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Public Policy Platform
of The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
by the Public Policy Committee of the Board of Directors
and the NAMI Department of Public Policy and Research
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Public Policy Platform in HTML format:
Acknowledgements
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Stigma and Discrimination
1. Identity and Mission
2. Priority and Special Populations
2.1 Priority Population
2.2 Additional Support
2.3 Cultural Diversity
2.4 Adults Who Are Elderly
2.5 Adults Who Are Veterans
2.6 Persons Who Are Homeless and/or Missing
2.7 Persons Infected with the HIV Virus
2.8 Children with Serious Mental llnesses
2.9 Minor Children of Parents with Serious Mental Illnesses
3. Treatment
3.1 Access to Treatment
3.2 Early Diagnosis
3.3 Mental Health Screening
3.4 Individual Treatment Plan
3.5 Outpatient Treatment
3.6 Inpatient Treatment
3.7 Family Involvement in Treatment
3.8 Outcome Measures
3.9 Non-endorsement of Specific Medications or Treatment Modalities
3.10 Access to Psychiatric Medications
3.11 Prescription Privileges for Psychologists, Workforce Shortages
3.12 Cultural Competence
3.13 Wellness
4.1 Comprehensive Array of Services and Supports
4.2 School and Campus Based Services
4.3 Transition Age Services and Supports
4.4 Educational Programs
4.5 Training and Qualifications for Providers
4.6 Integrated Health and Mental Health Care
4.7 Family Driven and Youth Guided Services
5.1 Community Systems
5.2 Continuity of Care
5.3 Housing
5.4 Rehabilitation, Employment, and Education
5.5 Consumer-run Programs
5.6 Educational Programs for Consumers and Families
6. Financing of Treatment and Services
6.1 Private-Sector Healthcare Reform
6.2 The Role of the Public Sector
6.3 Medicaid, Medicare, and Veterans Benefits
6.4 Public Financing
6.5 Managed Care
7. Research
7.1 NAMI's Support
7.2 Standards for Protecting the Well-being of Individuals Participating in Research
7.3 Biomedical Research
7.4 Psychopharmacological Research
8. Quality Monitoring, Accountability, and Accreditation
8.1 Governing Boards
8.2 Hospital Standards
8.3 Smoking
8.4 Deaths in Institutions
8.5 Protection and Advocacy Services
8.6 Training of Professionals
8.7 Accreditation of Facilities and Programs
8.8 Use of Restraints and Seclusion
8.9 Application of Less Lethal Weapons by Law Enforcement Officers
9. Legal Issues
9.1 Right to Treatment
9.2 Involuntary Commitment/Court-ordered Treatment
9.3 Advance Directives and Healthcare Proxies
9.4 Security of Trust Funds
9.5 Confidentiality
9.6 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
10. Criminal Justice/Forensic Issues
10.1 Ultimate Responsibility of Mental Health Systems
10.2 Therapeutic Jurisprudence
10.3 Education at all levels of Judicial and Legal Systems
10.4 Collaboration
10.5 Boot Camps
10.6 Right to Treatment (Regardless of Criminal Status)
10.7 Jail Diversion
10.8 Violence
10.9 Death Penalty
10.10 Insanity Defense
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