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Annual Research Conference

Film Clips from the 17th Annual Research Conference

The Gwen Iding Brogden Distinguished Lecture: The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: Transforming Mental Health Care in America

Michael Hogan, Ph.D., Chair, President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health, Columbus, OH.

Discussants:
Jane Adams Ph.D., Executive Director, Keys for Networking, Inc., Topeka, KS;
Larke Nahme Huang, Senior Policy Associate, National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health and Director of Research, Center for Child and Human Development, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC;
Roy Wilson, MD, Psychiatrist, Chicago, IL

The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health was formed in summer 1992 to conduct a comprehensive study and advise the President on methods of improving the nation's mental health services delivery system. One year later, the study was completed and a report, Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America, was presented to the President. Upon submitting the report, Commission Chair Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D., Director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health, declared, "The commission has found that the time has come for a fundamental transformation of the Nation's approach to mental health care. We ask consumers, family members, service providers, other members of the mental health community and all Americans to join us on that journey."

The Center was privileged to bring Michael Hogan to Tampa to share his perspective on the charge of the Commission, and his analysis of what the recommendations made will mean for our work. Following Dr. Hogan's presentation, discussants Jane Adams, Larke Nahme Huang, and Roy Wilson offer their insights for achieving a successful transformation of the nation's mental health care for children and their families.

Michael Hogan Presentation with Video Handouts [PDF]	Larke Nahme Huang Presentation with video Handouts [PDF]
Jane Adams Video Only	Roy Wilson Video Only

President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Report: Implementation Strategies

A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Systems of Care: Present Status and Tomorrow's Framework

Robert M. Friedman, Ph.D., Director, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Chair, Dept. of Child & Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Perspectives on Systems of Care

Advisory Board Members of the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health.

With the overall report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, and the soon to be released report of its children's subcommittee, the children's mental health field is receiving increased attention and is poised to take large steps forward. Systems of care have a major role to play in this movement forward, as do the related concepts of individualized care and evidence-based practices.

Begining the discussion, A. Kathryn Power, Director, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, addresses CMHS plans for facilitating the transformational change called for in the Commission's report. Following Ms. Power's presentation, Robert Friedman, Director of the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, then addresses implications for systems of care. His presentation focused on the present status of efforts to develop effective systems of care, and offers new concepts to be added to the framework for systems of care. He examined the role of evidence-based practices within systems of care, and concludes with recommendations for how to take advantage of the increased focus on children's mental health to build more effective systems of care that enable children to enjoy a high quality of life within their community. Finally, we hear from members of the Center's national advisory board, who share a variety of perspectives concerning future evolution of systems of care.

Robert F. Friedman Presentation with Video Handouts [PDF]	A. Kathryn Power Presentation with video Handouts [PDF]
Trina Osher Video Only	Christina Kloker Young Video Only