Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
November 7, Vol. 07-176

Announcing the latest issue of "The Dialogue"

Now available on the SAMHSA DTAC Web site: http://samhsa.gov/dtac/dialogue/Summer2007.asp

Special thanks to this issue's contributors: Denise Bulling, Ph.D., James Shultz, Ph.D., Barry Chauvin, M.Ed., Cheryl Spooner, and Laura Williams, M.A., LPC.

"The Dialogue" is an arena for State/Territory mental health and substance abuse coordinators, local service providers, and professionals in the disaster behavioral health field to share resources, trends, solutions to problems, accomplishments, and other pertinent information to help States and Territories and their constituents prepare for and respond to future disaster situations.

Readers are invited to contribute profiles of successful programs, book reviews, highlights of State and regional trainings, and other news items. "The Dialogue" is posted on the SAMHSA Web site on a quarterly basis. On the Web site, you will also find pertinent disaster-related resources including a dynamic home page, a map including disaster preparedness and response plans, links to other online resources, reference lists on disaster-related topics, and an events calendar.

If you require technical assistance, need further information about SAMHSA DTAC's products and services, or want to provide us with comments or suggestions, please contact the technical assistance specialists at 1-800-308-3515, DTAC@esi-dc.com.

"The Dialogue" is not responsible for the information provided by any Web pages, materials, or organizations referenced in this publication. Although The Dialogue includes valuable articles and collections of information, SAMHSA does not necessarily endorse any specific products or services provided by public or private organizations unless expressly stated. In addition, SAMHSA does not necessarily endorse the views expressed by such sites or organizations, nor does SAMHSA warrant the validity of any information or its fitness for any particular purpose.

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