Florida Council for Community Mental Health

Spotlight: Older Adults and Substance Abuse

Mental health problems, including alcohol and substance abuse, are common in older adults. Yet only half of these individuals actively seek treatment and use mental health services. A new study has found that many older adults with mental health problems don't feel the need for treatment. Those who do perceive the need for care tend to have more symptoms of depression and other chronic health conditions. (AHRQ, 2010)

Mental Illness and Older Adults Fact Sheet

NIMH: Older Adults and Mental Health

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First Annual Mental Health and Substance Abuse Science Summit
February 15, 2012
Tallahassee, FL
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News

Governor Rick Scott Delivers State-of-the-State Address, 1.10.12
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Nominations Now Open for 2012 Reintegration Awards and National Council Awards of Excellence
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A half-century of helping children through play therapy
Rebecca Burton
The Miami Herald, 1.03.12
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Former DOH chief of staff returning to Florida after heading Kansas welfare agency
Christine Jordan Sexton
12/19/2011
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Medicaid waiver receives Federal approval
Christine Jordan Sexton
12/15/2011
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A Fiscal Survey of States
National Governors Association
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In Florida, Mentally Ill Suffer Abuse And Neglect
by Kenny Malone, NPR
November 29, 2011
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State Mental Health Cuts: The Continuing Crisis
In March, 2011, NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, released State Mental Health Cuts: A National Crisis, a report documenting deep cuts to state spending on services for children and adults living with serious mental illness. These cuts, which occurred between 2009 and 2011, led to significant reductions in both hospital and community services for vulnerable individuals with serious mental illness.
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Events

2/15 - 2/17/12 Behavioral Health Day / Board Meeting
Doubletree Hotel Tallahassee
Tallahassee, Florida
Rate: $169
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5/17 - 5/18/12 - HR Forum
The Florida Hotel and Conference Center
Orlando, Florida
Rate: $120
Save the Date
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6/6 - 6/8/12 – FCCMH Board Meeting
The Shores Resort and Spa
Daytona Beach, Florida
Rate: $142
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Florida Council for
Community Mental Health

Florida Council for Community Mental Health
316 E. Park Avenue
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1514

Phone: 850.224.6048
Fax: 850.224.8837
info@fccmh.org

2012 Legislative Session

The Council will post audio recordings of relevant 2012 Legislative committee meetings on its Capitol Connection page. The Senate HHS Budget Committee meeting of September 21 is now available.
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The Council's 2012 Legislative Priorities are now available.
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Agency Highlights

The Council would like to congratulate Dr. Robert Nolan, executive director of Miami-Dade’s Institute for Child and Family Health, for receiving The Children’s Trust’s David Lawrence Jr. Champion for Children award.

December 5, 2011, St. Petersburg, Fla. - Boley Centers, Inc. hosted a joint press conference with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) today to announce Boley’s recent award of $1,787,200 for the development of affordable housing for people with disabilities.
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The Council would like to congratulate Dr. Bob Nolan on receiving the prestigious David L. Lawrence Jr. Champions for Children Award. Dr. Nolan has contributed so much to the field and we are especially proud to have him as a Council member.

SAMHSA awards $280,000 grant to Spectrum Programs.
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Child Guidance Center is celebrating it’s 60th Birthday. Thank you for your unrelenting time and the services you provide to our State’s children. Congratulations on turning 60th!
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Congratulations to COPE Center for all of their outreach efforts! If you can, please join them this Friday at their 3rd annual health and outreach fair in DeFuniak Springs. The fair is free and open to all.
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The Florida Council for Community Mental Health would like to congratulate Seminole County and Seminole Behavioral Health for being selected for the Mental Health Court Grant from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Grant will serve adults arrested for nonviolent offenses who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and/or co-occurring disorder and are facing criminal charges. The grant will provide individuals interventions that address in-jail treatment and transition assistance to community services to minimize further criminal justice involvement.

Boley Centers, Inc. and HEP, Inc. Awarded Collaborative Grant to Help Homeless Veterans Obtain Employment
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Congratulations to Jim Berko and Seminole Behavioral Healthcare for their selection by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare to participate in the first National Council Learning Community for Adoption of Trauma-Informed Practices.

The Florida Council would like to congratulate Dr. Lawrence Adu from Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, inc. for being selected as one of the eight psychiatrists chosen for The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) 2011 Psychiatric Leadership Program. The program provides executive leadership development and mentoring for medical directors in community behavioral health organizations.
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