Monday, February 10, 2003
Medscape Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Journal Scan, January 2003 Abstracts of articles from the
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine,
Pediatrics,
Psychiatric Services, the
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and the
American Journal of Psychiatry. [Viewing
Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
NAMI 2003 Convention Information at the NAMI web site on the 2003 Convention in Minneapolis, June 29 - July 1, featuring addresses by Michael Hogan, chair of President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, and Charles Curie, head of the SAMHSA.
More in College Seek Help for Psychological Problems New York Times story - "A study of college students seeking psychological counseling has found that their emotional difficulties are far more complex and more severe than those seen in the past. From 1989 to 2001, the percentage of students treated for depression doubled. So did the percentage of suicidal students, according to the study, conducted at the counseling center at Kansas State University. More than twice the percentage of students were taking some type of psychiatric medication, even though the absolute number of students seen by the center remained stable." [Viewing
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Poor mental health widespread in young (UK) BBC on a new Department of Health survey which indicated that "Serious mental health problems are far more common among young people than has previously been recognised.... New research shows more than a third of young people know someone who has attempted suicide. And a quarter are worried about the mental health of a young person they know."
Mental Health Agencies Unite (Ohio) Cincinnati Post story - "CRI and Queen City Case Management, two of Cincinnati's largest mental health agencies, have announced plans to merge by July 2004. The combined agency will have more than 300 staff members and will serve more than 3,500 adults with severe mental illness."
Nebraska's only private mental-health hospital to close Story at
The Independent - "The state's only private hospital devoted exclusively to mental health care will close April 1, leaving little more than 100 beds for inpatient care in a five-county area of eastern Nebraska. The closing of the Richard Young Center after 72 years was announced Thursday. It had required subsidies from Methodist Health System and state Health and Human Services to stay open."
The State of Mental Health (Arkansas) The first part of a two part series focusing on needs and services in Arkansas. See also
part two - "Doors are slamming all over the state of Arkansas. Centers which once provided psychiatric in-patient care to the mentally ill are closing. With fewer and fewer options, patients find themselves between a rock and a hard place trying to get the help they need from a system many say doesn't work."
Web site provides mental health resources to students Story at
CNN on
Ulifeline.org, a new mental health resource for colleges and troubled students that is now being offered by thirty colleges and universities. One part of the site is open to any student anywhere - an anonymous screening program developed at Duke University that tests for different emotional issues including suicide, depression, eating disorders, alcohol and drug problems.
Romney reverses mental care cut (Massachusetts) Boston Globe story - "Swayed by the protests of mentally ill people and their caregivers, Governor Mitt Romney yesterday reversed his decision to eliminate the state's 40 psychiatric day treatment programs -- the first such reversal since the governor announced sweeping emergency budget cuts last month."
