1. $200M TO HELP HOUSE MENTALLY ILL
2. FAILING TROUBLED CHILDREN
3. FOR MOST BIPOLAR PEOPLE, MEDICATION CAN AMELIORATE THE
HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE DISEASE
4. PROPOSED REDUCTIONS TO MEDICAID
5. LANDMARK ROADMAP FOR MENTAL HEALTH REFORM RELEASED
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$200M TO HELP HOUSE MENTALLY ILL
At a ceremony near Greystone, Codey signs plan to create
10,000 units
At a ceremony in Parsippany, near the Greystone Park Psychiatric
Hospital, Codey approved a plan to create 10,000 affordable
housing units designed for people with mental illness and
developmental disabilities. It is hoped the infusion of
cash, over 10 years, will allow 2,500 people who are needlessly
housed in state psychiatric hospitals and developmental
centers to move into outside living, Codey said.
Read Larry Ragonese’s story:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1123134274268620.xml&coll=1
Read the Daily Record report:
http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/articles/news5-greystone.htm
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FAILING TROUBLED CHILDREN
Four Years and $700,000 Later, State Catches Onto Corey
Davis
In what has to be one of the worst examples of bureaucratic
stupidity, the department's Division of Children's Behavioral
Health has been handing millions -- $343 million this year
-- to 800 private agencies, no questions asked. Those agencies
operated with few rules and minimal accountability -- until
The Star- Ledger started asking about one of them.
Read the Susan Livio’s Report:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1122785612231660.xml&coll=1
Read the Star Ledger Editorial:
http://www.nj.com/opinion/ledger/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1122960020206130.xml&coll=1
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FOR MOST BIPOLAR PEOPLE, MEDICATION CAN AMELIORATE THE
HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE DISEASE
The signs of bipolar disorder can show up in a variety
of ways, as a handful of local residents can attest to.
One woman randomly showed up at a lavish party in New York
City, an Old Bridge man impulsively decided to take off
for Canada, and another woman announced she was going to
have a baby through divine intervention.
Read a NAMI NEW JERSEY “In Our Own Voice” presenter’s
story in the Home News:
http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050720/LIFE07/507200374&SearchID=73215236646818
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PROPOSED REDUCTIONS TO MEDICAID
In April, Congress agreed on a budget resolution that will
require changes to mandatory entitlement programs that will
reduce spending by $10 billion over the next five years.
While they are not required to take all of these savings
from Medicaid, it is expected that Medicaid will be a prime
target. The specifics of these changes to Medicaid will
be considered by the Senate Finance Committee and the House
Energy and Commerce Committee in September.
Read more from NAMI:
http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=25301&lstid=275
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LANDMARK ROADMAP FOR MENTAL HEALTH REFORM RELEASED
The Campaign for Mental Health Reform has released an important
report recommending a series of actions that Congress and
the Administration can take to improve services for people
with mental illnesses. The report, entitled "Emergency
Response: A Roadmap for Federal Action on America's Mental
Health Crisis," describes the negative consequences,
including criminalization, homelessness and suicides, that
occur when people do not have access to the treatment and
services they need.
To read more:
http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=25301&lstid=275
