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The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's (AACAP's) Program Committee has issued a Call for Papers for submission of abstracts of original investigations for consideration in the 2024 Annual Meeting of AACAP, October 14‐19, in Seattle. AACAP is planning for an in‐person meeting in Seattle and as such, will require all presenters to be in‐person in Seattle for their presentation. The Call for Papers deadline is Feb. 15, 2024 (11:59 p.m. EST). For more information, visit https://aacap.confex.com/aacap/2024/cfp.cgi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More than a year's worth of discussions of a "brand refresh" at the National Council for Behavioral Health has led to an organizational name change, to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. The National Council's president and CEO told MHW last week that the change in large part reflects the perspectives of recipients of its members' services, a group of patients that never warmed up to the "behavioral health" terminology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the twenty-five Nobel Prize-winning scientists have signed a letter to Congress and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) calling for all tax-payer funded research to be made freely available. NIH Chief Elias Zerhouni has been meeting with publishers and scientists to discuss a June House Appropriations Committee directive to make electronic copies of NIH funded research available for free within six months of publication. Zerhouni has said that a balanced policy that allows publishers to continue to play a major role is needed.

Information about several papers discussed at the conference "Impacting Healthcare Reform 08: Leadership in Moving the Mental Health and Substance Use Agenda" is presented. Topics included the key objectives and insurance strategies of state health care reform, the principles of the New Freedom Commission of U.S. President George W. Bush and other related issues on mental health and substance abuse. The summit featured mental health personnel, including Ronald W. Manderscheid and William Emmet.

Presents topics scheduled for discussions at the Behavioral Healthcare and Informatics Tomorrow conference in Washington D.C. on September 22-25, 2002. Compliance with the False Claims Act; Response to terrorism; Measurement of organizational performance.

The article discusses the highlights of the 29th annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Law that was held on November 7-8, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the author, the symposium attracted about 200 mental health professionals, providers, consumers, and field leaders to address important components for the field in working for consumers with mental health issues and service delivery.

Information about the topics discussed during the American College of Mental Health Administration (ACMHA) annual Santa Fe Summit held in New Mexico on March 12-14, 2009 is presented. Issues presented during the meeting included health care reform, the elimination of health care disparities, emerging peer delivery services and mental health parity. The theme of the summit was "Behavioral Health: Embracing Health and Wellness."

Information about the 33rd annual conference of U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) held in Chicago, Illinois on June 16-19, 2008 is presented. The conference aims to promote the practice of psychiatric rehabilitation, advancing recovery and recognizing innovations in the field. Highlights of the conference includes discussion of issues concerning the moves and commitments of USPRA in advancing recovery and its promotion of innovative practices in psychiatric rehabilitation.

The article presents the call for proposals by the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health (RTC). RTC will hold its 18th annual research conference, "A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base," from March 6 to 9 in Tampa, Florida. RTC is accepting applications for presentations and is especially interested in proposals that address research and evaluation related to system transformation; federally supported initiatives. The center is also interested in projects representing strong partnerships with family members. Presentation formats include symposia, paper presentations, topical discussions and poster presentations.

Highlights the Behavioral Healthcare & Informatics Tomorrow annual conference in Washington, D.C. Participants of the conference; Discussions on the applications of scientific discoveries on behavioral health practices; Recommendations in improving the mental health service delivery system.

Reports on the American College of Mental Health Administration's (ACMHA) Santa Fe Summit held in New Mexico on March 19-22, 1997. Attendees of the summit; Issues addressed in the meeting; Preparation of a working paper from the summit by ACMHA.

Information about several papers discussed at the American College of Mental Health Administration's Santa Fe Summit in New Mexico is presented. Topics included the key objectives and insurance strategies of state health care reform initiatives and the essential elements of health and wellness reforms. The summit featured several notable personalities, including Martin D. Sellers, Barbara Leadholm and Ruth Liu.

Reports that the Mental Health in Corrections Consortium is seeking presentations for its sixth annual Mental Health Corrections Symposium on June 13-15, 1996 in Kansas City, Missouri. Criteria.

