Latest News in the Field and Abroad
Listed on this page are a collection of the latest news stories in the field, including those by the National Federation, its chapters and partner organizations. We'll be updating this quite frequently to keep you up to date on what's going on in teh field so check back regularly. If you are a registered member and would like to add a story, job posting or other newsworthy item, please email Corey Brown at cbrown@ffcmh.org.
Please join us for the second in a four-part Webinar series discussing behavioral health issues for children and families in rural areas. The Rural Behavioral Health Webinar Series 2012 is sponsored by the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, and the Mental Health Promotion Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in...
Mental Health America of Oregon is now seeking a temporary, part-time Financial Accountant.
Title or Position: Financial Accountant (Temporary Part-time)
Description of Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Manages the financial/accounting functions for MHAO. This is a “hands-on” position that manages and performs day-to-day...
Ontario is beginning the process of closing the Thistletown Regional Centre in Etobicoke and transferring the children's mental health services offered there to local mental health agencies in the community.
The provincial facility will wind down over the next two years with children, residents and their families able to...
When Shirley Archer was in her late 20s, she seemed to have it all: a high-powered position as a lawyer on Wall Street, a good education and financial security. But with that fast-paced life came intense stress, which led to a yearlong struggle with depression and chronic fatigue syndrome.
"I hadn't connected the dots between my health and my lifestyle," she says. "I had burned out and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former Members of Congress Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) announced on March 14, 2012 that they are re-energizing their efforts to help finalize implementation of a law that they worked to enact, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2008.
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Listed below are upcoming events in the field. If you are a registered chapter, state organization and/or partner and would like to add your event, please email Corey Brown at cbrown@ffcmh.org.
The National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health at Georgetown University is
