"American Riviera" to See Increase in Homelessness
Santa Barbara County's Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) is expected to present a budget and operational plan that would purge more than 800 people from the ADMHS caseload, removing the lifelines that support recovery and permanent supportive housing. The plan includes a 60%, $6 million cut to the community-based programs that provide critical services as well as a $2.7 million cut to the County operated mental health clinics, ensuring that many people who need services in the future will be denied access to care. The community estimates that more than 800 people would become homeless as a direct result of the cuts. This is sure to effect local tourism in Santa Barbara, which is often a haven for celebrities and dignataries ...

Black Men and the Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Help
Neo soul artist, Angie Stone puts to lyrics what many Black women have been thinking about Black men for years when she said 'you got mad issues, and you tend to refuse every opportunity to right your wrong? Because the women in our lives, who know us so intimately and care for us so deeply, can see when we are hurting or responding out of pain

New Book Offers Global Perspective and Best Practices for Disaster Response
Papers by the top researchers in the disaster mental health field are included in "Proceedings of the 6th Rocky Mountain Region Disaster Mental Health Conference," an informative new psychology book, edited by George W. Doherty.

How a Mental Health Counselor Can Change Your Life
You do not have to suffer mental stress and depression alone Instead, you should seek professional help and learn how a mental health counselor can change your life

Taking It to the Streets: National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Begins July 1
NAMI Highlights Surgeon General’s Concerns

Military and Veterans Mental Health: State Budget Crises Hurt DoD and VA Need for Partnerships, Warns NAMI Convention
Community services must play a key role in helping returning American troops and their families

Treating Sleep Disorders May Help Psychological Problems, Reports the Harvard Mental Health Letter
Chronic sleep problems affect 50% to 80% of the patients in a typical psychiatric practice, compared with 10% to 18% of adults in the general population. Doctors have traditionally viewed insomnia and other sleep disorders as symptoms of depression and other mental health problems. But recent studies suggest that sleep problems may raise risk for, and even contribute to, the development of some psychiatric disorders. That means treating a sleep disorder may also reduce symptoms of a mental health problem, reports the July 2009 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter.

Mental Illness in the Workplace
With an estimated 262 percent of Americans ages 18 and older ý about one in four adults ý suffering from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, mental Illness, either directly or indirectly, affects nearly every person in the workplace; but it's still an unspoken and neglected reality for most companies