The article offers information on congresses and conventions related to mental health in the U.S. A conference titled "2006 National Conference on Women, Addiction and Recovery: News You Can Use" will be held in Anaheim, California on June 12 to 13, 2006. The Professional Risk Management Services will hold a full day seminar on June 3, 2006. The 2006 convention of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will be held June 28, 2006 in Washington D.C.

Announces the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors' call for papers in public mental health to be presented at its conference to be held on February 1-3, 1998 in Orlando, Florida. Conference theme; Objective; Contact information.

Discloses that representatives from managed behavioral health care companies, hospital-based psychiatric systems and behavioral health group practices met in January 1997 to identify and discuss their differences and common goals in the midst of health care restructuring. Focus on the creation of integrated delivery systems; Major organizations that attended the event; Participation of medical group practices.

Reports on workshop proposals sought by the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health for its conference in Arlington, Virginia on November 15-17, 1996. Priority for presentations including a family member as part of the presentation team; Contact information; Deadline for proposal submission.

This section offers news briefs. These include a 100,000 U.S. dollars grant received by Park Ridge Police Department in Illinois, to apply community policing principles to mental health, the sentencing of an operator of community health centers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and a patient recruiter in Houston, Texas in a 258 million U.S. dollars Medicare fraud scheme and 1 million U.S. dollars in federal funds received by Oklahoma to help its health centers establish behavioral health services.

The article reports that the City College of Dongguan University of Technology in Guangdong, China has asked freshmen students to sign a document absolving the school of responsibility should the student commit suicide.

Information about several papers discussed at the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare annual conference is presented. Topics include psychosocial education for consumers with serious mental illness, assistance and important choices that can reduce relapse, and workbooks to help organizations educate their clients with mental illness. The Team Solution Workbooks include "Recovery: Achieving Your Life Goals," "Partnering with your Treatment Team," and "Understanding Your Illness."

A calendar of events concerning mental health is presented which includes the 26th annual conference of the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS), the "Second Annual Latino Mental Health Conference: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of the Latino Families and Communities" that will be sponsored by the New York University School of Medicine, and the conference on Children's Mental Health Issues to be hosted by the Mental Health Association in New York State Inc.

The article presents a calendar of congresses related to medicine in the U.S. The 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics will be on March 7-11. The National Returning Veterans Conference of the Substance Abuse of Mental Health Services Administration will be held on March 16-18 in Washington, D.C. The Society of Behavioral Medicine will conduct its 27th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions on March 22-25.

The article presents information on various conferences to be held in the year 2004. The Erikson Institute for Education and Research of the Austen Riggs Center will present a conference, "Lost in Transmission, a Study of Trauma Across Generations," Oct. 16 and 17 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The National Association of Specialty Health Organizations will hold an industry forum, "Consensus 2004: Vision and Value," Oct. 19 and 20 in Carlsbad, California.

Information on several topics discussed at the National Association for State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Annual 2011 Commissioners Meeting held in Alexandria, Virginia on July 17-19, 2011 on health care reform and behavioral health issues is presented. Topics include the improvement of medical outcomes for people with mental illness, physical health care, and housing. The meeting featured several commissioners such as Kevin Martone and Laura Nelson, INSET: Medicaid threats loom amid debt ceiling discussions.

A calendar of events related to mental health in the U.S. from September to November 2016 is presented including the Building Blocks for Infant Mental Health Conference, 63rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and 37th annual conference of the Association of Community Living Agencies in Mental Health.

Information about the topics discussed during the American College of Mental Health Administration (ACMHA) summit held in Santa Fe, Mexico is presented. Harvey Rosenthal of the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) explained the importance of peer support services and programs for people with psychiatric disabilities during the meeting. Steve Miccio of PEOPLe Inc. discussed how the Rose House diversion program is serving people with mental disabilities.

Reports that the Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (AABH) is seeking presentations for its annual conference. Dates of meeting; Place of meeting; Topics of interest; Suggested topics for applicants; Application deadline; Address to send applications.

The article presents information related to The International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) and Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, which are seeking proposals for conference on mental health. The IAFMHS will hold its fifth annual Conference from April 18 to 21, 2005 in Melbourne, Victoria. Proposals should address forensic mental health issues in relation to assessing and managing the risk of violence; civil assessment; treatment approaches; therapeutic alternatives to imprisonment; correctional mental health issues; juvenile justice and forensic mental health; cannabis, other substances and mental illness; or policy, program and service system development.

