The National Council for Behavorial Healthcare

Membership: Members in Action

In this section, we share news about what National Council member organizations across the country are doing to improve the health of their communities.

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From Our Members

The San Luis Valley Mental Health Center in San Luis, Colorado won first place in the clinical medicine category in the 2007 Lilly Reintegration Awards. The Lilly awards honor treatment teams, programs and services that assist those with severe mental illness as they re-enter the community.The center's staff is committed to understanding and improving the mental and emotional health of the people they serve through caring, confidential, high-quality and cost-effective services.

The Mental Health Cooperative of Nashville, TN placed second in the clinical clinical medicine category in the 2007 Lilly Reintegration Awards. The Mental Health Cooperative incorporates intensive case management, clinic services, and 24-hour emergency psychiatric services into an integrated system of care that helps adults and children recover from the devastating effects of mental illness.

The Center for Life Management was recently honored as the area Business of the Year by the Greater Derry-Londonderry Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented on October 25 at the Chamber’s Annual Dinner event attended by nearly 200 area business leaders, chamber members and their guests. On September 8th, the Center for Life Management celebrated the opening of its newly constructed 27,000 square foot facility designed to house oupatient mental helath services. The official ribbon cutting kicked-off a community open house and health fair attended by more than 350 people.

The Providence Center’s “Circle of Stars Event” on Saturday, October 27 in Providence, RI honored people in the community who have been steadfast in supporting the center. A “VIP” reception followed by a dinner, live and silent auctions, tributes, and an awards ceremony helped to raise $155,000 to fund the center's innovative mental health and addiction treatment services.

Arkansas First Lady Ginger Beebe visited the Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center as part of May is Mental Health Month activities and learned about the center's therapeutic foster homes, providing unique treatment for children and youth with emotional/behavioral disturbances.

Dennis Morrison, PhD, CEO, Center for Behavioral Health in Bloomington, Indiana and Todd Rowland, Director of Medical Informatics, Bloomington Hospital are featured on a radio show on electronic health records
 


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Real Stories

National Council member organizations across the country work hard to give nearly 6 million adults, children, and families with mental illnesses and addiction disorders a chance to recover and lead productive lives. Read their stories