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New NAMI Leader Vows To Strengthen Liaisons
Psychiatric News story - "NAMI's new executive director plans to build upon alliances with other organizations, including APA, to improve the lives of people with mental illness. By strengthening ties with a number of organizations inside and outside of the mental health sector, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Executive Director Michael Fitzpatrick hopes to fulfill a number of goals, including expanding access to mental health services for those who need them and erasing the stigma associated with brain disorders."  
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Drug Import Programs Defy Federal Warnings, Reap Benefits
Medscape Business of Medicine story - "Several cities and states have lost patience with national leaders who continue debating the relative benefits and dangers of importing less-expensive medicines from other countries. Some cities, in fact, already are saving millions of dollars through their own import programs, in defiance of federal government warnings..." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
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State To Build New Western Mental Health Institute Facility (Tennessee)
Story in The Chattanoogan - "Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that the State of Tennessee will construct a new $56 million facility to replace the aging Western Mental Health Institute in Bolivar. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (TDMHDD) will build the new facility on existing property owned by the institute in Bolivar, which has served 21 counties in West Tennessee since 1889..."  
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District of Columbia Mental Health Agency Is Making Progress
Washington Post letter to the editor from - "The article 'Report Faults Child Mental Health Care' ...misrepresents the focus and findings of a Government Accountability Office study, 'D.C. Child and Family Services Agency: More Focus Needed on Human Capital Management Issues for Caseworkers and Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention'... " [Viewing Washington Post stories requires registration, which is free.]  
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