Tuesday, March 08, 2005

American Psychiatric Foundation Announces Recipients of Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health Medical News Today story - "The American Psychiatric Foundation has named a California psychiatrist and organizations in Pennsylvania, Idaho and California as the recipients of the second annual APF Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health. The awards, formerly known as the Minority Mental Health Awards, will be presented at the 2005 APF Annual Benefit in Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, May 21."  
  

Psychologists Recognize Rep. Ted Strickland for Leadership on Mental Health Issues PR Newswire press release at Yahoo - "U.S. Representative Ted Strickland (D- OH) received the American Psychological Association's (APA) Outstanding Leadership Award last night for his advocacy on behalf of those with mental health disorders. Rep. Strickland, one of only three psychologists in Congress, was honored at a dinner held during APA's annual State Leadership Conference. Rep. Strickland has long worked on behalf of psychologists and those with mental health disorders. A member of the influential House Commerce Subcommittee on Health, he is a longtime supporter of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, which would put insurance coverage for mental health services on par with physical health services."  
  

Pennsylvanians can now prepare advance mental health directives Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story - "A new state law gives Pennsylvania residents authority to prepare the documents, known as mental health or psychiatric advance directives. The documents enable adults to appoint a representative to make mental health care decisions on their behalf and to make known their preferences about treatment options. The directives take effect under circumstances specified in the documents or when a psychiatrist and another treatment professional determine that someone is incapable of making mental health care decisions."