A calendar of events related to mental health in the U.S. as of April 13, 2015 is presented which includes Mental Health America's annual conference, the National Alliance on Mental Illness convention and the "Roadmap to Integrated Care" conference of Greene County Medical Society, Burrell Behavioral Health and Forest Institute.

The article offers information on several meetings and conferences on mental health in the U.S. from November 2013 to March 2014 including the 24th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health in Washington, D.C., the 27th Annual Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference in Tampa, Florida, and the Anxiety and Depression Conference 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.

A calendar of events in the mental health care industry in the U.S. from September to October 2013 is presented, including the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS), the Annual Conference on Advancing School Health, "What Works in School Mental Health: Collaboration From the Inside Out," and the 60th annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).

A calendar of events for mental health professionals in 2013 is presented, including the American College of Psychiatrists Annual Meeting, the Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference and 5th World Congress on Women's Mental Health.

A calendar of events related to mental health in the U.S. from October-November 2009 is presented, including the Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders' (CHADD) 21st Annual International Conference to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, the Carter Center's 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium to be held in Atlanta, Georgia and the California Institute for Mental Health's (CIMH) 2009 Cultural Competence & Mental Health Summit XVI to be held in Burlingame, California.

The article offers information on several conferences to be held in the U.S. from November 29 to December 11, 2007 including the National Association for Children's Behavioral Health's (NACBH) technical meeting, the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health's annual conference and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors' Commissioners Meeting.

A calendar of international events related to mental health is presented. A conference sponsored by the World Fellowship for Schizophrenia &Allied Disorders, the Schizophrenia Society of Canada and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario will be held on September 27-30, 2007. The 11th annual training conference of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies Inc. will be held on October 2, 2007. The first annual Latino mental health conference will be held on October 13, 2007.

The article offers information on several 2007 conferences including the conference of the National Association of Peer Specialists to be held on August 16-17 in Denver, Colorado, the conference sponsored by the Memphis Police Department on August 28-30 in Memphis, Tennessee, and the conference of the Schizophrenia Society of Canada on September 27-30 in Toronto, Ontario.

The article offers information of several congresses and conventions related to mental health care from May 20-July 13, 2006 including the American Psychiatric Association 159th Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, the National Mental Health Association annual conference in Washington, D.C. and the National Alliance on Mental Illness convention in Washington, D.C.

The article offers information on several meetings including the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting, the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine and the national conference for the Gains Center.

The article presents information on several events and conferences, related to mental health services, scheduled to take place in September and October 2005. The Alliance for Full Participation Summit 2005, "Many Voices, One Vision" will take place September 22-23 in Washington D.C. The Latino Behavioral Health Institute will present its 11th annual conference on September 20-22 in Universal City, California. The conference is themed "Transformation: Towards Access and Quality in Latino Behavioral Health."

The article presents information about congresses and conventions related to mental health. The Michigan Association of CMH Boards will hold its annual fall conference entitled, back to the Future, October 2004 in Traverse City, Michigan. The Betty Ford Center and Caron Foundation will present the Women's Conference, during the same month in Stamford, Connecticut. The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine and a consortium of collaborators will present a conference entitled, Mentalization, the State of the Art: From Basic Science to Clinical Application, in the month of December 2004, at Houston, Texas.

The article presents information about the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), which seeks proposals for juvenile justice symposium. The CWLA will hold its 2005 Juvenile Justice National Symposium entitled Joining Forces for Better Outcomes, in June 13 in Miami, Florida. Organizers are seeking proposals focusing on juvenile justice and child welfare system integration and the connection between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency.

Reports on upcoming events and congresses related to mental health in October 2004.

Highlights the annual conference on "Foundations for the Future in Psychiatric Rehabilitation by the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association. Acceptance of proposals for workshop and training institute sessions; Discussion of rehabilitation practices and services; Need for the suggestion to adhere to the values and principles of psychosocial rehabilitation.

Presents a calendar of events involving organizations related to public and mental health in the U.S. from May through July 2004.