Mental Health in the news

Mental Health in the News

Here are some articles of interest (please click on a link below to read the full article):

Mending the Mind - Style Weekly, April 1, 2008.

Proposals to Force More Involuntary Treatment Stir Debate - Washington Post, February 7, 2008.

Panel OKs Mental Health Changes: A Senate Committee Approved Five Bills, Including One That Improves Monitoring Patients - Roanoke Times, February 7, 2008.

Healing a Troubled Mind Takes More Than a Pill - Washington Post, February 10, 2008.

Rethinking the Potential of the Brain in Major Psychiatric Disorders - By Steven Morgan (steven@vermontrecovery.com)

People with Severe Mental Illness More Likely To Be Victims Than Perpetrators Of Violence - Medical News Today, February 11, 2008.

VOCAL CO-OP

This program provides free technical assistance to consumer mental health programs throughout Virginia. Training and consultation are offered to drop-in centers, employment programs, warm lines, and consumer groups interested in starting new programs.
Visit: vocalsupportcenter.org

VOCAL REACH

REACH (Recovery Education and Creative Healing) teaches consumers throughout Virginia how to take charge of their own recovery. The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) of Mary Ellen Copeland is used.

Contact: John Otenasek, Director P.O. Box 630, Harrisonburg 22803 Toll Free: 866-647-9500 Office: 757-618-1650 john@vocalvirginia.org