Tuesday, April 13, 2004

Managing Crisis: The Role of Primary Care for People with Serious Mental Illness
Article, in Adobe Acrobat format, in the January 2004 Family Medicine, called to our attention by CMHA-Ontario's Mental Health Notes newsletter - "Focus groups of people with serious mental illness, general practitioners and nurses in primary care found common concerns over access to, and continuity between, primary and specialist psychiatric care during mental health crises. However, there was no consensus on how to overcome those barriers, according to a study in Family Medicine. Researchers in England held focus groups to better understand the experiences of both consumers and professionals in treating mental health crises in the primary care sector..."  
  

American Psychiatric Foundation Presents First-Ever Minority Mental Health Awards
PR Newswire press release - "The Project for Psychiatric Outreach to the Homeless, Inc. (PPOH), New York, and Dr. Carl C. Bell, Community Mental Health Council and Foundation, Inc., (CMHC), Chicago, are the recipients of the American Psychiatric Foundation's Minority Mental Health Awards. The awards, which were established last year, recognize psychiatrists and mental health programs that are undertaking special efforts to increase public awareness of mental healthcare for underserved minorities; increasing access to mental health services for minorities; and enhancing the quality of care for minorities, especially those who suffer from severe mental illness."