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Teri Robert
posted 09/30/2009, comments (2)

Mental Illness Awareness Week: October 4 - 10

Next week, October 4 - 10, is Mental Illness Awareness Week. In 1990, the United States Congress established the first week of October as "Mental Illness Awareness Week" (MIAW) in recognition of the efforts of the National Alliance on Mental Illness's (NAMI) to raise mental illness awareness. Since 1990, mental health advocates across the... Read moreChevron
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Teri Robert
posted 08/01/2008, comments (0)

YES! House Passes Increases for Veterans Mental Illness Treatment

I just received a NAMI email newsletter that contains great news about treatments for our veterans... By a vote of 409-4 the House today passed legislation funding the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 2009. The bill (HR 6599) includes $3.8 billion for mental illness treatment and $584 million for substance abuse treatment in the VA,... Read moreChevron
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