of mental illnesses and addiction disorders, the need for treatment far exceeds the capacity of the Veterans Administration. Across our nation, more than 2,000 community-based mental health and addictions organizations are ideally equipped to treat our troops for disabling mental and substance use disorders and help them reintegrate into civilian life. With deep roots in their communities, these providers deliver critical mental health and addictions services to nearly six million Americans annually and now they’re opening their doors and extending their services to veterans and veterans’ families.
The veterans issue of National Council Magazine highlights the difficult road home and what treatment organizations around the country can do to make homecoming easier for our wounded heroes.
CORRECTION
We regret the error on pages 4 and 14 of the print issue of the veterans magazine. The correct statistic should read "Nearly 1 in 5 (300,000) soldiers who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have posttraumatic stress disorder or depression..."
