SUICIDE PREVENTION WALK

walk a mile in my shoes is a community wide suicide awareness event.The fifth annual walk will be held on saturday may 8th 2010 at eldridge park in elmira ny.PLEASE GET INVOLVED
chemung county crisis line 607-737-5369
national suicide prevention lifeline 1800-273-talk
http://www.walkamile.net/

http://www.eldridgepark.us/

METHODOLOGY FOR NAMI GRADING THE STATES 2006

THREE LANDMARK STUDIES GUIDE THE REPORT

1) The U.S. surgeon generals report on mental health(1999)

2) The report of the presidents new freedom commision on mental health

3) Improving the quality of health care for mental and substance abuse conditions by the national academy of science (2005)


Each states progress towards a proven cost-effective system of mental health care is indicated by a letter grade(a,b,c,d,f) each grade is calculated in part by 39 specific criteria organized in four categories

-infrastructure

-information access

-servives

-recovery support

GRADE DISTRIBUTION

A-0
B-5
C-17
D-19
F-8
UNDECIDED 2 including new york

idaho,illinois,iowa,kansas,kentucky,montana,north dakota,south dakota all received F

This report is not good it shows the serious lack of support for mental health consumers