Kennedy Forum…State of the Union in Mental Health & Addiction… Click on the highlighted text
“Just as President Kennedy rallied the nation to dream big and set audacious goals 50 years ago, The Kennedy Forum seeks to set a new standard for the future of health care in the United States.
Our mission is big, and the stakes are clear. We seek to unite the health care system, and rally the mental health community around a common set of principles: Fully implement the 2008 parity law, bring business leaders and government agencies together to eliminate issues of stigma, work with providers to guarantee equal access to care, ensure that policymakers have the tools they need to craft better policy, and give consumers a way to understand their rights.”
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Mental Health is one of the State of Oregon’s key legislative initiatives for 2015. League of Oregon Cities Local Focus (click this site) magazine for December 2014 is dedicated to mental health…”can’t we do better?” On the agenda for our City of Depoe Bay Council Meeting on February 3rd is Mental Health…to start this important conversation in our rural community on the Central Oregon Coast. Communities everywhere are getting on the same page now and taking action…to find better ways to meet mental health challenges and improve services at the local level. Following is a summary of the key issues we are addressing in our communities…
December 2014On the Cover…Mental Health: Can’t we do better?
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Please take the time to catch up on the State of Mental Health in America from the Kennedy Forum webcast. Take a look at the Local Focus December 2014 magazine and learn more about specific challenges and opportunities for change in Oregon. I will be reporting on the progress we are making in Depoe Bay, Oregon going forward.
Mental Health will be a high priority for me as city councilor during my 4 year term. Our community will begin to seriously assess its needs and begin to collaborate with public private partnerships along with federal, state, and country resources to build a stronger foundation for mental health crisis treatment and referral services. Join your neighbors in supporting a stronger Mental Health agenda for your community. We can do better!
Steve Sparks, Author, Reconciliation: A Son’s Story and My Journey of Healing in Life after Trauma, Part 1… Click on the highlighted text for my author page…
