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NAMI: Carol Carothers testimony
At the NAMI web site, the Statement of Carol Carothers of Augusta, Maine on behalf of NAMI before the Governmental Affairs Committee, United States Senate on Juvenile Detention Centers: Are They Warehousing Children with Mental Illnesses?  
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First Recovery-Based Program for Serious Mental Illness Saves State $4.9 Million in Less Than Two Years (Oregon)
Press release at PR Newswire - " 'I feel a rekindling of hope that through the Recovery Center I may indeed call myself recovered.' During the past two years the words of this resident have been echoed by dozens of alumnae from Oregon's first recovery-based treatment program for individuals with serious mental illness. The Telecare Recovery Center (TRC), a unique 16-bed facility located in Gresham, Ore., saved the state approximately $4.9 million in 17 months during treatment of its first 134 residents. A TRC resident's care costs the state a little more than half the price per day than care delivered in a traditional hospital setting..."  
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Training to help mental health patients on bus (Michigan)
Muskegon Chronicle story - "Muskegon County Community Mental Health is volunteering its expertise and services to help Muskegon Area Transit System drivers best serve mental health patients. Community mental health officials hope training drivers will make them more aware of the needs of individuals with mental illnesses or developmental disabilities..."  
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