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    March 2008
 
Heartland Family Services Offers Healthy Alternatives for Little Ones (HALO)
 
How Consumers Step Up to Design a Truly Recovery-based Mental Health System
 
Scholarships Available for Alternatives 2008
Mental Health America Conference, and NAMI National Conference
     
    January 2008
 
Research Volunteers Needed for Creighton University Bone Density Study
 
Behavioral Task Force Fails to Get Majority Agreement
 
Nebraskan Leslie Byers Honored with the Making a Difference Award
     
    December 2007
 
DHHS Offers Suggestions in Wake of Shooting
     
    November 2007
 
New AHRQ Guides Summarize Effectiveness, Side Effects of Antidepressants
     
    October 2007
 
New Resource for Psychiatric Advance Directives
 
Building a Better Behavioral Health Workforce New Online Resources Now Available
     
    September 2007
 
Mental Health for Pediatric Primary Care Series
 
National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices Adds Information on Former Model Programs Initiative to Web Site
 
VA Suicide Hotline Launched
 
Children’s Behavioral Health Task Force
 
Region 5 Seeking Consumer Involvement
 
Region II - Facility Gives Hope to Mentally Afflicted
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August 2007

 

Evidence-Based Programs and Practices Web Site Is Launched

 

National Center for Trauma Informed Care

 

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Releases State Medicaid Director Letter on Peer Support

 

The Possible Dangers of Buying Medicine Online

 

National Suicide Crisis Hot Line Planned for Veterans

 

How to Help Your Child: A Parent's Guide to OCD

 

The Fine Line: Mental Illness and Crime

 

Region VI – Catholic Charities

     
 

July 2007

 

Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Call for Presentations

 

The Hearts & Minds program

 

Children in Poverty: Brink of Despair of Hope for the Future

 

Rising Hopes & Bright Ideas – A Nebraska Consumer Conference on Recovery

 

Treat Mentally Ill Outside Prison Walls - Fund Program To Reduce Recidivism Rates

 

Colorado Governor Expands Mental Health Parity

 

Tribes get $140,000 for Youth Suicide Prevention

 

Region I – Cirrus House

 

Veterans Services

     
 

June 2007

 

Brief Highlights Community Efforts to Provide Continuity of Mental Health Care and Developmentally Appropriate Supports to Adolescents and Young Adults

 

SAMHSA Launches New Web Page

 

Uta Halee Girls Village & Cooper Village Annual Symposium

 

Bill to Create Behavioral Health Task Force Passes

 

Coalition for the Advancement of Children's Mental Health Unveils White Paper

 

Region VI - Coalition for the Advancement of Children’s Mental Health

 

Brief Highlights Community Efforts to Provide Continuity of Mental Health Care and Developmentally Appropriate Supports to Adolescents and Young Adults

     
 

May 2007

 

Medical Insurance Assistance

 

State Incentive Grants to Build Capacity for Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion

 

Scholarships Available to Attend National Conferences

 

Governor Heineman Names Three Directors for New Health & Human Services Department

 

Region III – The Mentor Center

     
 

April 2007

 

Scholarships Available for NAMI 2007 Convention

 

Region VI - Children’s Respite Care Center

 

2006 Grant Award Recipients Announced

 

Database Tools to Assess Child Trauma

 

3 New Programs Proven to Improve Behavioral and Mental Health

 

Future Directions in Medicaid

 

 

 

March 2007

 

Lasting Hope Recovery Center

 

Heartland Crisis Intervention Team Council

 

Understanding ADHD

 

Mental Health Parity Act of 2007

 

FDA Approves New Drug for Schizophrenia

 

Mental Health Resources for Primary Care, Criminal Justice, and Self-Direction

 

 

 

February 2007

 

NAMI to Increase Support Groups Nationwide Through AstraZeneca Partnership

 

Parity Alert: Stories Wanted

 

 

 

January 2007

 

FDA Approves New Drug for Schizophrenia

 

Region IV - Crisis Response

 

Nebraska Named Recipient of Money Follows the Person Demonstration Project

 

Wellness Recovery Action Plan for Veterans and People in the Military

 

Relevant Research Questions for NIMH

 

Scholarships Available for NAMI 2007 Convention

 

Scholarships for NAMI 2007 Convention

 

Magellan Health Services Stakeholders Advisory Group

 


 

December 2006

 

National Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign Unveiled

 

Campaign To Counter Misconceptions About Depression

 

Antidepressants: Selecting One That's Right for You

 

Magellan Health Services Stakeholders Advisory Group

 

New Funding Opportunity

 

Region III - Youth Encouraging Support (YES)

 

New Senators, New Opportunities

 

Lithium Helps Prevent Suicide in Bipolar Disorder

 

Depression Is Real Campaign Launches

 

Kids Can Be Depressed Too

 

Psychiatric Service Dogs

 

A New Congress, A New Agenda for Health Care

 

Election 2006: Five Reasons to Vote

     
 

October 2006

 

Collaborative Models in Rural Pediatrics: Integrating Mental Health

 

Childhood Struggles

 

New Launch of the National Center for Trauma Informed Care

 

MindFreedom Conference Retreat on Choice in Mental Health Care

 

