PULSE EXECUTIVE EDITION is a free service of the Centre for Community Change International, selecting links to reports, articles, major news stories and Internet resources from CCCI's PULSE news service for leaders of mental health and consumer advocacy organizations. PULSE is researched, edited and designed by Bill Davis.
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Readers' Challenges for 2003 Include Funding, Outreach
Reader responses to Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly at Medscape on their most pressing challenges in the coming year. [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
The Medicaid Resource Book
A new reference book from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured that "describes four pivotal aspects of how the Medicaid program operates -- who it covers, what it covers, how it is financed, and how it is administered. It was written to assist the public and policymakers in understanding the structure and operation of the Medicaid program." Individual chapters and appendices are available as Adobe Acrobat documents.Groups Call for Grassroots Defense of Americans With Disabilities Act
Ascribe Newswire story - "Leading national advocates for the rights of people with disabilities are urging grassroots action on an upcoming Supreme Court case that could have profound implications for people who are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act."