If You Live in the D.C. Area
Consider attending the May 11 Congressional Briefings on Children's Mental Health by the Campaign for Mental Health Reform:
Promoting Resilience and Mental Health:
The Need for Early Intervention for Children and Adolescents
A Congressional Briefing sponsored by the Campaign for Mental Health Reform
In coordination with:
Representatives Tim Murphy and Grace Napolitano, Co-Chairs
Congressional Mental Health Caucus
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
345 Cannon House Office Building -- Caucus Room
(Lunch will be provided)
The key to enhancing resilience and the mental health of our nation’s children and adolescents is through the early identification and treatment of mental health problems. We invite you to hear from our panelists regarding the scientific basis for intervening early and the cost of failing to provide needed treatment. Several of the panelists will describe their personal experiences and how timely, effective mental health treatment helped them and their families.
Panelists:
Cynthia Wainscott, on behalf of the Campaign for Mental Health Reform and Chair, National Mental Health Association Board of Directors
Kenneth Duckworth, M.D., Medical Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and Assistant Professor, Harvard University Medical School
Larke Nahme Huang, Ph.D., Commissioner, President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, and Managing Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research
Rosa Maria Gil, D.S.W., Founder & President, Comunilife, Inc; past-President of the Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals
Marley Prunty-Lara, student, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
Morton Sherman, Ed.D., Superintendent, Cherry Hill School District, New Jersey
AND/OR the Senate version:
A Congressional Briefing
Sponsored by the Campaign for Mental Health Reform
In coordination with:
Senators Gordon Smith, Christopher Dodd, Mike DeWine
Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, and Tom Harkin
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
902 Hart Senate Office building
(breakfast will be provided)
Same Program as above with the same panelists.
Alert your representatives about these important briefings, and if one of your representatives is a co-sponsor, then call to let them know how much you appreciate their hard work advocating for those who depend on mental health services.
posted by Gordon D. Smith, LPC @ 6.5.05
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