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SPECIAL EVENT Saturday,
June 7

MHA-RI ANNUAL AWARD DINNER
Honoring Congressman Patrick Kennedy with the 2008 Advocacy Award.

Guest speaker Terry Wise author of Waking Up: Climbing Through the Darkness. Call 401-726-2285 for more information or to register.

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Mental Health Legislation

A listing of the most recent bills before Congress, a link to information about bill and the MHA's postion of each bill.
Mental Health Legislation

Long fight for mental health parity
continues for Americans: Senate bill
gaining support from insurers

http://www.apha.org/publications/tnh/current/
Dec07Jan08/Nation/ParityNAT.htm

Channel 10 coverage of May is Mental
Health Month Kickoff

http://www.turnto10.com/northeast/jar/health___fitness.html
If you did not catch the newscast here is a link to the page. If you scroll down to Health Check 10 Video Reports and then scroll to Mental Health Month video

MHARI Expresses Concern to Governor Carcieri over recent decision to remove Dr. Ellen Nelson from her position of Director of the RI Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals.

Clicking on the following link will download the word doc to your desktop.

Letter_to_Governor

State Health Care System Update

State sued over care of mentally ill
Link courtesy of ProJo.com

War Torn
Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles
Link courtesy of nytimes.com

In More Cases, Combat Trauma Is Taking the Stand
Link courtesy of nytimes.com

An Iraq Veteran’s Descent; a Prosecutor’s Choice
Link courtesy of nytimes.com

An Achievable Vision

An Achievable Vision: Report of the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health Defense Health Board

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