4244.0 Mental Health Policy and Practice

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 2:30 PM
Oral
Leading researchers and policy experts will present new studies related to mental health policy and practice.
Session Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to identify current issues related to mental health care plicy and practice.
Moderator:
Steve Huz, PhD

2:30 PM
IIMHL Examination of Mental Health Leadership Competencies Across IIMHL Countries
Richard H. Beinecke, DPA, ACSW and Justin Spencer, MPA
        
2:45 PM
State Public Mental Health Systems Performance: Effects of State Political Culture and State Mental Health Planning and Implementation Characteristics on State Public Mental Health System Comprehensiveness
Jennifer L. Magnabosco, PhD
     
3:00 PM
Policy and provider characteristics associated with successful evidence based practice uptake
Debra R. Hrouda, MSSA, LISW and Barbara L. Wieder, PhD
  
3:15 PM
Impact of Kendra's Law on intervention strategies used by assertive community treatment teams
Steve Huz, PhD, Emily Leckman-Westin, PhD, Molly Finnerty, MD, Anthony Mancini, PhD, Bruce Link, PhD and Dorothy Castille, PhD
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Mental Health

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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