New Federal Website and SAMHSA's Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health Announced—June 3, 2013
Conference will be live-streamed at whitehouse.gov/live on June 3, 2013, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Eastern Time.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the launch of MentalHealth.gov
as an online resource for people looking for information about mental
health. This website provides information about the signs of mental
illness, how individuals can seek help, and how communities can host
conversations about mental health. The website also features videos from
a number of individuals sharing their stories about mental illness,
recovery, and hope.
SAMHSA will release a Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health
to support communities interested in holding discussions about mental
health using consistent information and approaches. The Toolkit has
three parts: an "Information Brief," a "Discussion Guide" and an
"Organizing Guide." These components will help communities and
individuals start a conversation about mental health and help identify
innovative and creative actions to meet the mental health needs of our
Nation.
Through MentalHealth.gov and SAMHSA's Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health,
we can all work together to provide youth and adults accurate
information about the prevention and treatment of mental health
conditions, coupled with open spaces to tell their stories, ask for
help, share their successes, and support one another. These
conversations will also give us a venue to highlight the importance of
recovery, support those in recovery, and offer opportunities for
everyone to see that recovery is possible. |
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