CIGNA Behavioral Health Becomes Founding Member of National Foundation for Mental Health (NFMH)
Posted on: Friday, 19 November 2004, 12:00 CST
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Nov. 19, 2004 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA Behavioral Health (CBH) announced today that it has joined the National Foundation for Mental Health (NFMH) as a founding member and that Dr. Rhonda Robinson-Beale, corporate medical director for CIGNA Behavioral Health, will join the NFMH Board of Directors.
The National Foundation for Mental Health is a partnership of concerned mental health professionals, organizations and companies that educates the public, medical professionals and Congressional leaders about the research advancements made by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to cure and more effectively treat mental health disorders. "The addition of CIGNA Behavioral Health to our 'founding' members enables us to tap into the clinical expertise of this leading behavioral health company and make tremendous strides forward in our fight against mental illness," states Dr. Thomas Bryant, president of NFMH.
"Both of our organizations are thrilled at the kind of scientific advances we believe are possible by combining our efforts and expertise to fight mental illness," adds Keith Dixon, Ph.D. "We are glad that Dr. Robinson-Beale will join the NFMH Board and help further educate the public, policymakers and physicians of our breakthroughs."
Founded in 2003, NFMH is a private, non-profit, member-driven organization committed to fighting mental illness and improving the mental health of all people by generating broad public and private support for a comprehensive and well-funded research agenda for the federal National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Through information and education initiatives, the NFMH works to help the public, media, and policymakers at all levels understand that mental and physical health are interconnected and that good mental health is essential to an individual's overall health and well-being.
CIGNA Behavioral Health (CBH), provides behavioral care benefit management, EAPs, and work/life programs to consumers through health plans offered by large U.S. employers, national and regional HMOs, Taft-Hartley trusts and disability insurers. CBH, with headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn., operates five care management centers around the U.S. in support of a national network of more than 47,000 independent psychiatrists, psychologists and clinical social workers and more than 4,000 facilities and clinics. For more information, visit http://www.cignabehavioral.com/.
CIGNA Behavioral Health
Contact: Gwyn Dilday, CIGNA Behavioral Health, +1-818-500-6370,gwyn.dilday@cigna.com
Web site: http://www.cigna.com/http://www.cignabehavioral.com/
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