Thursday, January 02, 2003

Managing Conflict Cooperatively: Making a Commitment to Nonviolence and Recovery in Mental Health Treatment Settings
A December 2002 report from the National Technical Assistance Center (Adobe Acrobat format).  
  

Juvenile drug abuse center set to open (Oklahoma)
NewsOK story - " long-awaited 21-bed facility for juveniles addicted with drugs will open Monday, said Ben Brown, deputy commissioner of drug and substance abuse. The facility, to serve juveniles statewide, will be the only one operated by the state, which contracts with private vendors for about 60 more beds."  
  

Psychiatric Disorders Common Among Detained Youth
Article in Mental Health Weekly at Medscape based on a study published in the latest Archives of General Psychiatry which found that nearly two-thirds of boys and 75 percent of girls in juvenile detention have at least one psychiatric disorder. [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Before the Next Tragedy
Column in the Washington Post by the director of the Center for Community Partnerships in Child Welfare on the need for partnerships between public child welfare agencies and local communities - "Because child welfare, mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence agencies typically work with the same families, community partnerships ensure that their services are coordinated."  
  

New law mandates licensing for mental health therapists (New York)
Story in Newsday - "Gov. George Pataki signed a bill into law that mandates licensing for New Yorkers who provide non-drug mental health treatment, such as marriage and family counseling. The measure sets education and training requirements for therapists earning the title "mental health counselor," and defines the levels of care they can offer."  
  

Editorial: Time for mental health reinvestment (Virginia)
Daily Press opinion column by the executive director of the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board on Gov. Mark Warner's plans for restructuring mental health services and "phasing out the Eastern State Hospital short-term acute unit by having the service board purchase this care at local, private hospitals."  
  

Mental Health Center Lawsuit (Connecticut)
Brief New York Times item on the lawsuit filed by a group of psychiatric patients and workers over plans to close River Valley Services of Middletown, which serves about 500 Middlesex County residents who have mental illnesses. [Viewing New York Times resources requires registration, which is free].