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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 $34 billion public mental health service delivery system serving 6.3 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...

The Annual 2010 Commissioners Meeting will be held on October 3-5, at the Westin Alexandria, in Alexandria, VA. Please Register.

Medical Directors Council Paper entitled, "The Role of the Medical Director in a State Mental Health Authority: A Guide For Policymakers December 2009".

The NASMHPD Legal Division Meeting will be held at the NASMHPD offices in Alexandria, VA on November 15, 2010. To register, click here. This meeting precedes the joint meeting of the mental health attorneys and the developmental disability attorneys, which will take place on November 16-17th at the Hotel Monaco in Alexandria, VA. To register for that meeting, please click here.

Presentations from the 2010 Children, Youth and Family Division Meeting are now available.

Presentations from the NASMHPD Winter 2009 Commissioner's Meeting are now available.

Presentations from the 2009 Legal Division meeting are now available.

Presentations from the 2009 Forensic Division Meeting are now available.

Presentations from the NASMHPD Summer 2009 Commissioners Meeting are now available.

Presentations from the July, 2009, Sixth National Summit of State Psychiatric Hospital Superintendents are now available.

The Multi-state Disaster Behavioral Health Consortium ensures that State mental health authorities are represented in disaster and emergency response planning and preparedness activities at the national level as key partners in all Federal public health and medical preparedness and response activities. View Members.

NASMHPD's Request to Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Representative John Boehner (R-OH) regarding reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

NASMHPD's Request to Congressman David Obey (D-WI) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) for a $100 million net increase for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant.

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