MENTAL HEALTH

Amendments

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S10843 [19OC]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 268), S6582, S6583 [12JY]

Articles and editorials

Panel Told of Mental Health Ills—Suicide Attempts by Children Cited, H4203 [12JN], E907 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: suicide prevention activities funding (see S. 3079), S8823 [20SE]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 4443), H2966 [11MY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 133), S7841 [27JY]

Diseases: recognize fragile X as the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, and as a powerful research model for other disorders, and urge increased research funding (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1851 [5AP]

Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 3264), S11374 [30OC]

Health: establish a national program of autism registries (see S. 2855), S6574 [12JY]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5091), H7209 [27JY]

———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H49 [27JA]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H7208 [27JY]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN] (see H.R. 4838), H5955 [12JY]

Insurance: protect individuals who need mental health services (see S. 3238), S10999 [25OC]

Medicaid: implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (see S. 3088), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5248), H7990 [21SE]

———increase the personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals under Medicare (see H.R. 5087), H7209 [27JY]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 5572), H11206 [26OC]

Medicare: combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5449), H9767 [11OC]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates, add intensive residential services, and expand the number of eligible professionals relative to mental health care services (see S. 3233), S10999 [25OC]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 5434), H9634 [10OC]

———establish a special payment rate for psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 4702), H4783 [20JN]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7002 [25JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2556), S3946 [15MY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 5188), H7651 [14SE]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S1392 [9MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S7448 [21JY]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Eric R. Kandel and Paul Greengard for physiology or medicine (see H. Res. 642), H10257 [18OC]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H1763 [4AP]

Social Security: provide an exception to certain marriage requirements for widows and widowers relative to State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence (see H.R. 5007), H7206 [27JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Veterans: increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]

Essays

Musings on Memory: Morris Martin, S11782-S11784 [14DE]

Letters

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: Robert Gebbia, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, S7454 [21JY]

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

———Art Rudat, Fairfax County, VA, Police Dept., S5975 [28JN]

———Fran Fisher, Revenue Recovery Consultants, Inc., S5975 [28JN]

———Jim Barnett, Catholic Newman Association, University of Houston, S5975 [28JN]

Use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services: several religious leaders, S5491 [21JN]

———several substance abuse organizations, S5489 [21JN]

Lists

Americans With Disabilities Act success stories, S7638-S7640 [26JY]

Groups supporting Wellstone amendment on suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5972 [28JN]

Motions

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), H9548 [10OC]

Papers

Needs of Mentally Ill Children in the Juvenile Justice System: Joy Cunningham, H6580 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H6756 [24JY], H6995-H6999 [25JY], H7065, H7066 [26JY], E998 [14JN], E1218 [13JY], E1331, E1344, E1371 [27JY], E1434 [7SE]

Children and youth: mental health services funding, H4201-H4203 [12JN], H6576-H6582 [19JY]

———mental health services (H.R. 3455), H8249 [27SE]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, E1314 [25JY]

Demonstration courts: establish (S. 1865), H10636-H10640, H10708 [24OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 4443), E715 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require report on mental illness research, education, and clinical centers, H4867, H4868 [21JN]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), H6973, H6980-H6999 [25JY], E1386 [27JY], E1423 [7SE]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), corrections in engrossment, H7177 [27JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), H330 [10FE], H9769-H9787 [11OC], E110 [10FE]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), H9787 [11OC]

Diseases: establish autism diagnostic research centers, H8252 [27SE]

———recognize fragile X as the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, and as a powerful research model for other disorders, and urge increased research funding, H2714, H2715 [9MY]

El Paso, TX: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs Vet Center, H7007 [26JY]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act: funding, H4049 [8JN]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling, H2718 [9MY], H8251, H8257, H8262 [27SE], E1707 [6OC]

Health: prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]

———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses, H6587 [19JY]

Health care facilities: guidelines for the use of therapeutic restraints, H8250, H8255, H8260 [27SE]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (H.R. 4838), H9545-H9548 [10OC], E1833 [19OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), H9548 [10OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), insert H.R. 4838 language in lieu, H9548 [10OC]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (H.R. 1977), H1062 [15MR]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Los Angeles Veterans Resource Center, E614 [2MY]

Manhattan, NY: tribute to Chinatown Health Clinic, E1096 [23JN]

McInnis, Representative: tribute to friend who committed suicide, H1155 [21MR]

Medicaid: provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (H.R. 5572), E1949 [26OC]

