Wednesday, May 28, 2003

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness - 2003 Exemplary Programs Nominations Sought
Notice at the NRC web site - "The Homeless Programs Branch of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is seeking nominations for the 2003 Exemplary Program Awards. The purpose of this initiative is to identify and recognize programs that are using evidence-based and promising practices to serve people who are homeless and have mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders." The page includes a link to the nomination form.  
  

New York mental health official tapped to join Bush administration Newsday story - "The head of New York state's mental health program has been tapped to join the Bush administration, officials said Wednesday. James Stone, the Commissioner of the state's Office of Mental Health, will become a deputy administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration." See also the related SAMHSA press release.  
  

Study ties hormone therapy to more risk
Story in the Boston Globe - "The most common form of hormone replacement therapy, long believed to preserve mental capacity in women after menopause, instead doubles their risk of dementia, according to a large federal study that raises new questions for the 1.2 million American women currently taking such pills."