Design Studio12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDTUSPRA Recovery Updatehttp://multibriefs.com/briefs/USPRA/USPRA.xmlenPhysicians and therapists traditionally haven't collaborated much when treating the same patient, but the federal healthcare law is spurring a change. County health departments are training physicians to better identify depression and other mental health problems. Doctors and therapists are sharing more information with each other about their patients. And more health centers are expanding their mental health services.12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b71d8d5ceb11USPRA is pleased to announce that by an overwhelming vote of the membership, the organization has changed its name to the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA). The removal of the geographic designation from their name is an element of a comprehensive strategy to enhance the association's service framework and economic trajectory to grow and train the recovery workforce. With a crystalline vision and brand, together with an aggressive expansion in the organization's growing suite of credentialing, training and advocacy initiatives, PRA is now positioned to become an indispensable link in the worldwide recovery and wellness movement.12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b8752db655a2If Sen. Debbie Stabenow has her way the next time Iron Man gets whacked by a panic attack he'll be able to go to the nearest community mental health center and get immediate help. The Excellence in Mental Health Act revives a policy idea from the 1960s that was never fully implemented. Now two bills have been introduced — one by Stabenow of Michigan in the Senate and one by Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., in the House — that would revive the idea of community mental health centers with a focus on the broader concept of behavioral health that adds a substance abuse component.12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b720fcad06e3Anger and sadness are an important part of life, and new research shows that experiencing and accepting such emotions are vital to our mental health. "It is impossible to avoid negative emotions altogether because to live is to experience setbacks and conflicts," psychologist Shannon Sauer-Zavala of Boston University says. Learning how to cope with those emotions is the key, she adds.12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b725211e84a4Troubling new research finds that abused women are not receiving appropriate care for post-traumatic stress disorder and/or depression. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found that many abused women were not receiving needed mental health services.12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b723c6b0d775Brain-training computer games may help restore memory and competency to forensic psychiatry patients in state mental hospitals, researchers say. 12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b7290bd93996County-wide coordination of criminal justice, crisis response, and inpatient psychiatric resources has enabled Salt Lake City to reduce acute inpatient admissions 18 percent and to divert hundreds of non-violent offenders or in-crisis individuals away from jails and emergency rooms to appropriate local or home-based care each month. Savings on inpatient admissions alone exceed $2 million.12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b728af7d1e87New legislation means that students at two schools each in Nevada's Clark and Washoe counties will undergo mental health screening next school year. The intent is that the screening will identify students with potential mental health problems. Those with mental or behavioral issues then would have a one-on-one interview with a professional.12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b71ebbcf5bf8A new kind of first aid class is soaring in participation across Minnesota and the nation, as tens of thousands of people seek training in how to help people with mental illness.12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b72575762fd9Oklahoma ranks No. 2 in the nation for its rates of mental illness but No. 46 in the amount of state money budgeted per capita for mental illness. Over the past three years, Gov. Mary Fallin and the state Legislature have allocated millions more to address the problems Oklahoma faces. "But they are trying to overcome decades of underfunding, and you can't do all that in just three years," said Terri White, Oklahoma's mental health commissioner. "The biggest problem we have right now is lack of resources."12 Jun 2013 09:28:56 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51b71fee2552610