State Suicide Prevention Plan Clarified

 

In Our Own Voice Training Expands

 

WRAP Training now Available

 

NAMI Launches New Legislative Action Center

 

Getting Ready for the Medicare Drug Benefit in 2007

 

Linking Families with Resources: A Manual Based on Conneticuit's Help Me Grow Program

 

HHS Awards $58 Million through Compassion Capital Fund

 

FDA Approves the First Drug to Treat Irritability Associated with Autism, Risperdal

 

2007 Welcome Back Awards Nominations Now Being Accepted

 

Study Warns of Ritalin's Effects on Preschoolers

 

Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 1-7

     
 

September 2006

 

Restraint and Seclusion: A Risk Management Guide

 

Building Bridges Between Residential and Community Based Service Delivery Providers

 

Oklahoma Task Force Meets to Discuss Mental Health System, Possible Changes

 

APA-NAMI Symposium Educates Congress on Inappropriate Incarceration of the Mentally Ill

 

Guitarist Raises Awareness with New Album

 

New Hampshire Guide Focused on Mental Health and Healthy Aging

 

RealMentalHealth.com - An Internet Oasis for Mental Health Patients

 

Set Your Spirit Free Mental Health Awareness Concert

 

Parents of Suicide Help Each Other Heal

 

ADHD cases tied to lead, tobacco

 

Heroes in the Fight

 

Forums for Consumers and Family Members to be Held Across Nebraska

 

CMS Announces Demonstration Grants

 

State to State - New York

     
 

August 2006

 

Mental Health and College

 

Iowa Lawmakers Urge Action to Prevent Postwar Suicides

 

New Treatment Model For Bipolar Disorder Shows Promise

 

ADHD Medications Get Stronger Warnings

 

Decision-making Impaired in Schizophrenic Teens

 
Back to School Wellness Tips from the National Mental Health Association.
 
New Book Targeted at Latino Community
 
Gov. Heineman Outlines Proposal to Reform HHSS
     
 

July 2006

 

Challenges and Opportunities in Childrens Mental Health

 

New SAMHSA Reports Focus on Quality of Care at Residential Facilities

 

Curriculum on Restraint Reduction Available

 

Medicaid and Home-Based Services for Children

 
Screening for Mental Illness in Nursing Homes
 
Addressing Stigma and Discrimination Through Mental Health Consumer Contact
 
Proposed Cuts to Housing Restored
 
Resources on Improving Services for Children with Mental Illness
 
New Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives
 
Mental Health Recovery Newsletter
 
New Housing Opportunities Available Throughout Nebraska
     
 

June 2006

 

Public Financing of Home and Community Services

 
Employment: Help for People with Mental Illness
 
Employment Resources
 
NAMI Honors the CBS Television Network Public Service Campaign on Depression
 
Heat and Mental Illness
 
Mental Illness
     
 

May 2006

 
Panic Disorder Difficult to Diagnose but Very Treatable
 
House Passes Veterans Spending Bill
 
Friends, Family Can Help Seniors Suffering From Depression
     
 

April 2006

 
Dr. Jensen to Receive Community Service Award
 
New Consumer-Driven Services Directory
 
About 200 Rally to Celebrate Mental Health Reforms
 
NAMI StigmaBuster Alert
 
New Study Demonstrates Mental Illness Insurance Parity is Affordable
 
Mid Plains to Construct New Crisis Management Facility
 
Voice Award Nominations
     
 

March 2006

 
Complete the Job
 
Mentally Ill in Crisis Focus of Training
 
Study Finds Drug Change Helps Conquer Depression
 
Treating Depression in Mom may Alleviate Anxiety Risk in Kids
 
Study: Drugs Better for Elderly Depression
 
Crisis Center in Crisis Again
 
Antidepressant patch Emsam approved by FDA
 
Medicare Drug Benefit Update
 
NAMI StigmaBuster Alert
 
Senate Passes Specter-Harkin Amendment
 
NAMI Releases Grading the States 2006
     
 

February 2006

 
Nebraska Connects: Mental Health Reform
 
Suicide Draws Attention to Klonopin Use
 
Medicare Rx Prescription Drug Coverage
 
"Consumer-Driven" Care
     
 

January 2006

 

National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovey

 
SAMHSA Releases Training Guide to Reduce Seclusion and Restraint Use
 

Interagency Planning in Child Mental Health

     
    2005
 
State Incentive Grants for Substance Related Disorders
 
Heather’s Rage Author Hired by Uta Halee Girls Village and Cooper Village
 
No regional centers close, but uses are changing
 
Community-based mental health services increasing
 
Iowa center proposed to help those with mental illness
     
    2004
 
A Letter to the Omaha World-Herald's Public Pulse
 
Gov. Johanns Signs Mental Health Reform Bill
     
    2003
 
Behavioral Health Initiative Survey Results 
 
Behavioral Health Reform and LB 724 by Senator Jim Jensen
 
OFA Selects The Kim Foundation
 
Gov. Mike Johanns: "Half the countes in NE are in crisis..."
 
Lincoln Journal Star: Mental Health Top Issue for Gov. Johanns
 
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