Subcommittees of the President's New Freedom
Commission on Mental Health

*Please note: some subcommittees listed below have been convened on a short-term basis or may combine with others, and some will convene for the life of the commission.

Acute Care
Norwood Knight-Richardson, Chair
Background Paper / June 15, 2004

Children & Families
Larke Huang, Co-Chair
Steve Mayberg, Co-Chair
Summary Report / Feb 5, 2003

Co-occurring Disorders
Rodolfo Arredondo, Chair
Summary Report / Dec 2, 2002

Consumer Issues
Daniel Fisher, Chair
Summary Report / Feb 28, 2003

Criminal Justice
Ginger Lerner-Wren, Chair
Background Paper / June 15, 2004

Cultural Competence
Norwood Knight-Richardson, Chair
Summary Report / Jan 31, 2003

Employment and Income Support
Jane Adams, Chair
Summary Report / Feb 5, 2003

Evidence-Based Practices
Anil Godbole, Chair
Evidence-based Practices (EBP) Subcommittee Background Paper / April 19, 2005

Homelessness/Housing
Randolph Townsend, Chair
Background Paper / June 15, 2004

Medicaid
Steve Mayberg, Chair
Summary Report / Jan 31, 2003

Medication Issues
Merged with Evidence-based Practices
Summary Report / Feb 6, 2003

Mental Health Interface with General Medicine
Henry Harbin, Chair
Summary Report / Jan 8, 2003

Older Adults
Anil Godbole, CoChair
Frances Murphy, Co-Chair
Summary Report / Jan 8, 2003

Rights & Engagement
Daniel Fisher, Co-Chair
Henry Harbin, Co-Chair
Summary Report / Feb 28, 2003

Rural Issues
Nancy Speck, Chair
Background Paper / June 15, 2004

Suicide Prevention
Waltraud Prechter, Chair
Summary Report / Dec 3, 2002