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Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.



daily link  Tuesday, January 20, 2004


Association of Substance Abuse and Depression Among Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients
Article in the December issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry based on a study "to determine whether depression levels differ among suicide-attempting and non–suicide-attempting adolescent inpatients in relation to their alcohol use... The results demonstrate a positive association between depression levels and problems with alcohol in adolescents, indicating that youth who both suffer from depression and abuse alcohol may be at higher risk for a suicide attempt."  
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grants.gov
From the home page - "This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Navigation of the site is simple. Use the colored tabs and links at the top of the screen to access primary sections of the site and links on the left side of the screen to access content within each section. ... The Find Grant Opportunities feature provides the ability to search for Federal government-wide grant opportunities and to receive notification of future grant opportunities."  
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Statewide Consumer Network Grants
SAMHSA press release and index to related documents and forms - "The Statewide Consumer Networks program is one of SAMHSA’s Infrastructure Grants programs. SAMHSA’s Infrastructure Grants provide funds to increase the capacity of mental health and/or substance abuse service systems to support programs and services. SAMHSA’s Infrastructure Grants are intended for applicants seeking Federal support to develop or enhance their service system infrastructure in order to support effective substance abuse and/or mental health service delivery. The purpose of the Statewide Consumer Networks program is to enhance State capacity and infrastructure to be consumer-centered and targeted toward recovery and resiliency and consumer-driven by promoting the use of consumers as agents of transformation..."  
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Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefits: Findings from a National Survey, 2003
A report, in Adobe Acrobat format, from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured - " This survey of state Medicaid pharmacy programs updates a survey conducted in 2000 and reports Medicaid prescription drug policies in effect in early 2003. It covers utilization management policies, payment and purchasing policies, utilization review policies, and policies for managed care enrollees and persons residing in institutions."  
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