After the convening, being held May 15 - 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, all of the teams involved will participate in a year of «technical assistance,» working together to tackle financing barriers and explore innovative strategies for expanding
access to mental health services for infants, toddlers, and their families.
New York has been
reducing access to mental health services for the past 20 years by closing psychiatric centers, which provide the backbone of mental health services, including outpatient services, in many communities.
Overall, Indigenous Australians have significantly
lower access to mental health services, private or public, than other Australians and it thus makes sound policy and economic sense that investing in mental health services for Indigenous Australians should be one avenue to explore through justice reinvestment programs.
LPCA PAC provides financial and strategic assistance to candidates running for political office on all levels of government committed to supporting and assisting in the development of policies
expanding access to mental health services.
MIDDLETOWN, NY (09/19/2013)(readMedia)-- CSEA today warned state lawmakers that New York State has a responsibility to
ensure access to mental health services without undermining the regional economy.
«Our children's safety is not a partisan issue and I am pleased to join with Democrats and Republicans in crafting a bipartisan plan to reduce violence, improve school security and
address access to mental health services.»
On this day, we are taking a moment to reflect on what is at the center of the #BellLetsTalk campaign — utilizing technology and communication to reduce stigma and
increase access to mental health services for all Canadians.
The Affordable Care Act is expanding mental health coverage for millions of Americans, we're working to
improve access to mental health services for veterans, and we're supporting initiatives to help educators recognize and refer students who show signs of mental illness.
At the same time, blacks are overrepresented in high - need populations, have
reduced access to mental health services, and often receive poorer quality care than whites.10 The National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) found that although blacks had a lower lifetime risk of mood disorder than whites, once diagnosed they were more likely to be persistently ill.11
NAESP, with The American School Counseling Association, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of School Resource Officers, National Association of Secondary School Principals, and School Social Work Association of America released «A Framework for Safe and Successful Schools,» their joint recommendations for improved school safety and
access to mental health services for students.
Latinas have the highest rate of suicide in our state, and as a proud Latina, I will continue to fight to increase
access to mental health services, not to close access to it.»
This includes plans to improve
access to mental health service, reconfigure services and better integrate health and social care.
It also educates people who work with youth on how to prevent suicide, especially LGBTQ suicide, and works to improve
access to mental health services.
Providing additional school counselors and psychologists is key to increasing students»
access to mental health services and supports.
Reduce disparities in risk factors and
access to mental health services, and strengthen the response to the needs of diverse communities and northerners.
We strive to primarily assist those who have limited or
no access to mental health services.
How best to structure these is an open question; recent findings from Rites of Passage, an early intervention programme for Aboriginal young people which includes resilience - building camps and increasing
access to mental health services, suggest that boys may be more difficult than girls to engage in social and emotional well - being programmes (Robinson R, Schuster L, Williamson A. Rites of Passage: evaluation if a pilot study if an early intervention program for Aboriginal young people.
Recommendations are offered for helping both groups increase
access to mental health services.
This course describes the importance of being able to speak the Spanish language among mental health professionals, which can significantly lower barriers to
access to mental health services and improve quality of care among Hispanic children and their families.
Because of the federal health insurance reform, the number of individuals who will or currently have
access to mental health services provided through their insurance is expected to increase.
When Stanford Alexander, chairman of Weingarten Realty Investors in Houston, found out that one of his family members was receiving treatment for mental illness, he began to understand the importance of expanding his employees»
access to mental health services.