Monday, August 25, 2003

Mental health advocates get voice in own future (Canada)
Story at CBC - Calgary - "People with a mental illness and those who care for them will now work together to determine the best way to revamp the province's mental health system. Mental health advocates had complained that they weren't being given a voice in how the system would work for them. Only bureacrats and health care managers were given a place on the government committee. Now Alberta Health has changed its mind and agreed to include representatives from the Alberta Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health in the discussions."  
  

Mental health issues facing blacks overlooked, panel says (Wisconsin)
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel story - "While a voluntary, pilot program at North Division High School will allow troubled students to receive counseling this fall, broader mental health care issues remain unaddressed in many families, a group of mental health professionals and advocates conceded Saturday. A panel of experts told the monthly gathering of the Community Brainstorming Conference that the best means of facing the problem - particularly among African-Americans - is by becoming politically active and not relying on politicians or agencies to solve the dilemma."