Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
March 25, 2005, Vol. 05-44

New SAMHSA Publication Available: Building Bridges

Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Addiction: Consumers and Service Providers, Policymakers, and Researchers in Dialogue

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released a report on co-occurring mental illness and addiction that summarizes a two-day dialogue meeting between mental health and addiction consumers and providers, policymakers, and researchers with expertise on co-occurring issues.

The Building Bridges report highlights recommendations that promote recovery and specifically emphasize better mutual understanding and partnerships, a holistic approach to care and services, workforce development and peer supports, programs to reduce stigma and discrimination, systems change, and reimbursement redesign.

Dialogue findings include factors on the personal level and the systems level that promote or hinder recovery of persons with co-occurring mental illnesses and addiction and impact those who create, deliver, and study these systems of care and services. The publication also includes references and resources for helpful information.

A copy may be obtained from the National Mental Health Information Center at (800) 789-2647.
The publication is also available at: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA04-3892/

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