Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 12, 2026

Involving Individuals with Developmental Language Disorder and Their Parents/Carers in Research Priority Setting
Published on: June 6, 2020
State mental health policy: critical priorities confronting state mental health agencies
Noel A Mazade1, Robert W Glover
1National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors REsearch Institute, Inc., Alexandrea, VA 22314, USA. noel.mazade@nri-inc.org
Abstract:
The authors of this column report on an environmental scan conducted via intensive interviews of the 55 state and territorial state mental health agency (SMHA) directors who collectively oversee a $28 billion budget and serve nearly six million Americans who have a serious mental illness. Currently, a dynamic set of forces are substantively reshaping the role, resources, and capacities of the SMHA within the larger fabric of state government. As such, SMHA directors developed year 2007 priorities. These priorities include integrating health and mental health care, enhancing consumer empowerment, addressing mental health workforce crises (for example, training and recruitment), and ensuring financial stewardship.
Related Concept Videos
Community Based Intervention
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
Healthcare Agencies II
Parish nursing is a growing specialty nursing profession that focuses on holistic healthcare, health promotion, and illness prevention. It blends professional nursing practice with a health ministry, focusing on health and healing within the context of a Christian community. Parish nurses serve as health educators, referral sources, and lay...
Introduction To Health Care Delivery System
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) advocates for a patient-centered, effective, safe, timely, equitable, and effective healthcare system. The National Priorities...
Psychosis: Goals of Pharmacotherapy
Specialized Care Centers and Settings-I
Daycare centers
They provide several functions. Some facilities care for healthy newborns and children whose parents work, while others are medically focused and care for...
Standards of Care I

