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Welcome to the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), home to the only member organization representing state executives responsible for the $29.5 billion public mental health service delivery system serving 6.1 million people annually in all 50 states, 4 territories, and the District of Columbia. NASMHPD operates under a cooperative agreement with the National Governors Association.
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What's NEW...
NASMHPD is seeking a Project Coordinator for the Community Support Resource Center (CSRC) to coordinate the National Center for Trauma Informed Care (NCTIC); and Technical Assistance to the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) Older Adult Grantees.
Legal Division 2008 Annual Meeting November 16-19 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. Register. Click here for the Agenda
Interstate Compact Coordinators for Mental Health/Mental Retardation-Developmental Disabilities 2008 Annual Meeting November 16-19 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. Register. Click here for the Agenda
NASMHPD Winter 2008 Commissioners Meeting December 7-9 at the Marriott Key Bridge in Arlington, Virginia. Register.
Financing and Medicaid Division 2008 Meeting December 7-9 at the Marriott Key Bridge in Arlington, Virginia. Register.
Selected presentations from the 2008 Summer Commissioner's Meeting, held on July 12-14, 2008, in Nashville, Tennessee, are now available for download in pdf format.
The 2007 Community Mental Health Services Mental Health Block Grant Expenditures Report. This report was prepared by the NASMHPD Research Institute for SAMHSA/CMHS, and it discusses how states have used Block Grant funding and provides a justification for an increase in funding for the Block Grant.
NASMHPD letter to the House leadership (same letter sent to Senate) supporting a moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations, including the rehabilitative option and case management.
NASMHPD comments on proposed Medicaid rule on the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) State plan amendment provided under the new 1915(i) option, created in the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005.
NASMHPD's Letter to Congressman David Obey (D-WI), the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, on FY 2009 Federal Funding for Mental Health Services
NASMHPD's Testimony on FY 2009 Federal Funding for Mental Health Services Submitted to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
See how the mental health community is partnering to establish a Consumer Memorial at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.
A Plan for a National Consumer Memorial
Updated: Tobacco-Free Living in Psychiatric Settings: A Best-Practices Toolkit Promoting Wellness and Recovery
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