• E-mail
• Print
• Comment
• Font Size
• Digg
• del.icio.us
• Discuss article

Largest National Conference on Community-Based Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Comes to Orlando

Posted on: Friday, 7 April 2006, 15:01 CDT

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare:

--WHAT--

The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare will hold its 36th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. Nearly 1,500 leaders and staff from community-based mental health and addictions treatment agencies across the nation will gather to examine the state of the U.S. public mental health system and define its future. Attendees include executives, administrators, psychiatrists and clinicians from community behavioral health provider organizations.

Conference sessions will cover a broad range of issues in mental health and addictions -- new treatment trends, current research and real-world applications, infrastructure needs for the public mental health system, public funding, workforce training and compensation issues, regulatory compliance and more.

--WHEN & WHERE-- Sunday, April 9 and Monday, April 10 Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld 6677 Sea Harbor Drive Orlando, Florida 32821

To attend conference sessions or conduct onsite interviews with national mental health and public policy experts on current issues in the public mental health system, please come to the Conference Registration Desk and ask for Meena Dayak.

--SESSION HIGHLIGHTS-- * Representatives from Florida-based mental health agencies and the justice department will present a workshop on effective collaboration between the criminal justice and mental health system to divert offenders with mental illnesses from jails to proper treatment and support through community-based care. Monday, April 10, 3:30 pm. * Herbert Meltzer, MD, winner of the American Psychiatric Association's 2005 research award for his work on schizophrenia, will lead a workshop on the implications of the recently released CATIE studies on the effectiveness of various antipsychotic drugs in treating schizophrenia. Monday, April 10, 10:30 am. * Dr. Jurgen Unutzer, MD, leader of the IMPACT depression treatment clinical trials, will conduct a workshop on effective depression treatment through a planned collaborative effort between primary care and behavioral health providers. Monday, April 10, 9:00 am * Robert Cooper, PhD, named the "ultimate business guru for the new millennium" by USA Today, will present the opening conference plenary on "Leading in a Changing World." Sunday, April 9, 8:30 am. * Richard Nakamura, PhD, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, will talk about how the science of human behavior is being revolutionized by genetics, molecular biology and neuroscience and how these disciplines interact with traditional psychiatry and psychology. Monday, April 10, 2:00 pm. * Mary Jane England, MD, chair of the Institute of Medicine's Crossing the Quality Chasm committee, will present a plenary on how America's healthcare system can only be improved when adequate attention is given to the problems of mental illness and addictions disorders. Monday, April 10, 8:30 am.

The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is a not-for- profit, 501(c)(3) association of 1,300 behavioral healthcare organizations that provide treatment and rehabilitation for mental illnesses and addictions disorders to nearly six million adults, children and families in communities across the country. The National Council and its members bear testimony to the fact that medical, social, psychological and rehabilitation services offered in community settings help people with mental illnesses and addictions disorders recover and lead productive lives.

National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare

CONTACT: Meena Dayak of National Council for Community BehavioralHealthcare, +1-301-602-8474, meenad@nccbh.org

Web site: http://www.nccbh.org/

Source: PRNewswire

More News in this Category