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SAMHSA’s Award-Winning Newsletter
March/April 2009, Volume 17, Number 2 
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Treatment as an Alternative to Jail

Treatment as an Alternative to Jail for People With Mental Illness

Imagine you’re a police officer who spots a man trespassing or engaging in some other illegal behavior. When you confront him, he mutters, won’t look you in the eye, and just seems a little strange. Not knowing what else to do, you put him in jail. And there he sits, not getting treatment for what turns out to be a serious mental illness. But there’s an alternative. Read more about Jail Diversion.

Related Stories


Grantee Highlight: Blacksburg’s Bridge Program

Grantee Highlight: Blacksburg’s Bridge Program

“Community Care” is how staff members refer to this jail diversion program.

What Are Mental Health Courts?

What Are Mental Health Courts?

Modeled after drug courts, mental health courts are growing fast.

Funding for Juvenile Drug Courts

Collaboration is the new buzzword.

Resources

From Web Sites to Grantees.

Dr. Broderick’s Message

Why Jail Diversion Makes Sense.

  Underage Drinking  

Awareness, Prevention Make a Difference

Awareness, Prevention Make a Difference

Check out the new look of SAMHSA’s “Too Smart to Start” Web site.


Reach Out Now! Materials

New posters, teaching guides, family pages, and more.

Media Literacy: Why It’s Important

Learning what an advertisement is doing gives teens a edge, especially about alcohol.

College Drinking: Changing the Culture

A new Federal Web site offers reliable information.

  Treatment Roundup  

Facilities Survey Results

Most recent data show more than 14,000 facilities across the Nation for substance abuse and mental health treatment.

Residential Treatment: What Works Best?

Residential Treatment: What Works Best?

Recent data revealed that, during the year 2005, clients discharged from short-term treatment were more likely to complete treatment than clients discharged from long-term treatment.

Admissions for Misuse of Prescription Painkillers

The age group abusing painkillers most is young adults. Read highlights of SAMHSA’s Treatment Episode Data Sets report.

  Also in this Issue  
Prescription Drugs: Misuse Increasing

Prescription Drugs: Misuse Increasing

Are prescription meds disappearing from your medicine cabinet? About 5.2 million people age 12 and older used these drugs nonmedically in the past month in 2007.

Adolescent Mental Health: Settings Vary

Adolescent Mental Health: Settings Vary

One in eight teens age 12 to 17 received treatment or counseling in a specialty mental health setting for problems with behavior or emotions in the past year.


How will health reform affect mental health and substance abuse treatment? Prevention? Post and exchange ideas at www.samhsa.gov/healthreform.



  Download & Share  

  Grants  

Funding Opportunities

Requests for applications include a variety of new grants including Project Launch.

Awards for Suicide Prevention

Awards for Suicide Prevention

Symbolic “big checks” were presented to six organizations.


  Building Awareness  
Inhalants Often “First”

Inhalants Often “First”

News of recent deaths from sniffing refrigerants.

Are Prevention Messages Working?

Are Prevention Messages Working?

We’ve heard the commercials urging parents to talk. Are teens getting the message?

American Indians, Alaska Natives

American Indians, Alaska Natives

“Culture Card” offers information on tribal sovereignty, myths & facts, and more.


  Mental Health  

Economy: Help in Tough Times

You can’t see stress, but you certainly can feel it. A new SAMHSA Web site offers resources, referrals, and more.

States, IT, and Mental Health Services

States, IT, and Mental Health Services

A recent report gives a state-by-state update on information technology’s effect.

Lifeline on Twitter

Lifeline on Twitter

“Tweets” from the Nat’l Suicide Prevention Lifeline help awareness.


  Recovery  
DVD Kit on Homelessness

DVD Kit on Homelessness

Programs in Seattle and Philadelphia are two success stories highlighted in this DVD.

Recovery Month

Recovery Month

Send your press releases, studies, and news on recovery for posting on the site.


  Staff in the News  
Kana Enomoto Honored

Kana Enomoto Honored

Deputy Administrator receives the inaugural King Davis Award for Emerging Leadership.




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