Public Outreach Meeting Planned for "Four Corners" States

When: April 24, 2003
Where: Albuquerque, NM
Institute: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

The NIMH is planning a regional public outreach meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on April 24, 2003, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Albuquerque, 330 Tijeras Street. Dialogue Four Corners: Mental Health is an all-day meeting that will focus on mental health issues in the "four corners" area of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The meeting will feature presentations about mental health research by distinguished leaders and NIH-supported scientists. It will offer opportunities for participation in small group dialogues to help shape future research directions about co-occurring disorders, cultural issues in mental health, and barriers to seeking and receiving treatment, among other topics. These exchanges will allow NIH to gather vital information from the public to be used in its priority setting process.

This is the latest in a series of such meetings NIMH has held in the past in Alaska, Texas (Laredo and San Antonio), Pittsburgh, and Chicago. In each of these locations, there has been a focus on mental illness (and related co-occurring substance abuse) in minority populations (Alaska Natives, Hispanic Americans, and African Americans.) Dialogue Four Corners: Mental Health will allow NIH to better understand cultural sensitivity through candid interaction, presentations from minority researchers, and from directly talking to people in these communities to increase public health relevance.

Next steps:
To view and print an agenda and registration information, see www.nimh.nih.gov/events/fourcorners.cfm. You may sign up for the Dialogue Four Corners: Mental Health listserv on the web site. If you have questions, send an email to nimhfourcorners@mail.nih.gov. For more information on past meetings see www.nimh.nih.gov/events/townmeetings.cfm

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