Medicare: combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (H.R. 5449), E1757-E1759 [12OC]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (H.R. 5434), E1733 [10OC]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to The ARC of Montgomery County Fashion Show Benefit, E1446 [13SE]

National College of Probate Judges: tribute, E469 [30MR]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities, H2713 [9MY], H3056, H3146 [16MY], E1129 [28JN]

———report on efforts to enhance competitiveness of biomedical and behavioral research grants, H4237, H4238 [13JN]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, H11313 [26OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Eric R. Kandel and Paul Greengard for physiology or medicine (H. Res. 642), E1832 [19OC]

———recognition of Paul Greengard for physiology or medicine, E1881 [23OC], E1966 [28OC]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Southern Homes Services, E733 [16MY]

Porter-Starke Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1556 [21SE]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (H. Res. 458), E514 [6AP]

South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: observance of Patient Recognition and Empowerment Day, E29 [31JA]

St. Clair County, MI: anniversary of Blue Water Mental Health Clinic, E1068 [21JN]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6376, H6377 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], E1258 [18JY]

Veterans: increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 4935), H9943 [17OC]

Women: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9524-H9532 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S6492 [12JY], S7637-S7641, S7645, S7646 [26JY]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, S7224 [19JY]

Demonstration courts: establish (S. 1865), S9329 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: mental health research programs funding, S6217 [30JN]

———suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding, S5971-S5977 [28JN]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), S7803 [27JY]

Drugs: use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5487-S5508 [21JN]

Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 3264), S11376 [30OC]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, S5652 [22JN]

Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 573), S11779 [14DE]

———fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

———memory process, disorders, and loss research funding, S11782 [14DE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness, S9107 [22SE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (S. 2639), S4466, S4474 [25MY]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S6121, S6122 [29JN], S7456 [21JY], S10843 [19OC]

Insurance: protect individuals who need mental health services (S. 3238), S11004 [25OC]

Medicaid: implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (S. 3088), S8952 [21SE]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates, add intensive residential services, and expand the number of eligible professionals relative to mental health care services (S. 3233), S11000 [25OC], S11528 [14NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities, S6204 [30JN]

Mental Retardation Awareness Month: observance, S1976 [30MR]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 268), S1424 [9MR], S6583 [12JY]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (S. Res. 339), S7454 [21JY], S10939 [24OC]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, S11307 [28OC]

Northampton, MA: tribute to Northampton VA Hospital Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Program, S6345 [10JY]

Southern Florida Medical Corrections Options Program: expansion to include a demonstration project in Hawaii, S11231 [27OC]

Reports

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Colombia: Dept. of State, S5490 [21JN]

School Counseling Program To Reduce School Violence: Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence, H4049 [8JN]

Reports filed

Demonstration Mental Health Courts Establishment: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1865), S7838 [27JY]

Waive Naturalization Requirement To Take Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance for Certain Disabled or Impaired Applicants: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2812), S7392 [20JY]

Statements

Colombia Answers Plan Colombia—A Plan for Peace or a Plan for War? Several Human Rights Organizations, S5491 [21JN]

Studies

Prolonged Grieving After Abortion—A Descriptive Study: Douglas Brown, Thomas E. Elkins, and David B. Larson, H9529-H9531 [10OC]

Psychiatric Sequelae of Abortion—The Many Faces of Post-Abortion Grief: E. Joanne Angelo, H9526-H9529 [10OC]

Summaries

Mental Health Early Intervention, Treatment, and Prevention Act (S. 2639), S4473 [25MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 163, postpartum depression policies, H9524 [10OC]

H.R. 4838, waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, H9545 [10OC]

H.R. 4920, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H6980-H6995 [25JY]

S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H9769-H9786 [11OC]

S. 1865, America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project, H10636 [24OC]

S. 1865, mental health demonstration courts establishment, S9329 [26SE]

S. 2556, implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S3947 [15MY]

S. 2639, Mental Health Early Intervention, Treatment, and Prevention Act, S4467-S4473 [25MY]

S. 2812, waive immigration naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, S6122 [29JN]

S. 2812, waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, S7456 [21JY], S10843 [19OC], H9548 [10OC]

S. Con. Res. 133, corrections in enrollment of S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, S7803, S7923 [27JY], H9788 [11OC]

S. Res. 268, National Fragile X Awareness Week, S1424 [9MR], S6761 [13JY]

S. Res. 339, National Survivors of Suicide Day, S7453 [21JY], S10939 [24OC]