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>>>>> "Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation" <psyrehab@bu.edu> 10/07/02
>> 10:04AM >>>
>> MENTAL HEALTH & REHABILITATION eCAST
>> October, 2002
>>
>> The purpose of the Mental Health & Rehabilitation eCast is to
>> inform mental health and rehabilitation networks worldwide about
>> the activities and resources produced by the Center for
>> Psychiatric Rehabilitation as well as to disseminate general
>> mental health and rehabilitation news. This eCast is jointly
>> supported by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),
>> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and
>> the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
>> Research (NIDRR), Department of Education.
>>
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>> DR. MICHAEL HOGAN TO LECTURE AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
>>
>> On October 16, 2002, Dr. Michael Hogan, Chair of President Bush's
>> New Freedom Commission on Mental Health and Commissioner of the
>> Ohio Department of Mental Health will discuss "Perspectives on
>> Mental Health: Science, Services or Recovery" at the fourth annual
>> Dudley Allen Sargent Distinguished Lecture at Boston University's
>> Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. For
>> information on attending the lecture, visit:
>> http://www.bu.edu/sargent/about/daslecture.html
>>
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>> UIC SELF-DETERMINATION BROADCAST LIVE ON THE WEB
>>
>> The University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and
>> Training Center on Psychiatric Disability (UIC NRTC) will hold a
>> live webcast on October 22, 2002, 3:00-4:30 EST on "Using the
>> Internet to Promote Self-Determination & Emotional Well-Being."
>> Trends and web-based resources related to mental health, online
>> communities, peer support, community activism and employment will
>> be addressed. Personal stories of self-determination and a panel
>> discussion will conclude the webcast. For more information and to
>> register, visit: http://www.psych.uic.edu/uicnrtc/sdworkshop3.htm
>>
>> The UIC NRTC is supported by the National Institute on Disability
>> and Rehabilitation Research, USDOE, and the Center for Mental
>> Health Services, SAMHSA.
>>
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>> BEHAVIOR HEALTHCARE TOMORROW FEATURES
>> RECOVERY ARTICLE
>>
>> The October 2002 issue of Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow cover
>> article "A New Word in Serious Mental Illness: Recovery"
>> highlights the history and vision of recovery with contributing
>> perspectives from Courtenay Harding, William Anthony and Jeffery
>> Lieberman in addition to consumer perspectives offered by Moe
>> Armstrong, Daniel Fisher and Kathryn Cohan-Haerry. A full-text
>> version of the article including quotes and resource information
>> is available from the web address below:
>> http://www.bu.edu/cpr/about/publicity/
>>
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>> INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING
>> SUBSTANCE ABUSE
>>
>> "A Comprehensive Guide for Integrated Treatment of People with
>> Co-Occurring Disorders," edited by Diane Doyle Pita and LeRoy
>> Spaniol, is a compilation of reprinted articles addressing
>> critical issues related to substance abuse and serious mental
>> illness. The book is intended as a text in an academic course or
>> for in-service training with an instructor or trainer providing
>> clinical guidance. For more information access the web address
>> below:
>> http://www.bu.edu/cpr/catalog/books/titles/integrated.html
>>
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>> Carole Schauer
>> Consumer Affairs Specialist
>> Center for Mental Health Services
>> 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15-99
>> Rockville, Maryland 20857
>> Telephone: (301) 443-8304
>> FAX: (301) 443-5163
>>
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