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President's Commission Reports on America's Crumbling Mental Health System; APA Urges Meaningful Action by Bush, Congress
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July 22, 2003
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ARLINGTON, Va., July 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement
by Marcia K. Goin, president of the American Psychiatric Association,
on the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health report was
released today:
The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health today
released its long-anticipated final report. The report describes
barriers to the delivery of effective mental health care and provides
examples of community-based care models that enable people with
mental illnesses to live, work, learn and participate more fully in
their communities. The American Psychiatric Association (APA)
commends the President and the Commission for their strong efforts to
improve our ...