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SIS: Mental Health
Survey: People Uncaring To Mentally Ill
Published: May 26, 2010 at 1:55 AM
WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- [Only] twenty-two percent of U.S. adults say people show caring and sympathy to those with mental illness, a government survey indicates.
The national survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the estimated 9.8 million U.S. adults living with serious mental illness, found the prevalence of serious mental illness is highest in the 18-25 age group.
Guiding Principles and Elements of Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care: What do we know from the research?
The concept of recovery lies at the core of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) mission, and fostering the development of recovery-oriented systems of care and services is a Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) priority. In support of that commitment, in 2005, SAMHSA’s CSAT convened a National Summit on Recovery. Participants at the Summit represented a broad group of stakeholders, policymakers, advocates, consumers, clinicians, and administrators from diverse ethnic and professional backgrounds.
SAMHSA Joins Together with National Behavioral Health Provider Associations to Promote Education in Mental Health Recovery
Date: 4/22/2010
Source: SAMHSA Press Office
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently approved awards to five national behavioral healthcare provider associations to hasten awareness, acceptance, and adoption of recovery-based practices in the delivery of mental health services. The five awards represent a major new outreach by SAMHSA to directly engage key behavioral health professional groups in its on-going efforts to fundamentally improve the provision of behavioral healthcare services.
Welcome to the RTP Resource Center
The notion of recovery, since being identified as the most important aim of mental health services by both the 1999 Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health and the 2003 President's New Freedom Commission, has rapidly and broadly permeated the American mental health system.
Wellness Coaching – 5 Day Intensive at the Jersey Shore
This training will educate mental health service providers (both peers and non-peers) on wellness coaching techniques to help individuals with mental illnesses link to primary health care and health promotion activities. This training creates a new role that addresses health and wellness needs from a self-management perspective. The focus of this work will be coaching efforts to reduce high risk behaviors and health risk factors.
NYAPRS 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Whole Self, Whole Health, Whole Lives
On behalf of the NYAPRS Conference Committee, Board of Directors and the NYAPRS staff, we are very pleased to announce the 28th Annual Conference, Whole Self, Whole Health, Whole Lives, which will be held at the Hudson Valley Resort & Conference Center in Kerhonkson, NY, September 22-24, 2010. Conference iinformation and registration is available at
OTs Walk with NAMI
Occupational therapy educators, clinicians, and students in New York City join forces with NAMI-NYC Metro, an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, to help people walk for recovery, wellness, and an end to the stigma of mental illness. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a non-profit charitable organization whose mission is the eradication of mental illness and improvement in the quality of life for persons of all ages who are affected by mental illness. NAMI provides support, education, and advocacy for persons with mental illness and their families.
