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Announcing the 2008 AMHCA Annual Conference in San Diego, CA!
Theme: Embracing Diversity: Relationships Across Cultures and Generations
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Conference Program now Available!
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Join in the celebration of Mental Health Month in May and Mental Health Counseling Week, May 5-11, 2008.
Each year, Mental Health Counseling Week helps to educate parents and families, communities, schools, health policymakers and insurers, health professionals and employers about the importance of good mental health and the profession of mental health counseling.
The 2008 theme is Mental Health Awareness and the first–ever Mental Health Awareness Day will take place on May 7, 2008.
This year's Honorary Chair is Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), a longtime advocate for the passage of comprehensive mental health parity legislation.
"I am confident that our nation’s mental health counselors will continue in their quest to improve the lives of their fellow Americans and I salute them for their devotion in helping others."
-- Senator Orrin G. Hatch
Get Involved!
PBS Special on Depression
On May 21, 2008, PBS will broadcast nationally Depression: Out of the Shadows. The show tells the dramatic stories of people of different ages, from diverse backgrounds, who live with various forms of depression and explores the causes and treatments. AMHCA is proud to be a promotional partner of this program. Learn more about the program.
March for Mental Health
AMHCA's Foundation, AMHCF, kicks off Mental Health Counseling Month with a March for Mental Health on March 3. The event is coordinated through AHMCA's state chapters; please contact your chapter for details about the march in your area. Find your chapter.
Mental Health Stamp Petition
More than 20,000 AMHCA members, friends, colleagues, and members of the public support AMHCA's drive to have the U.S. Postal Service issue a new commemorative stamp celebrating mental health awareness.
- "The time has come. This country and all of its inhabitants could benefit from the subtle but powerful message that would come from a mental health awareness stamp. Take ACTION NOW."
An AMHCA member in Cedar Falls, Iowa
- "This stamp would not only be a factor in raising the importance of Mental Health Awareness but a catalyst in the initiation of conversation regarding the topic. This open dialogue will lead to questions that will lead to research, which in turn lead to answers. The more the general public is educated to this, stigma and fear will fade as compassion and understanding begin to prevail."
An AMHCA member in Sacramento, Calif.
Download the stamp petition. You are welcome to make as many copies as you wish.
Please join AMHCA's national initiative to emphasize the positive aspects of Mental Health for every individual. Contact your local AMHCA chapter to find out how you can help promote national Mental Health Counseling Week. Find your chapter.
For more information, contact: Katarina Briedova at AMHCA headquarters.
Phone: 1-800-326-2642
FAX: 703 548-4775
www.amhca.org
As you know, the 5th Year of Mental Health Awareness will be observed
from September 11, 2007 to September 10, 2008.
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