MENTAL HEALTH

Articles and editorials

Hitting Her Stride, E1112 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: allow clinical social workers to conduct required psychiatric examinations of offenders for mental defects (see S. 75), S49 [4JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mental illness research, education, and clinical centers (see S. 425), S2757 [15FE]

———organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service (see S. 403; H.R. 1429), S2647 [14FE], H4413 [6AP]

Education: establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program (see S. 65), S49 [4JA]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (see S. 64), S49 [4JA]

Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2427), H9737 [29SE]

Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688), H5471 [23MY]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8536 [4AU]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 298), S1847 [31JA]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H5752 [8JN]

———substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships (see S. 1180; H.R. 2207), S12215 [10AU], H8534 [4AU]

Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police officers (see H.R. 384), H174 [9JA]

Medicare: improved reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 63), S49 [4JA]

———mental health and substance abuse treatment services (see H.R. 1456), H4414 [6AP]

———restrictions on services provided by clinical psychologists or social workers in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 62), S49 [4JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of workers' compensation benefits for stress or emotional disorder injuries (see S. 732), S5805 [27AP]

National Academies of Practice: grant Federal charter (see S. 76), S49 [4JA]

National objectives: policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 193), H169 [9JA]

SSI: require periodic reapplication and modify administrative criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974), H6697 [30JN]

Taxation: treatment of trusts for individuals who are disabled or for education (see S. 657), S4993 [31MR]

Veterans: extend the provision of services at community-based health care facilities (see S. 725), S5664 [25AP]

Veterans Health Administration: recruitment and retention of clinical and counseling psychologists (see S. 82), S49 [4JA]

Factsheets

Mental Illness in America, S1849 [31JA]

Letters

Limit compensation for mentally disabled veterans: Bob Kasten and Senators Hatfield and Domenici, S14289 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Autism Society of America: anniversary, E61 [9JA]

Cangemi, Andrew G.: Mental Health Association Community Service Award recipient, E1350 [28JN]

Compeer Friendship Week: observance, E170 [24JA]

Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (H.R. 1688), E1112 [24MY]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (H.R. 1797), E1215 [9JN]

———substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships (H.R. 2207), E1649 [5AU]

Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police officers (H.R. 384), E26 [4JA]

Medicare: mental health and substance abuse treatment services (H.R. 1456), E812 [6AP]

Montgomery County, MD: anniversary of Community Psychiatric Clinic, E1035 [15MY]

National Autism Awareness Week: observance, E61 [9JA]

National Institute of Mental Health: funding, H8248 [2AU]

Ohio: anniversary of Maumee Valley Guidance Center, E1291 [20JN]

South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: tribute, E178 [25JA]

St. Petersburg, FL: anniversary of Boley Center for Behavioral Health Care, Inc., E1920 [11OC]

Topeka, KS: tribute to Menninger Hospital, H8146 [1AU]

World Mental Health Week: observance, E1927 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: allow clinical social workers to conduct required psychiatric examinations of offenders for mental defects (S. 75), S289 [4JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mental illness research, education, and clinical centers (S. 425), S2761 [15FE]

———organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service (S. 403), S2651 [14FE]

Education: establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program (S. 65), S283 [4JA]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (S. 64), S283 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (S. 298), S1848 [31JA]

———substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships (S. 1180), S12280 [10AU]

Medicare: improved reimbursement for clinical social worker services (S. 63), S282 [4JA]

———restrictions on services provided by clinical psychologists or social workers in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (S. 62), S282 [4JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of workers' compensation benefits for stress or emotional disorder injuries (S. 732), S5836 [27AP]

National Academies of Practice: grant Federal charter (S. 76), S289 [4JA]

National Autism Awareness Week: observance, S824 [12JA]

National Mental Health Counseling Week: designate, S3861 [14MR]

Taxation: treatment of trusts for individuals who are disabled or for education (S. 657), S4993 [31MR]

Veterans: extend the provision of services at community-based health care facilities (S. 725), S5674-S5676 [25AP], S5918 [1MY]

———limit compensation for mentally disabled veterans, S14286-S14289 [26SE], S14338-S14341 [27SE], S15703 [25OC]

Veterans Health Administration: recruitment and retention of clinical and counseling psychologists (S. 82), S308 [4JA], S1472 [24JA]

Reports filed

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Performance Partnerships: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1180) (S. Rept. 104-193), S18919 [19DE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Mental Health, E37 [5JA]

Summaries

Medicare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services (H.R. 1456), E812 [6AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Performance Partnerships (S. 1180), S12289-S12290 [10AU]

Texts of

S. 62, restrictions on services provided by clinical psychologists or social workers in outpatient rehabilitation facilities under medicare, S282 [4JA]

S. 63, improved medicare reimbursement for clinical social worker services, S283 [4JA]

S. 64, make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs, S283 [4JA]

S. 65, establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program, S284 [4JA]

S. 75, allow clinical social workers to conduct required psychiatric examinations of offenders for mental defects, S289 [4JA]

S. 76, grant Federal charter to the National Academies of Practice, S289 [4JA]

S. 82, recruitment and retention of clinical and counseling psychologists, S293 [4JA]

S. 82, recruitment and retention of clinical and counseling psychologists in the Veterans Health Administration, S1473 [24JA]

S. 403, organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service by the the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2652-S2654 [14FE]

S. 425, Dept. of Veterans Affairs establishment of mental illness research, education, clinical centers, S2762 [15FE]

S. 657, Persons With Disabilities Trusts Tax Rate Restoration Act, S4994 [31MR]

S. 725, Veterans Community-Based Care Act, S5676 [25AP]

S. 732, prohibit Members of Congress from receipt of workers' compensation benefits for stress or emotional disorder injuries, S5837 [27AP]

S. 1180, substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships, S12280-S12289 [10AU]