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National Symposium on Health Disparities in Male Depression
Tuesday, November 6th - Washington, DC
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Strive: A Wellness Initiative for Men
Saturday, July 28, 2007 • 9AM-1PM - Hyatt Regency Hotel Atlanta - 265 Peachtree Street, NE • Atlanta, GA
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Children and Teens with Mental Illness: Mending a Broken System
Proceedings from the JB Fuqua Mental Health Forum, Children and Teens with Mental Illness: Mending a Broken System, featuring Dr. David Satcher, Dr. Carl Bell and other health and community leaders now available. The forum is part of a series designed to use education and intervention to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.
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Barriers to Prevention and Treatment Are Leading Contributors to Mental Health Crisis, Experts Say
One in four U.S. adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder, yet they face barriers to equal access to treatment and preventive health services, public health experts said at a forum releasing new research examining the impact of mental illness on the nation’s health from the October 2006 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
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Dr. Henrie Treadwell Delivers Poignant Speech to the Male Responsibility Network in Denver Colorado
As an invited guest to the Title X annual Male Reproductive Health Conference & Training recently held at the Adams Mark Hotel, Denver CO (May 3-5, 2006), Dr. Treadwell delivered a talk entitled 'Male Reproductive health: How far have we come? Where are we really?'. To view a transcript of her message, which details the journey of the Men's Health movement and profiles avenues to build sustainability, please click for more information.
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Prisoner Re-entry Action Agenda Meeting - May 31, 2006, Atlanta, GA
Community Voices will be hosting a strategy planning session to address relevant health concerns among prisoners and ex-offenders seeking community re-entry. At this session, participants will discuss targeted dissemination approaches of the executive summary generated from the March 17th Prisoner Re-entry meeting held in Washington, DC. This recent meeting, co-sponsored by Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved and the National Association of State Health Policymakers, convened key stake holders to derive oral, behavioral and mental health solutions for prisoners facing community re-entry.
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Mental Health: The Quiet Storm
Community Voices Project Director, Henrie Treadwell, Ph.D., writes that "The landscape and communities nationwide are being eroded by squalls that are leading away from homes and neighborhoods and raging in jails, prisons, and juvenile justice facilities. The official cost of untreated mental health conditions in the US workforce is estimated to be $3 billion per year. But this figure fails to account for those unable to participate in the labor force because of poor mental health...What would be the cost to taxpayers of funding treatment programs rather than prison systems? Are the portfolios of the privileged swelling based on the plight of the mentally ill, both poor and not so poor?
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Judge Mathis Sentences Prison Health to Reform
Judge Greg Mathis, host of the nationally syndicated Judge Mathis Show, joined Morehouse School of Medicine Interim President and former US Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher and health and correctional experts in calling for reforms to America's broken prison health system at the release of the American Journal of Public Health's special prison health issue. Citing his own experiences on both sides of the criminal justice system, Judge Mathis drew attention to the many aspects of the system which contribute to a cycle of poor health and recidivism. UPDATED! Proceedings from the forum highlighting men's health research in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Health now available.
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Harlem Conference Confronts African American Mental Health Issues
Northern Manhattan Community Voices is co-sponsoring an event with The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York City Metro which will bring together more than 200 residents to dialogue and network with faith-based professionals, healthcare providers, community leaders, family members and consumers about the impact mental illness has on the African American community. This event, entitled “Heal the Mind, Restore the Spirit: Mental Health Recognition and Recovery in the African-American Community,” will be held from 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM on September 24 at the Abyssinian Baptist Church.
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"Standing in the Shadows"
John Head is an award winning and nationally renowned journalist. Yet, his many accomplishments were overshadowed by the often debilitating effects of undiagnosed bipolar disorder.Now he is talking openly about his bouts with clinical depression, in his recently released book Standing in the Shadows: Understanding and Overcoming Depression in Black Men.
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