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How Can Early Treatment of Serious Mental Illness Improve Lives and Save Money?
March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
The treatment of mental illness is not well integrated into the U.S. health care system, despite the socioeconomic benefits.
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 Results Report
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 28, 2004 | Program Results Report
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.
Alzheimer's: Let's Search for Better Care Models as Well as a Cure
July 9, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
While we’re waiting for a cure, the medical community should also be developing better methods for caring for the millions of patients who are suffering right now
New Routes to Community Health
National Program
To employ the Sound Partners model of community collaboration to help new immigrants in up to 10 communities around the United States address challenges by using the power of local media.
Survey Studied Sociological and Psychological Effects of September 11th Attacks
October 31, 2003 | Program Results Report
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.
New Routes to Community Health
January 12, 2012 | Program Results Report
From 2006 to 2011, New Routes to Community Health brought together immigrant-led groups, local media organizations, and community institutions in eight cities to use storytelling and media making to address health concerns of immigrants and refugees.
After Katrina - Combating Mental Illness
April 15, 2011 | Program Results Report
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.
New Book, Fed Up! Winning the War Against Childhood Obesity, Offers Advice for Parents with Overweight Children
October 1, 2006 | Program Results Report
Susan Okie, M.D., wrote a book called Fed Up! Winning the War Against Childhood Obesity. The book provides strategies for protecting children and improving their exercise and eating habits.