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Every person suffers at least one time in their life, from some form of mental illness. 
Mental illness does not discriminate who gets it & who does not. Only those who do not under- stand the real meaning of mental illness. They do from the fear of what they lack in knowing of what mental illness is. This factor is the "Stigma" that society has labeled mental illness. 
Anyone can have a mental illness, genetically, short term, long term, any age, ethnic group(s), etc. Let's join as one in this battle to spread the word of awareness to everyone.

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1. Medicaid Malpractice: States Put Patient Recovery At Risk By Restricting Prescription Drugs.  The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today released a 10-point policy prescription for State Medicaid programs to ensure access to effective medications for people with severe mental illnesses challenging moves by states to save money by restricting drug benefits. (Read More)

2. The Secret Sacrifice-To get help for their mentally ill children, some parents have to give them up: exposes the horrendous practice of requiring families to relinquish custody of a child with a mental illness in order to secure critically-needed  services. This practice of "custody relinquishment" has been a well-kept secret. Greater media coverage is bringing it to the attention of federal and state lawmakers, and the public. We are now including the entire booklet to download on AChildsCry.org (More)

3. Research & Training Center for Children's Mental Health: Dept. of Child & Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.  Annual Research Conference Proceedings from recent years are available on-line NOW! (The List)

4. Fulfilling America's Promise to Americans with disabilities. (More)

5. Tips for parents, patients, caregiver's, etc. (More)

6. Florida: Adult Mental Health Self Directed Care Pilot Program (AMHSDC). This program is intended to allow persons with a severe and persistent mental illness to take more personal control of their recovery.  (Read More)

7. NAMI Florida Develops New Center for Child & Adolescent Resources, Called CAR (Child & Adolescent Care) (Click here for their website)

8. Federal Court Strikes Down Boundary Between Physical And Mental Illness: It will have a practical impact on precisely how the industry drafts long-term disability insurance contracts in the future. It also is another step toward the discrimination based on myths & stigma. (Read More)

9. Florida DCF Undertakes Supportive Housing Initiative (More)

10. New Psychiatry/Psychology Drugs Approved by FDA (More)

11. Recovery Act Access to Effective Medications: A Critical Link to Mental Illness Recovery Omnibus Mental Health Illness Recovery Act  This is a PDF File. 

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The struggle with cancer and your mental well being. Below are links to Publications offered by the National Cancer Institute

1. Facts about brain tumors
2. Coping with Cancer Managing Side Effects, Pain Relief
3. Types of Cancer Breast, Colon, Leukemia...
4. Treatment Options Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy...
5. Clinical Trials Prevention, Treatment

Children's Problems Fall Into Schools' Laps The 9-year-old boy often lost control, but the day he smashed the glass tabletop was different, his mother told the sheriff's deputy. It was Monday, the day of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in 2002.

Two days later, a high school counselor noticed cuts on a 16-year-old girl's arms from her wrists to her shoulders. The girl was distraught over problems at home and school.

These students and at least 160 others in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties were forcibly taken from school to crisis centers last year for psychiatric evaluations under Florida's Baker Act.  

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