Mark Reinstein, President

Action ALERT Items:

The House parity bills, HB 4390, 4391, 4392, and 4393 are scheduled for a hearing in the House Insurance Committee on soon! Contact the members of the
House Insurance Committee and ask them to support the mental health parity bills.

The CALL TO ACTION

....MHAM's Call to Action, August 2010 pdf file or doc.file

THE ADVOCATE

''''MHAM's ADVOCATE October 2009 pdf file
.........................................February 2010 pdf file
..................................................July 2010 pdf file

Coping with Disaster

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Mental Health System Overviews

For articles dated prior to 1-1-05 visit our archive

Recommendations of the Mental Health Commission…..
& Why Are They Are Important to You
A Guide Prepared by the Mental Health Association in Michigan
October 2007 pdf file
Jan 2008 Final Report Card for the Mental Health Commission pdf file
Mar 2009 4-Year Report Card for the Mental Health Commission pdf file

Other Voices: We can't afford to backslide on mental health treatment .... PDF-file 04-24-09 (Ann Arbor News)

State Budget & Procurement

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08-14-09 Interview with Mark Reinstein regarding Michigan Mental Health Budget Issues. (Audio file) (WGVU-Radio, Grand Rapids)

08-26-09 Mark Reinstein: State budget implications for mental health medication access. (Audio file) (WPHM Radio, Port Huron)

The Medicaid Crisis

Medicaid pain beyond Band-Aid stage PDF-File 5-3-04 (Booth Newspapers)

The State's Prescription Drug Plan

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Letter: Mental heath drug change not a savings .. pdf-file 7-21-09 (MLIVE)

Insurance and quality of care

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Mental health parity should apply in state 03-29-07 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)

The jailed and executed mentally ill

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The Death Of Timothy Souders
Scott Pelley On The Plight Of The Mentally Ill Behind Bars (CBS News 2-8-07)

State fails to meet inmates' mental health needs, group claims .. pdf-file 10-17-08 cns msu

A story that shouldn't die ..... pdf-file....11-10-09 (Detroit Free Press)

For patients and justice, don't cut mental care funding ... pdf-file 03-16-09 freep

REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE Pursuant to P.A. 114 of 2009
Independent Study of Mental Health and Sunstance Abuse
Final Report 02-16-10 a PDF file

Children & Mental Health

Judges urging aid for youths 01-22-05 (The Flint Journal)

Statistical Data Tabulations

Michigan's Mental Health Services (MHAM gathered public data)

US Dept of Justice Statistics (website)

Fighting stigma

Mentally ill can be home owners 4-11-04 (Citizen Patriot)

Rejection of residents with mental illness is judgmental 6-14-04 (The Oakland Press)

Mental illness stigma lingers: Diseases of the
mind deserve same treatment as diseases of the body 8-21-04 (Grand Rapids Press)

Patty Duke vs. mental illness 10-19-04 (Cincinnati Enquirer)

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