Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
June 20, 2006, Vol. 06-72

Call for Nominations for SAMHSA Administrator School-Based Mental Health Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the SAMHSA 2006 Recognition Award. The 2006 SAMHSA Administrator's Award will be made for the nominee who best exemplifies Goal 4, Objective 2, of the final report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health to "Improve and expand school mental health programs." This annual award acknowledges the work of an outstanding school-based program that advances mental health programs in schools and promotes mental health.

The awardee will receive a free conference registration to the 11th Annual Conference on Expanding School-Based Mental Health on September 28-30 in Baltimore, MD and a stipend of $250. Nominations for this award should be external (i.e., no self-nominations) and should include no more than a two-page (single-spaced, one inch margins) description of the nominee's contributions (see format below). Please include a cover letter with contact information for the person or persons nominating the award candidate. A three person panel will review the nominations and notification should be no later than the week of August 25th.

To download the nomination form for the SAMHSA 2006 Recognition Award, click on:

http://csmha.umaryland.edu/conf_meet/conference/download_files/samhsa_award_appl.doc

Nominations should be sent to SAMHSA, Fifth Annual Recognition Award Committee, Attn: Patrick Weld, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rm. 6-1114, Rockville, MD 20857 and be post-marked by August 1, 2006
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