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As we mark the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s signing of the landmark Community Mental Health Act of 1963, Patrick Kennedy, behavioral health’s great champion, has launched The Kennedy Forum to honor the legacy of his uncle and to create...

Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and the National Council share a similar goal: improve the emotional health of youth. When mental health and celebrities are talked about together, more often than not, advocates can only cringe at the resulting...

Mental Health First Aid Added to Federal Registry of Evidence-based Programs Contact MeenaD@TheNationalCouncil.org or call 202.684.3728 Washington DC (July 17, 2013)—The federal government this week added Mental Health First Aid to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National...

Writing in Wednesday’s issue of The Hill, Arizona Congressman Ron Barber urged his colleagues in Congress to support the expansion of mental health services in the U.S. Barber highlighted the Mental Health First Aid Act as a key example of...

Chuck Ingoglia, Senior Vice President for Public Policy at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, discussed the Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013 in a Care For Your Mind article published this week. In January, legislation was introduced in both the...

There was great attention on the White House Conference on Mental Health yesterday. People from around the nation watched the proceedings through the White House live feed. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and traditional media were ablaze. The conference wasn’t the beginning...

Washington, DC, June 25, 2012—Behavioral health organizations in the U.S. are committed to improving patient care through the “meaningful use” of health information technology (HIT), but face considerable barriers in adopting electronic health records (EHRs) and other technological advances, according...

Washington, DC, June 25, 2012—Behavioral health organizations in the U.S. are committed to improving patient care through the “meaningful use” of health information technology (HIT), but face considerable barriers in adopting electronic health records (EHRs) and other technological advances, according...

EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS HELP IMPROVE DAILY FUNCTIONING AND INCREASE TREATMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY March 8, 2012 – Washington, D.C. – People with schizophrenia report improved functioning after participating in a new, evidence-based clinical program, according to results announced today from a...