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      Mental Health Commission

      If this were reported on by the douche-bag media I wouldn't be trying to get the word out, but this is really really really sick+twisted: www.mentalhealthcommission.gov If you read the all the plans carefully, you'll notice that the plans are to have everybody in the United States tested for mental disorders. (Stalin did that). Think of it- tens of millions of people on psychoactive drugs like Prozac and Ritalin, both known to cause disturbing (sometimes suicidal) side effects. Some people say republicans are against big-government... but then again, people are stupid.

      What I find most ironic about it is that it is put under the guise of "freedom commission", wich is of course a ploy to make politicians vote for it, or risk being labeled a person that hates freedom. So apparantly freedom now means having to do something against your will.

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      Whooaaa! I got from this that is would be totally voluntary!

      Here is a copy of the report:

      Outline of the Final Report for
      the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

      Vision Statement

      We are committed to a future where recovery is the expected outcome and when mental illness can be prevented or cured. We envision a nation where everyone with a mental illness will have access to early detection and the effective treatment and supports essential to live, work, learn and participate fully in their community.

      Goals of Final Report

      1. Mental Health is Essential to Health: Every individual, family and community will understand that mental health is an essential part of overall health.
      • Everyone takes action to ensure well-being
      • Mental health awareness

      Recommendations

      Advancement and implementation of national strategies for suicide prevention and national campaign to reduce the stigma of seeking care.

      Align Federal Policies with Mental Health System Goals

      2. Early Mental Health Screening and Treatment in Multiple Settings: Every individual will have the opportunity for early and appropriate mental health screening, assessment, and referral to treatment.

      Recommendations

      Strengthen early childhood mental health interventions: Implement a national effort to focus on mental health needs of young children and their families that includes screening, assessment, intervention, training, financing of services.

      Screening, assessment and treatment for co-occurring disorders will be the expectation in mental health, substance abuse, child welfare, criminal and juvenile justice and primary care settings.

      Screening for mental disorders in primary care settings across the life span. Collaborative care models for identification and treatment of mental disorders across the lifespan should be widely implemented in primary care settings and reimbursed by public and private insurers.

      Building on “No Child Left Behind Act” and the reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), improve and expand mental health programs in schools to ensure that youth with emotional and behavioral disorders succeed and graduate from school.

      3. Consumer/Family Centered Care: Consumers and families will have the necessary information and the opportunity to exercise choice over the care decisions that affect them
      • Continuous healing relationships will be a key feature of care

      Recommendations

      States should ensure that each adult with serious mental illness (SMI) and each child with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and his or her family has a single, individualized plan of care.

      Create an integrated state plan for treatment and support

      Expanding the recovery orientation of the system of care by increasing the opportunities and capacities of consumers to share their inspiration, knowledge, and skills.

      Strengthen and expand supported employment

      Protect and enhance rights

      Expand criminal justice and juvenile justice diversion and re-entry programs.

      Medicaid/Medicare/financing reform that includes references to parity, home/community based services, and IMD reform.

      Improve access to housing and end chronic homelessness

      4. Best Care Science Can Offer: Adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance will have ready access to the best treatments, services, and supports leading to recovery and cure. Accelerate research to enhance prevention of, recovery from and ultimate discovery of cures for mental illnesses.

      Recommendations

      Accelerate research to cure or prevent mental illness. Continue research to improve mental health outcomes and support recovery.

      Expand the knowledge base to inform policy designed to reduce mental heath disparities, long-term effects of medications, and develop process to study crisis interventions and acute care.

      Evidence-based practice interventions should be tested in demonstration projects with oversight by a public-private consortium of all stakeholders. The results of those demonstrations should form the basis for directing support of financing, dissemination and workforce development.

      Increase and improve a diverse mental health workforce across the country, through public-private partnerships based on multidisciplinary training models.

      5. Information Infrastructure: The mental health system will develop and expand its information infrastructure. That infrastructure has many purposes:
      • Inform consumers, providers and public policy
      • Improve access, quality, accountability

      Recommendations

      Use information technology to improve care.

      Inform policy by expanding the knowledge base

      6. Eliminate disparities in mental healthcare: promote well-being for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, language, place of residence, or age and ensure equity of access, delivery of services, and improvement of outcomes for all communities.

      Recommendations

      Establish funding incentives for recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in rural settings.

      Through a public and private partnership develop and implement comprehensive public health policies which reduce barriers to access, improve community outreach and engagement, and ensure development of culturally competent care to racial and ethnic minorities.
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