Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
September 20, 2007, Vol. 07-148

Supportive Housing for People With Mental Illness: Regaining a Life in the Community

Please join us for a webcast:

September 25, 2007
3:30 - 5:00 PM EST

Additional information is available at:
www.nga.org/center/mentalhealth

On September 25, please visit:

www.nga.org/webcast
Pre-registration is not required

Webcast Speakers:

Carol Wilkins
Director of Intergovernmental Policy
Corporation for Supportive Housing

Virginia Trotter Betts
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities

Patricia Chatman
Deputy Executive Director
Tennessee Housing Development Agency

The webcast will explore:

• the reasons behind the need for supportive housing
• supportive housing, as an evidence-based practice
• benefits of supportive housing, including cost-effectiveness
• the state's role in promoting supportive housing
• housing and funding options

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The Center for Mental Health Services is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.