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Welcome to the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), home to the only member organization representing state executives responsible for the $29.5 billion public mental health service delivery system serving 6.1 million people annually in all 50 states, 4 territories, and the District of Columbia.  NASMHPD operates under a cooperative agreement with the National Governors Association. 

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What's NEW...

NASMHPD's Letter to Congressman David Obey (D-WI), the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, on FY 2009 Federal Funding for Mental Health Services

NASMHPD's Testimony on FY 2009 Federal Funding for Mental Health Services Submitted to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

NASMHPD's Medical Directors’ Statement on
Comparative Effectiveness of Antipsychotic Medications and Individualized Treatment

NASMHPD and NGA submit letters of support for legislation to delay the implementation of Medicaid regulations. View the NASMHPD letter, as well as the NGA letter, to Representatives Dingell (D-MI) and Murphy (R-PA).

NASMHPD Medical Directors Council Technical Report - Suicide Prevention Efforts for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Roles for the State Mental Health Authority

Recruiting Deputy Director of the Office of Technical Assistance.

Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) has developed a resource entitled, "A Catalogue of Tools: A Guide to Low-Cost or No-Cost Cessation Resources."

Join NASMHPD as we celebrate National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on May 8, 2008.

NASMHPD letter of support for the the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (H.R. 1424) passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 5.

NASMHPD Summer 2008 Commissioners Meeting
July 13-15 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. Register

Children, Youth and Families Division 2008 Annual Meeting
July 15-16 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. Register

Forensic Division 2008 Annual Meeting September 21-24 at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Register

Legal Division 2008 Annual Meeting November 16-19 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. Register

Interstate Compact Coordinators for Mental Health/Mental Retardation-Developmental Disabilities 2008 Annual Meeting November 16-19 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. Register

Office of Technical Assistance announces the Center for Peer Networking and release of Paving New Ground Guidebook for integrating peers into inpatient settings by Gayle Bluebird.

NASMHPD's Comments regarding the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) proposed Community Mental Health Services Block Grant application and guidance - February 29, 2008

See how the mental health community is partnering to establish a Consumer Memorial at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.

A Plan for a National Consumer Memorial

NASMHPD's Comments on the Interim Final Rule for Medicaid Coverage of case management services

Updated: Tobacco-Free Living in Psychiatric Settings: A Best-Practices Toolkit Promoting Wellness and Recovery

Presentations from the Winter 2007 Commissioner's Meeting

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