Hill Day: Hill Day 2008
Hill Day 2008 in Review
Hill Day 2008 Fact Sheets
Legislators of the Year
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Hill Day 2008 in Review
On June 17-18, more than 300 National Council members joined us in Washington, DC for the Fourth Annual Capitol Hill Day, making this year's event the largest to date.
Members from 39 states participated:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WY
Thank you to all who participated!
On June 17, interested participants listened in on the National Council's public policy committee meeting, where key Congressional aides and others provided in-depth updates on policy issues. Eleanor Clift, contributing editor for Newsweek magazine and regular panelist on "The McLaughlin Group, addressed the group at lunch.
On June 18, members began the day with a breakfast briefing, led by former Michigan Senator Donald Riegle, Jr. Hill Day participants then proceeded to Capitol Hill to visit the Senators and Representatives from their home states.
Hill Day 2008 Fact Sheets
This year, Hill Day focused efforts on five key issues:
- Medicaid: Case Management
- Medicaid: Rehabilitative Services Option
- Veterans Mental Health Outreach and Access Act
- Addictions Appropriations
- Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act
Members also attended a congressional staff briefing sponsored by the Senate Mental Health Caucus. The briefing examined the alarmingly high incidence of early death and disability among persons with serious mental disorders served by public mental health agencies. Two participants in the National Councils Primary Care-Mental Health Collaborative Care project Helen Royal, Colorado West Regional Mental Health Center, and Dr. Karen Wyatt, Summit CommunityCare Clinic, both from Frisco, CO testified at the briefing. Other speakers at the briefing included:
- Joe Parks, MD, Medical Director, Missouri Department of Mental Health, Jefferson City, MO
- Barbara Mauer, MSW, MCPP Consulting, Seattle Washington
Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO of the National Council, served as moderator for the event.
Legislators of the Year
Every year, the National Council recognizes champions of mental health and addictions treatment services with Legislator of the Year Awards at our Capitol Hill reception. This year, we honored:
Lifetime Achievement: Legislative Action
- Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Legislators of the Year
- Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO)
- Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Representative Gene Green (D-TX)
- Representative Timothy Murphy (R-PA)
- Jeneen Interlandi, Newsweek
Excellence in Media and Journalism
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