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The Mental Health Section welcomes paper, roundtable, poster and panel proposals for the 2004 APHA conference, November 6-10 in Washington, DC. This year's conference theme is "Public Health and the Environment." We also welcome submissions on topics related to epidemiology, prevention and treatment of mental health conditions, and publicly-financed care and support of individuals and families affected by mental health problems. Possible topics include (but are not restricted to):
We also invite submissions for session proposals (90 minutes in length). There may be 1 to 2 open timeslots available for us to consider these types of requests. Session proposals are more likely to be accepted if they are submitted along with each individual presentation abstract. This complete package gives the reviewers more substance from which to judge the overall merits of the proposal. These special submissions should contain: 1. An overall session abstract, which includes a rationale for the session, the proposed paper titles, author(s), order of presentation, and length of time for each person; 2. Clearly label the overall session abstract as SESSION ABSTRACT - "your proposed session title" (you fill in the italicized part) on the electronic submission page form when entering your proposal (this can be edited later); 3. The proposed moderator and discussant (if applicable); 4. Be sure that each individual proposed presentation submits a separate abstract under the same restricted "category" (session title), otherwise they may become lost in the shuffle; 5. Put contact information (phone and e-mail) for the person in charge of the session directly on the overall session abstract so we can contact you easily; and 6. Indicate whether or not you would like to have the individual abstracts considered for presentation in other sessions, if your proposed session is not accepted. Please state, "YES, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ABSTRACTS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY" or "NO, I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE THESE ABSTRACTS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY." Applicants wishing to be considered for the Bruno Lima Symposium on mental health issues affecting minority populations should (1) indicate their preference for this topic during the electronic submission process and (2) declare their interest in a letter to the section program planner, including a copy of the abstract submitted through APHA’s web solicitation process. These submissions will be juried separately and five (5) papers will be selected. The juried Kenneth Lutterman Award is given for the best student papers in the field of mental health. Finalists will be invited to present their papers at the 2004 meeting and will be awarded the cost of APHA conference registration. Eligible students must be members of the APHA Mental Health Section and enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program as of February 4, 2004, the application deadline. Students should submit an abstract through the normal submission procedure, indicating their wish to be considered for the award. Those students whose abstracts are accepted for conference presentation will then be asked to submit copies of the full paper by April 1, for review by the awards committee. Submitted papers may be no longer than 10 double-spaced pages plus 5 tables and references. Papers invited to be submitted will be sent to Roger Boothroyd, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612, or submitted electronically to boothroy@mirage.fmhi.usf.edu. Student papers that do not receive a Lutterman Award may nevertheless be accepted for presentation at other APHA mental health sessions. For more information e-mail Dr. Boothroyd or call him at 813 974-1915. |
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