Tuesday, April 08, 2003

April 2003: Talking to Children About War
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health resource created by David Fassler, MD, a child psychiatrist and Trustee of the American Psychiatric Association, that provides some "talking points" about war for children. [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Read the Signs (UK)
Read The Signs is a British campaign to encourage understanding and discussion of mental health problems in youth aged 14-21 - and part of the MindOut anti-stigma program coordinated by the UK Department of Health.  
  

Confidentiality Resource Kit
Produced by the Ontario Self Help Network, the Confidentiality Resource Kit (Adobe Acrobat format) includes "an introductory fact sheet, planning guides, help sheets for difficult challenges that may arise, group activity sheets to help the group discuss and practice dealing with tough situations, and information about the OSHNET program and services."  
  

Medicaid: Washington Rolls Out a Trojan Horse
Article in the March 24 Business Week - "States that sign up for a Bush plan to temporarily increase federal funds for Medicaid could wind up holding the bag."  
  

A Plan to Shut a Research Center Confronts Protests, and Local Pride (New York)
New York Times article on Gov. Pataki's proposal to close the Institute for Basic Research in Staten Island - "The institute researches the causes of mental disability and neurological diseases, and devises therapies based on its findings. It was one of three laboratories to identify a protein crucial in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, and its first director, George Jervis, developed the phenylketonuria test, a standard blood test performed on newborns to detect potential brain damage. The institute also collected early data on fetal alcohol syndrome, and has programs on autism and Down syndrome." [Viewing New York Times resources requires registration, which is free].