Sentences with phrase «on mental health reforms»

We really shouldn't be taking advice from Mark Butler on mental health reforms.

In November 2016, she unveiled the Cities Thrive Coalition, a bipartisan group of mayors working on mental health reform.

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The company is calling on lawmakers to take action on «common sense gun reform,» including measures to address mental health, improve background checks, raise the age to buy a gun, and ban bump stocks and other similar accessories.

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

Three years after NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray launched her signature $ 850 million ThriveNYC mental health initiative, she is tapping Alexis Confer, who has worked on de Blasio's successful universal pre-K initiative, on national gun reform and on former President Obama's campaign, to serve as the initiative's first - ever executive director.

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

Three years after First Lady Chirlane McCray launched her signature $ 850 million ThriveNYC mental health initiative, she is tapping Alexis Confer — who has worked on Mayor Bill de Blasio's successful universal pre-kindergarten initiative, on national gun reform and on former President Barack Obama's campaign — to serve as the initiative's first - ever executive director.

This week, McCray launched Cities Thrive, a nationwide coalition that seeks to drive mental health reform on a local and national level across America.

At 9:30 a.m., Republican Rep. Tim Murphy speaks at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research on «Helping Families With Mental Illness», discussing his crisis mental health reform legislation, the «Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act,» Manhattan Institute for Public Policy, 52 Vanderbilt Ave., Manhhealth reform legislation, the «Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act,» Manhattan Institute for Public Policy, 52 Vanderbilt Ave., ManhHealth Crisis Act,» Manhattan Institute for Public Policy, 52 Vanderbilt Ave., Manhattan.

At 9:05 a.m., First Lady McCray will kick off the second convening of Cities Thrive, a network of nearly 200 cities committed to driving mental health reform on local and national levels, New York Law School, Auditorium, 185 West Broadway, Manhattan.

Ewing is supportive of the other proposed reforms, but believes that amendments that put the responsibility on the mental health system should be strongly opposed.

Proposals include tightening the state's ban on assault weapons, strengthening penalties against illegal guns, and reforming mental health policy.

«The government has made significant strides in reforming the health service with big reductions in waiting times, and progress has been made on improving care in cancer, heart disease and mental health,» said chief executive Niall Dickson.

It triggered huge applause from delegates with calls for Labour to «rescue» the NHS from Cameron, but downplayed the health and social care policy by grouping it with broader reforms aiding the elderly on mental and physical health.

The Prison Reform Trust has previously reported on the large numbers of people with mental health problems, learning difficulties and learning disabilities held within the prison estate.

With the promise of an extra # 1.3 bn a year and reform of legislation on the cards, the mental health sector is getting the political backing it needs

He also established the Kalief Browder Foundation, which strives to formulate new, hands - on solutions that will help prevent re-incarceration, advocate mental health wellness and social justice reform.

UK mental health services could also do with reform because of their overemphasis on medication.

These include: reforming National Professional Qualifications to equip school leaders with skills on how to deal with bad behaviour; encouraging providers to bid for funding from a pot of # 75 million from the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund; and revising existing advice for schools including the mental health and behaviour guidance to ensure they support teachers and school leaders.

We want this to inform the Government's green paper on children's mental health to deliver the long - term root and branch reform it so desperately needs and ensure the system speeds up, rather than delays, children asking for help.

Despite their significant ideological differences on many education reform issues, Senate Education Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D - IA) and top committee Republican Lamar Alexander (TN) introduced a bipartisan bill to improve mental health services for children.

Planned reforms to children and young people's mental health services «lack any ambition» and will put additional pressure on teachers without providing schools with extra resources, two powerful...

He is currently focusing on how the addiction and mental health recovery movement is engaging with national health - care reform.

On the table will be ideas for the development of «effective early warning systems,» limitations on assault weapons, better background checks, and mental health reformOn the table will be ideas for the development of «effective early warning systems,» limitations on assault weapons, better background checks, and mental health reformon assault weapons, better background checks, and mental health reforms.

ThinkProgress reports on a movement to reform mental health care at the national level.

And mental health researcher Dr Vanessa Rose highlighted that while much attention has focussed on the co-payment, Government welfare reforms will also have significant impact, particularly on young people.

The Rudd Government has yet to deliver on the substantial reforms promised to tackle the prevention and better management of chronic diseases, to provide the outreach, team work and coordination that is needed to ensure physical and mental health and wellbeing, and to address the inequalities and inequities that are inherent in the current system.

Most egregiously, this has led to the axing of primary health care research, development and evaluation with the loss of the PHCRED Strategy and BEACH; mental health reforms floundering between Primary Health Networks and the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and efforts to Close the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage making little progress due to significant budget cuts and program delivery increasingly removed from Indigenous organisahealth care research, development and evaluation with the loss of the PHCRED Strategy and BEACH; mental health reforms floundering between Primary Health Networks and the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and efforts to Close the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage making little progress due to significant budget cuts and program delivery increasingly removed from Indigenous organisahealth reforms floundering between Primary Health Networks and the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and efforts to Close the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage making little progress due to significant budget cuts and program delivery increasingly removed from Indigenous organisaHealth Networks and the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and efforts to Close the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage making little progress due to significant budget cuts and program delivery increasingly removed from Indigenous organisations.

Key current areas of focus for the Greens in health include: primary health care reform; a tax on sugary drinks; reform of the mental health system; and closing the gap between the health of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

His summary of the mental health session was both poignant and a warning on the big gap between intent and political reality, saying mental health advocates had come to the summit with an agreed agenda, «no jockeying», but still waiting for action on a reform process that had taken years.

The promised overhaul involves structural reform of the mental health system to focus the system on the needs of the individual.

MSPCC and Children's Hospital Boston collaborate on a policy paper that has become the platform for a campaign to reform children's mental health services in Massachusetts.

MSPCC engages in public policy advocacy on issues related to child and family well - being, such as child abuse prevention, foster care, child welfare reform, mental health, and adolescent substance abuse prevention.