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		<title>Congress Provides Funding Increases for Key Mental Health Programs Hard Work Pays Off For All Advocates</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advocacy for funding increases for mental health supports, services and research is an all-year, every-year endeavor. Mental Health America is excited to report that their network of affiliates and NAMI advocates paved the way in reaching a goal of increased funding.  Hard work—responding to the alerts, setting up District/State visits and participating in Capitol [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=606&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Suicide Prevention Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a reduction of funding in 1999, the Washington State Department of Health awarded a professional services contract to Sue Eastgard to continue program activities. In 2001, the Youth Suicide Prevention Program incorporated as a private, not-for-profit organization with continued support from DOH, as well as funding from contributions, corporate gifts, fundraising and training fees.
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		<title>State Plans to Release Hundreds of Patients, Landmark Legislation is Passed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Codey’s outpatient commitment legislation improves New Jersey’s mental health treatment law
ARLINGTON, Va.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;New Jersey significantly reformed its mental illness treatment law earlier this year, on August 11th, when Governor Corzine signed Senate Bill 735 into law. Senator Richard Codey and countless advocates battled for years to give New Jersey a way to better help [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=602&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SAMHSA Honors Writers, Producers and Mental Health Consumer Leaders at Star-Studded 2009 Voice Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During this annual event usually dominated by celebraties from Los Angeles, former U.S. Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon and Mrs. Sharon Smith received the SAMHSA Spotlight Award for heightening awareness about suicide prevention. In addition, SAMHSA honored five-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close with a Special Recognition Award for her work to educate the public [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=600&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does the mental health consumer movement have in common with other civil rights movements?
How have mental health consumers and our society at large benefited from the pioneering advocacy of early mental health rights activists? What work remains to be done?
To help consumers, the general public, and the media explore these questions, SAMHSA’s ADS Center [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=598&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Informational Meeting of Benton-Franklin Counties Human Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All interested members who want to stay informed of changes that will impact mental health services and others in our area, attend this open advisory meeting on Wednesday, December 2, between 11:30-1:00pm at the office of Benton-Franklin Counties Human Services Department, 7207 W. Deschutes Avenue in Kennewick. It is planned to be a potluck, so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=596&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Holiday Gift Bag Party Coming Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re going to have a large assortment of items arranged, sorted, and ready for stuffing into gift bags and we need your help. They will be given to over 100 adults and children in the Tri-Cities, who live with a mental disorder. This is done simply to let them know we are here and care. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=595&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clover Island Inn offers a holiday meal for needy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chef Adan Mendoza wanted a chance to give back to the community and decided that it would be a good idea to cook a traditional buffet Thanksgiving dinner for those who otherwise might not have one.
Mark Blotz, general manager and partner, said the goal is to serve 500 to 750 people a dinner that will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=593&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Webinar</title>
		<link>http://namitricities.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/webinar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Webinar: Introduction to Shared Decision Making in Mental Health Creating Dialogue, Promoting Choice, Supporting Recovery
November 12, 2009 ~ 2:00 &#8211; 3:30 P.M. (Eastern Time)
Featuring: Patricia Deegan, Pat Deegan Ph.D. &#38; Associates, LLC. and Laurie Curtis, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
We invite you to join us for an informative and lively introduction to SAMHSA&#8217;s initiative to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=592&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness</title>
		<link>http://namitricities.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/minds-on-the-edge-facing-mental-illness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help start the conversations rolling in the Tri-Cities by viewing this powerful media presentation produced by PBS and NAMI National at our next meeting on Tuesday, November 10th. Produced to inform people of what is not happening in America, it presents a thought provoking dialogue that points out huge gaps in services between our agencies. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=590&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Public Act 096-0181</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities
Assuring All Workers with Disabilities Continue to Have Access to Affordable Health Care
Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities (HBWD) is a program that allows individuals with disabilities who work topurchase Medicaid coverage. This Program is mostly utilized by individuals who receive or received Social Security Disability Insurance and return [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=588&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Media Opportunity: New MTV Series</title>
		<link>http://namitricities.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/media-opportunity-new-mtv-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The producers of MTV&#8217;s True Life, a respected documentary series, are developing a new documentary series that focuses specifically on young adults living with mental illness.
 
Producers are looking for 18- to 25-year-olds living in the continental U.S. who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and are willing to share their personal experiences with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=585&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Save the Date: Friday, October 23, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us for our monthly adult issues conference call with NAMI&#8217;s Medical Director Dr. Ken Duckworth and guest Andrew Sperling. Andrew Sperling is the Director of Federal Legislative Advocacy for NAMI. In this position, he leads NAMI&#8217;s legislative advocacy initiatives in Congress and before federal agencies. Mr. Sperling works on issues affecting the mental [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=581&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance Barriers to Youth Mental Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An author working on a book proposal about youth and mental illness would like to speak with the parent of a child/teen who has faced insurance hurdles when trying to access mental health services and supports for their child.
If you would like to share you story, please send a short description (250 words or less) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=579&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Publication Examines What Happens to Medicaid Buy-In Participants After They Leave the Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS just released the issue brief, Working with Disability, examining the prevalence and characteristics of Medicaid Buy-In participants who leave the program as well as their participation status in other public programs and their employment outcomes after disenrollment. It is available through the following link:
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/pdfs/disability/WWDDisenrollees.pdf
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