Mental
Health, United States, 2002
Mental Health, United States, 2002
includes 21 chapters organized into six sections: Looking Back, Looking
Forward; Supporting Good Decision-Making; Population Dynamics; Insurance
for Mental Health Care; Status of Mental Health Services; and National
Mental Health Statistics. Brief descriptions are provided below. more...
Evidence-Based
Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery
The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) are pleased to introduce six
Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Resource Kits to encourage the use
of evidence-based practices in mental health. The Kits were developed as
one of several SAMHSA/CMHS activities critical to its science-to-services
strategy. We expect to identify additional practices for future Kits. more...
Emergency
Mental Health and Traumatic Stress
Most people who are coping with
the aftermath of a disaster have normal reactions as they struggle with
the disruption and loss caused by the disaster. They do not see themselves
as needing mental health services and are unlikely to request them.
Community outreach may be necessary to seek out and provide mental health
services to individuals who may be affected by a disaster. more...
15+ About
Bullying
About Bullying is part of the 15+ Make Time to
Listen… Take Time to Talk initiative to promote healthy child development
and to prevent youth and school-based violence. more...
CMHS
Program Spotlight: School Violence Prevention
Untreated conduct
disorders can develop into costly adult mental health and societal
problems such as delinquency, substance use, and antisocial personality
disorder. In 1999, the U.S. Congress set aside $40 million for a program
to prevent violence in schools. CMHS is one of three Federal agencies in
charge of designing the program and putting it into action. The program is
known as the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative (SS/HS). SS/HS
activity coordinated by the CMHS Special Programs Development Branch is
called the School Violence Prevention Program. more...
