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Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America
In February 2001, the New Freedom Initiative was announced to promote increased access to educational and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The Commission's findings confirm that there are unmet needs and that many barriers impede care for people with mental illnesses. This report details those findings.
Publication Number: SMA03-3832
Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care
This fact sheet describes art therapy, self-help, and technology-based therapies that emphasize the relationship between mind, body, and spirit. This guide may help you locate appropriate mental health therapies in your area.
Publication Number: KEN98-0044
Choosing the Right Mental Health Therapist
This fact sheet outlines 10 steps to finding the best therapist based on individual mental health needs and circumstances.
Publication Number: KEN98-0046
A Consumer's Guide to Mental Health Services
This document provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about mental health services and offers guidance on locating mental health services.
Publication Number: CMH94-5001
How to Pay for Mental Health Services
This fact sheet explains private insurance and public assistance programs that provide low- or no cost mental health services.
Publication Number: KEN98-0050
Older Adults and Mental Health, Chapter 5, Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Millions of older Americans—indeed, the majority—cope constructively with the physical limitations, cognitive changes, and various losses, such as bereavement, that frequently are associated with late life. Research has contributed immensely to our understanding of developmental processes that continue to unfold as we age. Chapter 5 of this report from the U.S. Surgeon General details current understandings of mental health among older adults.
Publication Number: SG-RPT
Recovering Your Mental Health: A Self-help Guide
This booklet offers tips for understanding symptoms of depression and other mental health conditions and for getting help. It also details the advantages of counseling, medications available, options for professional help, relaxation techniques, and paths to "positive thinking.”
Publication Number: SMA-3504
As You Age...A Guide to Aging, Medicines, and Alcohol
This online publication is part of an education campaign developed by several Federal agencies to help older adults avoid the health dangers of misusing medications or mixing them with alcohol. The pamphlet talks about the changes bodies go through as they age, steps to take to avoid harmful interactions, signals that may indicate an alcohol- or medication-related problem, and information that should be shared with doctors and pharmacists. It also includes a chart for keeping track of prescription and over-the-counter medications, dietary supplements, and herbal preparations.
Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
This fact sheet from the National Institute of Mental Health provides a brief overview of the statistics on depression and suicide in older adults, with information on depression treatments and suicide prevention.
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