Wednesday, May 25, 2005

NAMI Presents 15th Annual Exemplary Psychiatrist Awards - Focus on Criminal Justice Announcement at the NAMI web site - "NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) honors 25 physicians today with its "Exemplary Psychiatrist Awards," presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. 'Exemplary psychiatrists are caring professionals who go the extra mile to help their communities,' said NAMI executive director Michael J. Fitzpatrick. 'They share NAMI’s commitment to ensuring individual dignity, raising public awareness about brain disorders, working to increase access to treatment, and improving the overall quality life for those persons who live with mental illnesses.' Now in its 15th year, the program is supported by Eli Lilly & Company. The awards are considered one of the highest honors a psychiatrist can receive, because they come from people who need their help the most—consumers and their families."  
  

Researchers propose a recovery model based on CMHEI study (Canada) Item in CMHA/Ontario's Mental Health Notes - "Researchers involved in the Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative (CMHEI) have proposed a new framework for the concept of recovery based on the findings of their study of consumer/survivor initiatives. The four main components of the framework are the consumer’s drive to move forward, the 'spiral of life struggle' resulting in both positive and negative life changes, the context of self and external circumstances in which recovery is grounded, and the ongoing negotiation between these circumstances." As noted there, an abstract of “Moving Forward: Negotiating Self and External Circumstances in Recovery,” published in the Psychiatric Rehabiliation Journal, is available online at no charge.