How Can Early Treatment of Serious Mental Illness Improve Lives and Save Money?
March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
Early treatment and intervention for mental illness can improve lives and lower related health care costs.
Behavioral Disorders/Mental Illness
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Mental Disorders and Medical Comorbidity
February 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The expansion of health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has the potential to benefit persons with comorbid mental and medical disorders. This synthesis examines the evidence on physical and mental comorbidity including its prevalence, origins and models for effective treatment.
Brief Education Program Has Lasting Positive Effect on Families Caring for Mentally Ill Relatives
July 11, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Family-to-Family Education Program, a widely used program for families of persons with serious mental illness.
Funding Provides Mental Health Support for Hispanic Community Affected by September 11 Attacks
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
In 2002-03, the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, New York, provided and trained other community groups to provide, group mental health sessions to Latinos affected by the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
Survey Studied Sociological and Psychological Effects of September 11th Attacks
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
Between 2001 and 2002, researchers from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago studied how Americans reacted to, and coped with, the terrorist attacks in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on September 11, 2001.
After Katrina - Combating Mental Illness
April 15, 2011 | Program Result
From 2007 to 2010, the Rapid Evaluation and Action for Community Health in New Orleans, Louisiana (REACH NOLA) tackled the city's mental health crisis through its Health and Resilience Project.
Denial is Preferred Mental Health Therapy in N.Y.'s Chinatown Since September 11th Terrorist Attacks
May 1, 2004 | Program Result
In 2002–03, the Asian American Federation of New York, a non-profit leadership organization, conducted a mental health needs assessment of Asian American World Trade Center victims' families as well as vulnerable populations in New York City's Chinatown district — namely, children, elders and dislocated workers — to document the mental health status, needs and actual service use following the September 11th...
Independent Housing is Cost-Effective for People Who Have Chronic Mental Illnesses
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
Investigators at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies examined the relative cost-effectiveness of different housing configurations for people with chronic mental illness. They also looked at the relationship between housing and neighborhood features and client outcomes (such as costs of care and length of time at one residence).
State Laws that Provide Parity for Mental Health Care Benefit Children and Ease Families' Financial Burden
February 1, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at Yale University examined the financial impact on children and their families of state laws mandating that insurers provide parity in coverage for mental and physical illness.
N.Y. Mental Health Providers Reach Out to Chinese Americans After September 11th
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center expanded its mental health services to address the needs of the Chinese-American community following the September 11th terrorist attack in Manhattan.