Highlights

        Click to Visit Health Education Answers              

Missouri Coalition of Community Mental Health Centers is offering an innovative, online educational resource that encourages individuals to be active and responsible participants in their own care. This state-of-the-art interactive website provides valuable information presented in a fun and engaging way. In addition to information on wellness, Health Education Answers includes information on the following health topics:

• ADHD (Attention–Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

• Bipolar Disorder

• Depression

• Diabetes

• Diabetes Complications                                                           

• Managing Your Weight

• Medication Safety

• Men’s Health

• Schizophrenia

• Smoking and Addictions

• Women’s Health

Health Education Answers also features an exclusive Resource Center to link you to the information you want on asthma, allergies, heart disease, and pregnancy.

►SAMHSA Launches Anti-Stigma Campaign

Mental Illness: What A Difference A Friend Makes

►Sunshine from Darkness

Visit the Web site of the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Artworks for note cards, posters and other products. The museum-quality art is created by talented artists whose lives have shared the common bond of mental illness.

The mission of NARSAD is to fund research for severe and persistent mental illness, assisted by your purchase of holiday cards, note cards and gifts.

►Network of Care for Mental Health Web Site

Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Network of Care for Mental Health (www.missouri.networkofcare.org) is a pilot program for Missouri and the nation. Regardless of where individuals, families, and agencies begin their search for assistance with mental health issues, Network of Care for Mental Health helps them find what they need. The new Web site will enable people to find the right service at the right time, to educate themselves about their issues, to understand current policy initiatives, to advocate directly to elected officials, and to better manage their affairs, interactions, and important records.

►Prescription Assistance

►Help With Medicare Part D

Kathy Carter Award

To honor Kathy Carter, the Coalition's first and retired CEO, the board has initiated a fund to provide an annual Kathy Carter Award. The fund will be used for small grants for individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improving the quality of life for those with a mental illness. It will provide scholarships that will assist individuals who want to devote their lives to mental health professions. It will also be used to provide education or training for consumers to strengthen their effectiveness in advocacy efforts.

To contribute to the fund, please send your tax deductible donation to the Coalition office.