At their regular meeting on Thursday, September 7th, the New Orleans City Council voted on a resolution to investigate the prudence of alternatives to a large Phase III “special needs facility” – (AKA a mental health jail) – for housing people with acute and subacute serious mental illnesses (SMI). We are extremely disappointed and troubled […]
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On Friday August 28, 2020 we were honored to be joined by special guests U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy M.D. (Louisiana) and Mr. Timothy Noonan, Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy at Office for Civil Rights (OCR), under Health and Human Services (HHS) for our Zoom Cast on “Making Sense of HIPAA”. Some viewers experienced technical difficulties
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Janet Hays, Teresa Pasquini, DJ Jaffe at Ohio Assisted Outpatient Treatment Symposium Oct. 2019 hosted by the Treatment Advocacy Center
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Thank you for your interest in participating in our Zoom Cast Series 2020: Focus on Serious Mental Illness. The next broadcast is scheduled to air on August 7th, 2020 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm CST. The topic is “Alternatives to Incarceration”. Join us for an interactive discussion with our guests Judge Steven Leifman, Miami-Dade County
Zoom Cast Coming Up Aug. 7! Focus on SMI – Alternatives to Incarceration: 1pm CT Read More »
News and Events Healing Minds NOLA July 2020 Below is a summary of recent events we’ve hosted, news stories and new developments that highlight America’s broken mental health treatment system, and ways we can help fix it. 4th Anniversary Celebration: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act On July 6th we organized a virtual event
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Healing Minds NOLA is thrilled to co-host this important event with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy. If you register, please help us customize the presentation by completing our survey. TAKE THE SURVEY The presenters will be announced soon. Your responses will guide the conversation and there will be plenty of time for Q&A. We hope to
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Dear Valued Supporters, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are unable to hold our annual fall conference in New Orleans this year. Despite this obstacle, Healing Minds NOLA is forging ahead! We are excited to announce the following series of Zoom discussions that will take place over the course of the next 4 months. Each
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It’s official! Yesterday two resolutions were introduced at the Louisiana State Legislature. Greg Miller: Louisiana State Representative, District 56 introduced HR 42 – a resolution to urge the Governor to apply for Federal Medicaid waiver funds to cover people receiving treatment in psychiatric facilities that includes those with more than 16 beds. Representative Stephanie Hilferty,
Dear readers, Due to your steadfast support and advocacy, we are thrilled to report that on June 4th, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously in favor of the resolution to urge the Governor to increase psychiatric capacity for serious mental illnesses. Read Resolution R-20-153 here. The resolution calls for adding Serious Mental Illness (SMI) & Serious
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Hot off the press! A spokesperson from the State Sheriffs Association announced today that all inmates with serious mental illnesses, regardless of evaluation and assessment, will be released tomorrow to mark the end of Mental Health Awareness Month. A statement in the notification said: “We agree with mental health advocacy organizations and individuals across the
