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 Learn more about the programs and services provided by the Mental Health Association of Greater St. Louis  Click here to see the most recent Open Mind column, a weekly feature that discusses questions about mental health.  Click here to see the latest quarterly issue of Street Talk, the newsletter for Law Enforcement professionals in the St. Louis metro area.  Click here for addresses and phone numbers of St. Louis area mental health, advocacy, and other organizations.  This is a quick self-administered checklist to help you determine whether you may be at risk for depression.  Click here for links to the websites of other mental health oriented organizations in St. Louis and around the country.  Click here for information about fundraising events, Shelter Training Series, and more.
 Get the answers to frequently asked questions about mental health topics and issues.  Want to join the Mental Health Association as a volunteer or a donor? Click here for more information and a convenient sign-up form.  Clear up many false assumptions and myths about mental illness and mental health.  Mental Health professionals! A page devoted to your concerns, including information on upcoming continuing education programs.  A special message from Jim House, Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Greater St. Louis.  An archive of information on the Missouri Legislature's activity in the mental health area.  You can go to the website of Behavioral Health Response, a 24 hour mental health crisis service in St. Louis, or talk to a counselor by calling 1-800-811-4760.

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May is Mental Health Month

Dear Friends,

Please join the Mental Health Association of Greater St. Louis in Putting KKids First Buttonids First in St. Louis County!  We support the campaign to create a Community Children's Service Fund in St. Louis County.  Please visit the Putting Kids First website to learn more about the initiative and find out how you can get involved!

James E. House, II
Executive Director                                              

On June 5, 2008, the Mental Health Association of Greater St. Police HatLouis will host its 22nd Annual Police Recognition Luncheon. Officers who have been nominated for showing compassion, concern and understanding when dealing with persons with mental illness will receive the John J. McAtee Award.  

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Women's Mental Health Issues
A half-day seminar
Friday, May 30, 2008
St. Louis Marriott West (Chesterfield, MO)

  • Mood Disorders

  • Post Partum Depression

  • Depression during Menopause

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Advocacy Alert . . .

Recently, people with mental illness who are stabilized on medication have been switched to other medications by their managed care companies.  This has been disastrous to them.  The managed care companies call this step therapy; we call it fail first.  Some of these people have been switched to medications that they have failed on before and have been destabilized in their recovery.
 
HB 1332 which would allow physicians to over ride step therapies so that patients could get the medications and treatments necessary without road blocks from insurance and managed care companies and also prevent therapeutic switching of medications on patients without complete transparency to physicians is now an amendment to SB 1068 !
 
But it won't help without help from you.  Please contact these two legislators with letters, faxes and emails encouraging their support.
 
Rep Bryan Pratt
573-751-8636 phone
573-526-8794 fax
 
Ask him to support ALL of the provisions in Rep Stevenson's proposed amendment to SB 1068.

Sen Rob Mayer
573-751-3850 phone
573-526-1384 fax
 
Ask him to support all of the amendments in SB 1068 when it comes back over from the House. Urge him to lobby House members to support ALL of Rep Stevenson's amendments
 
James E. House, II
Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Greater St. Louis
 

 

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Who We Are

The Mental Health Association of Greater St. Louis (MHA) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental, charitable corporation founded in 1945 for the purpose of giving form and structure to the growing community concerns for the needs of those with mental illness. MHA is the only organization in the St. Louis community concerned with the entire spectrum of mental health and mental illness.

MHA, in conjunction with MHA of the Heartland (Greater Kansas City area) and NAMI/SouthwestNIMH Outreach Partnership Program MO (Springfield area) is a member of the National Institute of Mental Health's (NIMH) Outreach Partnership Program.

The mission of the Mental Health Association is that of representing the public’s interest in all matters relating to mental illness and mental health. This mission is translated into a set of clearly defined goals, which are stated at the top of this page.MHA is dedicated to using its limited resources in the most effective way to lead the local mental health movement, addressing the needs of the community at large on all issues of mental health and mental illness. (Continued after this month's featured link.)

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Freedom from Fear
Freedom From Fear is a national not-for-profit mental health advocacy association founded in 1984 by Mary Guardino. Ms. Guardino founded FFF as an outgrowth of her own personal experiences of suffering with anxiety and depressive illnesses for more than 25 years. The mission of FFF is to impact, in a positive way, the lives of all those affected by anxiety, depressive and related disorders through advocacy, education, research and community support. Click the logo above for more information

With over 300 community volunteers, the Association serves St. Louis city and county and St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, Franklin and Jefferson counties.

It is estimated that over 270,000 St. Louis area citizens are in some way affected by mental illness. This includes almost 40,000 children. On the national level, almost 40,000,000 Americans are affected by the day-to-day struggle of mental illness.

In 1909, the National Mental Health Association (now called Mental Health America) began from the inspiration of Clifford Beers, who was a former mental patient. Since that time, the Association has grown to 340 chapters encompassing almost two million volunteers throughout the United States.

In summary, the Mental Health Association is the voice of those with mental illness to the public at large and the conscience of the public in providing quality care and treatment to persons with mental illness.

Do you have questions about mental health or mental illness? We have a web page devoted to frequently asked questions.  Click here.  If your questions are not answered, we invite you to send us your question by email (info@mhagstl.org) and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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5th Annual Spring Film Showing and Discussion
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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