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Mental Health America Hails Approval Of Federal Parity Legislatio…
Immune System Information the best doctor to us | October 6th 2008 by Alan
Mental Health America today hailed as "a great civil rights victory" the approval of mental health parity legislation that will broadly outlaw health insurance discrimination against Americans with mental health and substance-use conditions in employ read more
Parity Passage Is ONE Vote Away
Back Across The Line | October 2nd 2008 by BamaGal
Last night the Senate passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, which includes mental health/addiction parity legislation and a financial rescue package. The bill is expected to be taken up in the House of Representatives on Friday. The upcomi read more
Mental Health America To Host Workshop in Atlanta on Addressing P…
Postpartum Progress | August 3rd 2008
Mental Health America will be hosting a free maternal depression workshop on Monday, August 25 from 11 to 1:30pm in the Zaban Room of the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA. This SAMSHA-sponsored maternal depression workshop is designed to initiate discuss read more
Perinatal Mood Disorder Awareness Events in Georgia
Postpartum Progress | June 24th 2008
I am working with Mental Health America's Georgia chapter to increase awareness around the state of Georgia on perinatal mood disorders. My "world tour" of Georgia, called "Project Healthy Moms", started last week at the Summit Ridge psychiatric hosp read more
Vote to Stop Abuse in Teen Residential Programs
Back Across The Line | June 16th 2008 by BamaGal
The House will vote next week on legislation to stop child abuse and neglect at boot camps, wilderness camps, and behavior modification facilities that work with children who have behavioral, emotional, or mental health problems. While tens of thous read more
Mental Health America's Advocacy Network
Back Across The Line | May 30th 2008 by BamaGal
Mental Health America - Take Action With your help the Senate passed legislation last week to delay the seven controversial Medicaid regulations as part of the supplemental war funding bill (H.R. 2642). The amendment adding this delay on the harmful read more
The Senate's Turn to Act on Harmful Medicaid Regs
Back Across The Line | May 20th 2008 by BamaGal
Last week, the House again approved legislation to delay a series of federal regulations that would severely limit Medicaid coverage of rehabilitative, case management, and school-based services. The amendment to the supplemental war funding bill th read more
Critical Vote this Week to Delay Harmful Medicaid Regs
Back Across The Line | May 14th 2008 by BamaGal
Mental Health Month: Get Connected Mental Health America - Take Action Legislation to delay a series of federal regulations that would severely limit Medicaid coverage of rehabilitative, case management, and school-based services is being opposed read more
Got stress? Good news: May is National Mental Health Month.
Coaching News & Events | May 6th 2008 by Frank Marafiote
I was doing research for CNE when I ran into a story about Carey Powell, a Gilbert, Arizona based Certified Life Coach and owner of Fearless Soul Life Coaching. While reading Carey’s story, I learned that May is National Mental Health Month. read more
May is Mental Health Month
Postpartum Progress | April 30th 2008
May is Mental Health Month in the U.S. Personally, I think we need mental health all year long, and not just in May (wink, wink), but in case you are interested here is a link to Mental Health America's web page Mental Health America -- Mental Health read more
We need your help TODAY for parity
Back Across The Line | March 17th 2008 by BamaGal
House passes mental health parity - work still to be done The House of Representatives passed the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, HR 1424, on March 5! The House-passed measure must now be reconciled with a parity bill already read more
Happy Anniversary ---For My Blog
Back Across The Line | March 14th 2008 by BamaGal
I was searching through some of my old posts looking for something. Lo and behold what should I find??? I've been blogging for a year now. Here is my very first post: Where to StartMarch 9, 2007 Hello my name is Diane and I'm a blog junkie. For yea read more
House Passes Mental Health Parity Bill
Back Across The Line | March 7th 2008 by BamaGal
You helped make history!! Your support for mental health parity helped propel the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, H.R. 1424, to a historic vote in the House of Representatives where it passed 268-148 on March 5. This first-ev read more
I Just Don't Get It :: All The Service Funding Cuts Going On..
Six. Almost Seven.. | February 8th 2008 by Cindy Sue Causey
Rumors (translation: no associated link of confirmation to share) came my way recently (waves to disABILITY LINK NW) that, here in Georgia, funding is in danger of being stripped away from supporting full community inclusion for PWDs and instead read more
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