What does MH/SA stand for?

Following the 2006 report, in which the state received a "D," the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services convened a committee of stakeholders to assess the state's mental health priorities.

BOSTON - State Representative James O'Day (D-West Boylston) has announced that he has been named a member of the Joint Committees on Mental Health and Substance Abuse and the Joint Committee on Financial Services for the 2009-2010 Legislative Session.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than 113 million Americans soon will receive equal insurance coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatments.

The companies that have participated in the Buyers Guide represent the vast array of products and services used by the mental health and substance abuse treatment fields, but if you are looking for a type of vendor not represented in this year's edition, please let us know.

However, most of the mental health and substance abuse disorders were in older patients, with those over age 80 accounting for 21% of hospitals stays, mostly for dementia.

Iowa ignores conventional wisdom on behavioral health Medicaid enjoys very smooth rollout of managed care plan, integrating mental health, substance abuse The first round of grant money available under a newly restructured Medicaid behavioral health program is about to flow to mental health and substance abuse providers in Iowa, following an exceptionally smooth rollout of the states new plan to combine these services.

The issues of mental health and substance abuse cannot be separated, or broken apart and put in their own little boxes far away from the rest of the world," said Dawes.

The public health community needs to embrace mental health and substance abuse issues and advocate for equity and non-discrimination in prevention and treatment initiatives.