Month: October 2013

Young Minds Advocacy – The Community Mental Health Act of 1963

Described as “a bold new approach” by President Kennedy, the Community Mental Health Act was the first federal law to encourage community-based mental health care. The Act provided grants to states for the construction …

NHS England » It is time to stop treating mental health as a …

It is time to stop treating mental health as a “cinderella” issue – Ed Mitchell. 24 October 2013 – 07:43. Dr Ed Mitchell, Clinical Fellow to Martin McShane, NHS England's Director for Long Term Conditions, outlines new moves to give mental …

Mental Illness Awareness Week

In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first full week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in recognition of NAMI’s efforts to raise mental illness awareness. Since then, mental health advocates across the country have joined with others in their communities to sponsor activities, large or small, for public education about mental illness. […]